Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
14,839 approved · 645 refused · 1,506 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 Jan 2008 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Rohallion 9 Dunrossie Crescent Montrose DD10 9LT
Received 5 Mar 2025Lochmill Forfar DD8 1QZ
Received 5 Mar 202521 Renny Crescent Montrose DD10 9BW
Received 6 Mar 2025Scottswood Westmuir Kirriemuir DD8 5RL
Received 6 Mar 202535A New Wynd Montrose DD10 8RF
Received 7 Mar 2025Newton Of Auchterhouse Farm Auchterhouse Dundee DD2 5PB
Received 7 Mar 202510 High Street Montrose DD10 8JL
Received 7 Mar 202510 High Street Montrose DD10 8JL
Received 7 Mar 2025Land West Of Brechin Business Park Brechin
Received 10 Mar 2025David's Hill Waulkmill St Vigeans Arbroath DD11 4RG
Received 10 Mar 20254 Rosemount Road Birkhill Dundee DD2 5PU
Received 10 Mar 20251 Station Road Carnoustie DD7 6FR
Received 10 Mar 2025Clova Farm Glen Clova
Received 10 Mar 202529 Marywell Arbroath DD11 5RH
Received 12 Mar 2025Jade Finavon Forfar DD8 3PW
Received 12 Mar 202522 West High Street Forfar DD8 1BA
Received 13 Mar 2025Land 125M West Of Arbikie Distillery Drumbertnot Montrose
Received 13 Mar 202522 West High Street Forfar DD8 1BA
Received 13 Mar 202576 Murray Street Montrose DD10 8JY
Received 13 Mar 2025196 - 198 High Street Arbroath DD11 1HY
Received 13 Mar 202523 Bank Street Kirriemuir DD8 4BE
Received 13 Mar 202554 Ravensby Park Gardens Carnoustie DD7 7NY
Received 18 Mar 202535 Newton Crescent Carnoustie DD7 6HW
Received 18 Mar 2025Field 650M North Of Glenskinno Farm Glenskinno Montrose
Received 18 Mar 2025Records 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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