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.
12,710 approved · 508 refused · 1,146 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Drumbeg Tealing Dundee DD4 0QU
Received 5 Feb 2019Field North Of No 10 Hillhead Road West Hillhead Monikie
Received 5 Feb 2019Ground At Pitreuchie Farm Forfar
Received 6 Feb 2019Garden Centre Brechin Castle Centre Brechin DD9 6RL
Received 6 Feb 2019Former Guide Dogs Site Dundee Road Forfar
Received 7 Feb 2019Land At Shank Of Omachie Wellbank
Received 7 Feb 2019Units 1 And 2 Barrack Road Montrose DD10 8EA
Received 8 Feb 20191 Matthew Kerr Place Kirkton Industrial Estate Arbroath DD11 3AX
Received 8 Feb 2019Land At Carseview Road Forfar
Received 7 Feb 2019Mcritch Windyghoul Road Kirriemuir DD8 4PE
Received 11 Feb 201939 - 41 Kinnaird Street Arbroath DD11 4EF
Received 11 Feb 201924 Bearehill Loan Brechin DD9 6XG
Received 12 Feb 201929B Wharf Street Montrose DD10 8BD
Received 12 Feb 201929B Wharf Street Montrose DD10 8BD
Received 12 Feb 2019The Beeches Kinnell Arbroath DD11 4UD
Received 8 Feb 2019Plot 57 Kirriemuir Road Forfar
Received 12 Feb 2019Plot 74 Kirriemuir Road Forfar
Received 12 Feb 2019Plot 87 Kirriemuir Road Forfar
Received 13 Feb 2019Balmydown Farm Balmydown Strathmartine
Received 13 Feb 2019Balmydown Farm Balmydown Strathmartine
Received 13 Feb 2019Field Opposite Strathview Westfield Loan Forfar
Received 14 Feb 201935 Chapman Drive Carnoustie DD7 6DX
Received 14 Feb 2019Battledykes Farm Battledykes Forfar DD8 3RY
Received 14 Feb 201916 Primrose Street Carnoustie DD7 7QB
Received 14 Feb 2019Records 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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