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.
13,057 approved · 531 refused · 1,202 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Agricultural Path Lethnot Edzell
Received 30 Mar 2020Agricultural Pathway Lethnot Edzell
Received 30 Mar 202010 South Street Newtyle Blairgowrie PH12 8UG
Received 30 Mar 202025 John Huband Drive Birkhill Dundee DD2 5RY
Received 30 Mar 20209 Lochbank Gardens Forfar DD8 3HG
Received 31 Mar 202041 Duncan Avenue Arbroath DD11 2DA
Received 1 Apr 202012 Albert Street Monifieth Dundee DD5 4JS
Received 1 Apr 2020Lloyds TSB Bank 28 Commerce Street Arbroath DD11 1ND
Received 3 Apr 2020Redcastle Farm Redcastle Inverkeilor Arbroath DD11 5SS
Received 3 Apr 2020Bellwood Tree Nursery Brigton Of Ruthven Ruthven
Received 3 Apr 202013 Glenesk Avenue Montrose DD10 9AQ
Received 3 Apr 2020Hill Track 3.7km North Of Backwater Reservoir Glen Isla
Received 6 Apr 2020Hill Track 4.5km North Of Backwater Reservoir Glen Isla
Received 6 Apr 20205 Lochlands Park Arbroath DD11 3SR
Received 6 Apr 2020Logie House Logie Kirriemuir DD8 5PN
Received 6 Apr 2020Mactan Lodge Lunan Montrose DD10 9TQ
Received 6 Apr 2020Logie House Logie Kirriemuir DD8 5PN
Received 6 Apr 2020Upper Dysart Farm Upper Dysart Montrose
Received 7 Apr 2020Helping Hands Nursery Addison Place Arbroath DD11 2BA
Received 7 Apr 2020Merchant House 81 High Street Montrose DD10 8QY
Received 7 Apr 2020Merchant House 81 High Street Montrose DD10 8QY
Received 7 Apr 2020Montrose Works Cobden Street Montrose DD10 8EB
Received 7 Apr 20207 Potters Park Crescent Forfar DD8 1HH
Received 8 Apr 202011 Isla Place Forfar DD8 3RG
Received 8 Apr 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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