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.
12,657 approved · 504 refused · 1,137 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Westhouse Brechin Road Montrose DD10 9LE
Received 22 Nov 20188 Harley Place Brechin DD9 7DN
Received 22 Nov 20185 Palnackie Road Monifieth Dundee DD5 4TZ
Received 22 Nov 201883 Lord Lyell Drive Kirriemuir DD8 4LF
Received 22 Nov 201812 Buick Drive Arbroath DD11 5LF
Received 26 Nov 2018Field 300M North West Of North Binns Invergowrie
Received 23 Nov 201810 Liff Road Muirhead Dundee DD2 5QF
Received 16 Nov 2018Field East Of North Greenford Monikie
Received 26 Nov 2018Land 50M East Of Idvieshill Idvies Letham
Received 26 Nov 2018Field North Of The Bothy Gannochy Edzell
Received 28 Nov 2018Sheriff Park Glen Moy Kirriemuir DD8 4NE
Received 29 Nov 2018Shed 2 Eastern End Of River Street Ferryden Montrose
Received 14 Nov 2018Shed 3 Eastern End Of River Street Ferryden Montrose
Received 14 Nov 2018Colliston Castle Colliston Arbroath DD11 3RS
Received 29 Nov 2018Lower Duncraig 2 Castle Street Brechin DD9 6JN
Received 29 Nov 2018Lower Duncraig 2 Castle Street Brechin DD9 6JN
Received 29 Nov 2018Mews Cottage 52 Kellas Road Wellbank Dundee DD5 3PE
Received 30 Nov 2018104 - 108 High Street Arbroath DD11 1HL
Received 30 Nov 2018Agricultural Shed At Glenhead Glen Isla
Received 30 Nov 2018104 - 108 High Street Arbroath DD11 1HL
Received 30 Nov 2018STREET RECORD Glen Clova
Received 3 Dec 2018Seasonal Workers Caravans Mains Of Logie Farm Mains Of Logie Craigo
Received 3 Dec 2018Victoria Cottage 166 Montrose Street Brechin DD9 7DX
Received 4 Dec 2018North Mains Of Cononsyth Cononsyth Arbroath DD11 3SA
Received 4 Dec 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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