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.
12,546 approved · 495 refused · 1,118 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
34 Hill Street Arbroath DD11 1AE
Received 4 Jul 201835 Barry Road Carnoustie DD7 7QN
Received 4 Jul 2018Sunnyside Royal Hospital Hillside Montrose DD10 9EN
Received 5 Jul 2018Seasonal Workers Caravan Site Auchrennie Farm Muirdrum Carnoustie
Received 5 Jul 201813 Maule Street Arbroath DD11 1JJ
Received 6 Jul 20185 Clayhills Gardens Birkhill Dundee DD2 5RP
Received 6 Jul 2018Ythan House 49 John Street Montrose DD10 8LZ
Received 6 Jul 201812 Angus Wynd Monifieth Dundee DD5 4UD
Received 6 Jul 201818 Charleston Glamis Forfar DD8 1UF
Received 6 Jul 201822 The Mall Montrose DD10 8NW
Received 6 Jul 201859 Sidlaw Gardens Birkhill Dundee DD2 5RG
Received 9 Jul 2018Sunnyside Royal Hospital Hillside Montrose DD10 9EN
Received 9 Jul 2018Walled Garden Lunan Bank Farmhouse Lunan Bank Inverkeilor
Received 9 Jul 2018Hoodston Farm Findowrie Brechin DD9 6RF
Received 9 Jul 2018Boat House No 7 East Row Carnoustie
Received 9 Jul 201883 Dalhousie Street Monifieth Dundee DD5 4EP
Received 9 Jul 201810 Waulkmill Letham Grange Arbroath DD11 4QU
Received 10 Jul 201819 Osprey Road Piperdam Fowlis
Received 11 Jul 201811 East Mains Edzell Brechin DD9 7WE
Received 11 Jul 2018Whitehillocks Water Treatment Glen Esk Brechin DD9 7YY
Received 11 Jul 201814 Newford Park Orchardbank Industrial Estate Forfar DD8 1TD
Received 11 Jul 2018Millburn Bulb Farm Road Newtyle Blairgowrie PH12 8UU
Received 11 Jul 2018Town And County Hall The Cross Forfar DD8 1BX
Received 11 Jul 20181 Barry Road Carnoustie DD7 7QJ
Received 12 Jul 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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