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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.
12,991 approved · 527 refused · 1,192 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
14 Silport Place Carnoustie DD7 7JU
Received 14 Jan 20203 Scott Crescent Hillside Montrose DD10 9EL
Received 14 Jan 2020The Annexe Drummygar Carmyllie Arbroath DD11 2RA
Received 14 Jan 2020Muir Of Pearsie Glen Prosen Kirriemuir DD8 4RQ
Received 14 Jan 2020Toll House Craigo Montrose DD10 9JY
Received 15 Jan 202039 Dens Road Arbroath DD11 1RU
Received 16 Jan 202014 Hillview Terrace Bridgefoot Strathmartine Dundee DD3 0QD
Received 17 Jan 2020The Westies Westmuir Kirriemuir DD8 5NA
Received 17 Jan 2020Land North Of A935 Brechin
Received 20 Jan 2020April Cottage Main Road Westmuir Kirriemuir DD8 5LP
Received 20 Jan 2020Angusdale Main Road Westmuir Kirriemuir DD8 5LP
Received 21 Jan 202016 Redfield Road Montrose DD10 8TW
Received 21 Jan 2020Muirhead Garage 4 Newtyle Road Muirhead Dundee DD2 5QP
Received 22 Jan 2020Seasonal Workers Caravan Site Nether Newbigging Farm St Vigeans
Received 22 Jan 2020Seasonal Workers Caravans Windyhills Farm Seahills Auchmithie
Received 22 Jan 2020Field 350M West Of Windyhills Farm Seahills Auchmithie
Received 22 Jan 2020Seasonal Workers Caravans Charleton Farm Charleton Montrose
Received 22 Jan 2020Dormitories Charleton Farm Charleton Montrose
Received 22 Jan 2020Former Stables At 14 Castle Street Castle Street Forfar
Received 23 Jan 2020Unit 1 Westway Retail Park Arbroath DD11 2NQ
Received 23 Jan 2020The Chalet 4A Long Row Carnoustie DD7 6BE
Received 23 Jan 2020Site Of Former Slaughter House Edzell
Received 24 Jan 202025 Burnett Drive Arbroath DD11 5FH
Received 24 Jan 2020Old Montrose House Old Montrose Montrose DD10 9LN
Received 24 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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