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Angus
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Angus. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates17,123Searchable applications
175Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 15,100 approved or refused records
616Refused applications
14,484 approved · 616 refused · 1,433 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Feb 2008 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and buildingContact planning Property enquiry certificatesLocal plan Development planPre-application advice Pre-application advice and surgeries
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries03452777778Council source
- Planning enquiries0800111999Council source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas19 mapped area records
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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.
More application records
- Approved Subject to Conditions24/00402/FULL
Erection of building in garden ground for use as a massage studio
13 Hill Terrace Birkhill Dundee DD2 5PR
Received 24 Jun 2024 - Approved Subject to Conditions24/00403/FULL
Erection of a Detached Dwellinghouse and Detached Garage - Change of House Design at Plot 4
30 Red Kite Road Edzell Angus
Received 24 Jun 2024 - Approved Subject to Conditions24/00404/FULL
Proposed erection of stable building and associated works including formation of hardstanding area and erection of boundary enclosure
Leys Of Cossans Farm Roundyhill Forfar DD8 1QX
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Approved Subject to Conditions24/00405/MSC
Application for the approval of the matters specified in Condition 3 points (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) and (h) of planning application 23/00218/PPPL for planning permission in principle for erection of a house
Land 60M North Of Smithyfield House Muirside Of Kinnell Arbroath DD11 4UQ
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Approved24/00406/LBC
Proposed alterations to church to form toilets and kitchen
Stracathro Parish Church Stracathro Brechin DD9 7QE
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Approved Subject to Conditions24/00407/FULL
Proposed cladding to east/rear elevation of house
4 Peathill Steading Careston Brechin DD9 6SA
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Awaiting decision24/00408/EIASCR
Installation of water conservation plant, kiln and associated stack, tanks, silos, gantries and storage bays
Glenesk Maltings Kinnaber Road Hillside Montrose DD10 9EP
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Approved Subject to Conditions24/00409/FULL
Proposed New Rear Extension To Replace Existing Sun Room
6 Osprey Avenue Piperdam Fowlis Dundee DD2 5GB
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Approved Subject to Conditions24/00410/FULL
Partial removal of a boundary wall, formation of vehicle access and drive
57 Brechin Road Arbroath DD11 1SX
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Approved Subject to Conditions24/00411/FULM
Application under Section 42 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (as amended) for the proposed extension of Auchterforfar Quarry for the extraction of sand and gravel including the restoration of the land, subject to different conditions than those attached to planning permission 19/00091/FULM. Specifically, the application seeks variation of Condition 1 to permit the extraction of minerals over a period of 6 years from the date of commencement of development, and restoration of the site within a period of 7 years from the date of commencement of development
Ground At Pitreuchie Farm Forfar
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Approved Subject to Conditions24/00412/FULL
Internal Alterations and Change of Use to Form a Bespoke Joinery & Furniture Workshop and Studio
The Speckled Hen Newbigging Tealing Dundee DD4 0QX
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Approved Subject to Conditions24/00413/FULL
Erection of a dwelling (change in house design)
Land At West Lochside Kinnordy Kirriemuir
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Withdrawn24/00414/FULL
Raised roof and new dormers
10 Wemyss Crescent Monifieth Dundee DD5 4RA
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Withdrawn24/00415/FULL
Formation of vehicle entrance and ancillary works including reprofiling of embankment, erection of gates and fencing
Training Centre Forties Road Forties Industrial Estate Montrose DD10 9ET
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Approved Subject to Conditions24/00416/MSC
Approval of matters specified in condition 3 of planning permission 23/00639/PPPL (erection of dwellinghouse)
Land 30M East Of Rosebank At The Coe Menmuir Brechin
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Application Refused24/00417/PPPL
Erection of a detached dwellinghouse
Gallowhill Farmhouse Strathmartine Dundee DD3 0PU
Received 28 Jun 2024 - Approved Subject to Conditions24/00418/FULL
Lower Kerb and form new driveway for vehicle access at front of property
143 Coupar Angus Road Muirhead Dundee DD2 5QN
Received 28 Jun 2024 - Withdrawn24/00421/FULL
Erection of 2No. Dwellinghouses with detached garages and associated works
Field 75M North East Of Waternish Inveraldie Tealing
Received 1 Jul 2024 - Approved Subject to Conditions24/00422/FULL
Installation of 67.43 kWp roof mounted solar PV array consisting of 155 individual panels across 6 separate roof areas, and a 50kW air source heat pump
Abbey Health Centre East Abbey Street Arbroath DD11 1EN
Received 1 Jul 2024 - Approved Subject to Conditions24/00423/FULL
Erection of garage
Dunninald Mains Farmhouse Dunninald Montrose DD10 9TD
Received 2 Jul 2024 - Approved Subject to Conditions24/00424/LBC
Internal layout alterations and external alterations for the removal of outbuildings and formation of full height windows, sliding doors and infill windows and an opening on a house
Dunninald Mains Farmhouse Dunninald Montrose DD10 9TD
Received 2 Jul 2024 - Approved Subject to Conditions24/00425/FULL
Erection of 8 dwellinghouses - change of house designs at Phase 2 of application 19/00927/MSC
Field 400M South East Of Pitskelly Farm Pitskelly Carnoustie
Received 3 Jul 2024 - Approved Subject to Conditions24/00426/FULL
Conversion of four bedsit flats into two dwellinghouses including external alterations
5A Croft Terrace Kirriemuir DD8 4EP
Received 3 Jul 2024 - Approved Subject to Conditions24/00427/FULL
Application under Section 42 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (as amended) to allow the erection of a stone processing building with associated concrete hard standing area and alterations and extension to an existing processing building to provide staff welfare facilities and a canopy over a stone feed hopper subject to different conditions than those attached to permission 17/00917/FULL. Specifically, the application seeks variation of Condition 2 to allow the cutting of stone by saw within the processing buildings between 0700 hours Monday to 2359 hours Saturday, with no working on Sundays or public holidays, and associated amendment to Condition 3 to provide operational noise limits during extended working hours.
Pitairlie Quarry Monikie Dundee DD5 3PZ
Received 4 Jul 2024
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What these statistics cover
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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