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.
12,983 approved · 527 refused · 1,191 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
4 Barrelwell Cottages Barrelwell Brechin DD9 6RE
Received 23 Dec 201937 Morrison Street Kirriemuir DD8 5DB
Received 20 Dec 20197 Fenton Place Monifieth Dundee DD5 4SE
Received 30 Dec 2019Denburn Way Brechin
Received 2 Dec 2019Mains Of Auchmithie Farm Auchmithie Arbroath DD11 5SF
Received 20 Dec 201915 Lochty Street Carnoustie DD7 6EE
Received 3 Jan 2020Prieston Farm Prieston Tealing
Received 6 Jan 2020East Lodge Letham Grange Waulkmill Letham Grange Arbroath DD11 4RL
Received 7 Jan 20201 Strathview Rise Forfar DD8 1XU
Received 7 Jan 202023 Long Row Carnoustie DD7 6BE
Received 7 Jan 2020Land Adjacent To Quarry Cottages Lovehall Road Wellbank
Received 8 Jan 202054 & 56 Bridge Street Montrose DD10 8AF
Received 8 Jan 2020Manse 1 Queen Street Monifieth Dundee DD5 4HG
Received 9 Jan 2020Sea Green Tealing Access Location Tealing
Received 9 Jan 2020Pitlyal Byre Lundie Muirhead Dundee DD2 5NZ
Received 9 Jan 2020Land At South Fallaws Strathmartine
Received 9 Jan 2020Carsegray House Carse Grey Forfar DD8 3RW
Received 10 Jan 2020Field 600M S Of East Ballochy East Ballochy Montrose
Received 10 Jan 2020Land At Clova Estate Glen Clova
Received 13 Jan 202034 Bank Street Kirriemuir DD8 4BG
Received 13 Jan 202034 Bank Street Kirriemuir DD8 4BG
Received 13 Jan 20206 - 8 Barry Road Carnoustie DD7 7QL
Received 13 Jan 2020Foresters Croft Oathlaw Forfar DD8 3SA
Received 13 Jan 202022 Munro Way Kirriemuir DD8 4NG
Received 13 Jan 2020Records 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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