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.
12,826 approved · 516 refused · 1,166 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Barry Road/ Westfield Street Carnoustie
Received 21 Jun 201937 - 43 West High Street Forfar DD8 1BE
Received 21 Jun 2019Plot 1 Panbride Carnoustie
Received 25 Jun 2019Tighnagarh 9 Queen Street Monifieth Dundee DD5 4HG
Received 25 Jun 2019Land At Lislea Panmure Carnoustie
Received 25 Jun 2019Land Brighty Tealing Dundee DD4 0PU
Received 25 Jun 2019Dunern 21 Suttieside Road Forfar DD8 3EL
Received 25 Jun 20194 Gladstone Place Kirriemuir DD8 4JB
Received 25 Jun 201922 Adderley Terrace Monifieth Dundee DD5 4DR
Received 25 Jun 201927A High Street Monifieth Dundee DD5 4AA
Received 25 Jun 2019Nursing Home Fairhill 3 Fletcher's Letham Grange Arbroath DD11 4QT
Received 25 Jun 201932 John Huband Drive Birkhill Dundee DD2 5RY
Received 25 Jun 2019Site East Of A930 400M South Of Muirdrum Junction Carlogie Carnoustie
Received 26 Jun 2019Plot 1 At Colmeallie Farm Glen Esk Brechin DD9 7YW
Received 26 Jun 20194 Balkeillie Cottages Balkiellie Montrose DD10 9TD
Received 26 Jun 2019Land At Kirkden Street Friockheim
Received 26 Jun 2019Land At Kirkden Street Friockheim
Received 26 Jun 2019County Buildings Market Street Forfar DD8 3WT
Received 27 Jun 2019North Mains Of Ballindarg Ballindarg Forfar DD8 1QA
Received 27 Jun 2019North Mains Of Ballindarg Ballindarg Forfar DD8 1QA
Received 27 Jun 2019Unit 3 20 Newford Park Orchardbank Industrial Estate Forfar DD8 1TD
Received 27 Jun 201937 Church Street Brechin DD9 6HB
Received 27 Jun 20191 Nether Balgillo Farm Cottage Tannadice Forfar DD8 3QS
Received 27 Jun 2019Field West Of Leightnie Lethnot Edzell
Received 27 Jun 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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