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.
12,870 approved · 518 refused · 1,175 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
North Leckaway Farm Forfar DD8 1TG
Received 13 Aug 2019The Limes Dubton Montrose DD10 9EG
Received 13 Aug 20196 Kinaldie Holdings Kinaldie Arbroath DD11 5SH
Received 13 Aug 2019Thrums Veterinary Group Veterinary Surgery Queenswell Road Forfar DD8 3JA
Received 14 Aug 2019Mount Lodge 1A Dorward Place Montrose DD10 8RU
Received 14 Aug 20192 Lunan Avenue Montrose DD10 9DG
Received 14 Aug 2019Riverview Park Riverview Drive Monifieth
Received 14 Aug 201915 Grange Gardens Monifieth Dundee DD5 4NA
Received 15 Aug 20196 School Terrace Kinnell Friockheim Arbroath DD11 4UJ
Received 15 Aug 2019The Walled Garden East Mains Of Colliston Arbroath
Received 16 Aug 2019Kinnettles Castle Kinnettles Forfar DD8 1TR
Received 16 Aug 2019Cats At Heart The Cattery East Hill Of Craigo Montrose DD10 9JU
Received 16 Aug 2019Store And Yard Food Processing Factory Carseview Road Forfar
Received 19 Aug 201912 Links Avenue Montrose DD10 8QQ
Received 19 Aug 2019Land At Mains Of Kirkbuddo Mains Of Kirkbuddo Kirkbuddo
Received 19 Aug 2019Whitehills Lodge Station Road Forfar
Received 20 Aug 2019Temporary Storage Area Station Road Barry
Received 20 Aug 2019Signage Stewart Milne Homes Montrose Road Arbroath
Received 20 Aug 2019Naraden Panmure Road Monikie Dundee DD5 3QA
Received 20 Aug 2019Janeston Farm Colliston Arbroath
Received 21 Aug 2019Balnamenoch Glen Isla Blairgowrie PH11 8QL
Received 21 Aug 201925 Viewfield Road Arbroath DD11 2DN
Received 21 Aug 2019Restaurant Halfpennyburn Forfar DD8 1TE
Received 21 Aug 2019Restaurant Halfpennyburn Forfar DD8 1TE
Received 21 Aug 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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