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.
12,418 approved · 492 refused · 1,102 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Jun 2009 to 29 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Cairndene Station Road Friockheim Arbroath DD11 4SF
Received 23 Feb 2018Field 300M South Of South Ardo Addicate Montrose
Received 21 Feb 201860 Patrick Allan-Fraser Street Arbroath DD11 2LX
Received 26 Feb 201845 St Brioc Way Ferryden Montrose DD10 9SR
Received 26 Feb 201810 Church Street Carnoustie DD7 6DE
Received 26 Feb 201823 Broadlands Carnoustie DD7 6JY
Received 23 Feb 20181 - 3 Reform Street Kirriemuir DD8 4BS
Received 27 Feb 2018Former Tobacco Barn 69 Mill Street Montrose
Received 27 Feb 2018Workshop Garthfield Padanaram Forfar DD8 1PF
Received 27 Feb 20184 Piperdam Drive Piperdam Fowlis Dundee DD2 5LY
Received 27 Feb 201817 Holyrood Street Carnoustie DD7 6HF
Received 28 Feb 201871 Bruce Drive Carnoustie DD7 7DF
Received 28 Feb 2018Land To Rear Of Nordon Shielhill Road Kirriemuir
Received 27 Feb 201856 Broomwell Gardens Monikie Dundee DD5 3QP
Received 28 Feb 20182 Redwood Way Friockheim Arbroath DD11 4WL
Received 1 Mar 2018Former Nursery Seaview Primary School Victoria Street Monifieth
Received 1 Mar 2018Former Nursery Seaview Primary School Victoria Street Monifieth
Received 1 Mar 201883 Dalhousie Street Monifieth Dundee DD5 4EP
Received 1 Mar 2018Cama Arbroath DD11 3RA
Received 1 Mar 2018Land For Telecommunications Mast Glen Prosen
Received 1 Mar 2018Panmure Testimonial Panmure Estate Downie Hills Monikie
Received 2 Mar 20183 Arniefoul Glamis
Received 2 Mar 2018Gallery Lodge Gallery Montrose DD10 9JX
Received 5 Mar 20183 Arniefoul Glamis
Received 5 Mar 2018Records 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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