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.
12,509 approved · 495 refused · 1,110 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land At Sir William Smith Road Kirkton Industrial Estate Arbroath
Received 23 May 20187 Soyaux Avenue Monifieth Dundee DD5 4HE
Received 23 May 2018Agricultural Shed Whitewell Farm Forfar
Received 23 May 2018Gardeners Cottage Turin Forfar DD8 2UF
Received 22 May 20181 Waulkmill Letham Grange Arbroath DD11 4QU
Received 23 May 201828 Harris Road Carnoustie DD7 7NS
Received 23 May 20185 Summerhill Kingsmuir Forfar DD8 2EY
Received 24 May 20188 Summerhill Kingsmuir Forfar DD8 2EY
Received 24 May 2018Whitehaugh Glen Clova
Received 24 May 201861 Ladybridge Street Arbroath DD11 1AX
Received 24 May 2018Workshop Leuchland Den Industrial Estate Brechin DD9 7RU
Received 25 May 2018Former Site Of Rossie Castle Rossie Braes Montrose
Received 24 May 201832 Dundee Road Forfar DD8 1HR
Received 28 May 20186 Ethie Place Arbroath DD11 4AA
Received 28 May 201876 Nolt Loan Road Arbroath DD11 2AB
Received 28 May 2018Municipal Buildings Castle Street Forfar DD8 3AF
Received 29 May 201811 Dunrossie Terrace Montrose DD10 9LS
Received 29 May 201813 Benvie Road Fowlis Dundee DD2 5SA
Received 29 May 2018Nonwovens Factory Glamis Road Forfar DD8 1EY
Received 30 May 20183 North Balmossie Street Monifieth Dundee DD5 4QJ
Received 30 May 2018Stables Flat Airlie Castle Kirriemuir DD8 5NG
Received 31 May 201839 - 41 Kinnaird Street Arbroath DD11 4EF
Received 31 May 2018Land At Greystone Greystone Carmyllie
Received 1 Jun 201858 High Street Brechin DD9 6EY
Received 1 Jun 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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