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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Scotland · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Angus. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
11,552 approved · 456 refused · 979 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Feb 2011 to 29 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.
Field 650M West Of Greenford Farm Arbirlot Arbroath
Received 12 Jun 201529 Dalhousie Street Monifieth Dundee DD5 4AY
Received 15 Jun 2015Land 580M North Of Carsebank Carsebank Forfar
Received 15 Jun 2015Webmor's 66 High Street Arbroath DD11 1AW
Received 15 Jun 2015Kasinga Forfar DD8 2RJ
Received 15 Jun 201513 - 17 Bridge Street Montrose DD10 8AB
Received 15 Jun 20154A Victoria Street Monifieth Dundee DD5 4HL
Received 16 Jun 20154 Tayside Street Carnoustie DD7 6AX
Received 16 Jun 201542 Grangehill Drive Monifieth Dundee DD5 4RS
Received 16 Jun 201552 Roods Kirriemuir DD8 4HN
Received 16 Jun 2015Montrose Bowling Club Western Road Montrose DD10 8LN
Received 17 Jun 2015Field 775M East Of Sandyford Farm Sandyford Kirriemuir
Received 17 Jun 2015Field 640M North East Of West Denfield Cottage West Bankhead Monikie
Received 18 Jun 2015Redfield Cottage 33 North Esk Road Montrose DD10 8TJ
Received 18 Jun 2015Redfield Cottage 33 North Esk Road Montrose DD10 8TJ
Received 18 Jun 2015West Links Queens Drive Arbroath
Received 19 Jun 2015Redfield Cottage 33 North Esk Road Montrose DD10 8TJ
Received 20 Jun 2015Redfield Cottage 33 North Esk Road Montrose DD10 8TJ
Received 20 Jun 2015Falls Of Holm Kingoldrum Kirriemuir DD8 5HY
Received 22 Jun 2015Land 300M North Of North Tarbrax Farm Kincaldrum Forfar
Received 17 Jun 2015Field 300M South Of Arbikie Farm Arbikie Inverkeilor
Received 22 Jun 2015South Plot Kellas
Received 19 Jun 2015Sheriff Court House Market Street Forfar DD8 3LA
Received 19 Jun 201520 Provost's Walk Monifieth Dundee DD5 4SH
Received 22 Jun 2015Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Angus, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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