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.
13,149 approved · 535 refused · 1,222 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
25 John Huband Drive Birkhill Dundee DD2 5RY
Received 10 Aug 2020Plot 5 4 Strathview Rise Forfar DD8 1XU
Received 11 Aug 2020Driving Range Golf Course Cunninghill Forfar
Received 11 Aug 2020Land East Of Newton Of Kirkbuddo Farmhouse Kirkbuddo
Received 11 Aug 2020Sunny Croft 29 Dalhousie Street Brechin DD9 7BB
Received 12 Aug 2020Field West Of Forestmuir Sawmills Forestmuir Forfar
Received 27 Jul 20202 Abbeygate Shopping Centre High Street Arbroath DD11 1HY
Received 13 Aug 202027A High Street Monifieth Dundee DD5 4AA
Received 13 Aug 2020Joinery Workshop And Builders Yard Douglastown Forfar DD8 1TL
Received 13 Aug 2020Parish Kirk Kirkton Of Kingoldrum Kirriemuir DD8 5HW
Received 13 Aug 2020The Tatras 23 Cliffburn Road Arbroath DD11 5BD
Received 14 Aug 202020 Warslap Avenue Arbroath DD11 2DG
Received 14 Aug 2020Rose Cottage 2 Dundee Road Letham Forfar DD8 2PP
Received 14 Aug 202066 Barry Road Carnoustie DD7 7QW
Received 14 Aug 20201 Torrie Park East Haven Carnoustie DD7 6LZ
Received 17 Aug 20201 Dick Street Monifieth Dundee DD5 4EF
Received 17 Aug 2020Crudie Arbirlot Arbroath DD11 2NR
Received 18 Aug 2020The Stables Panmure Carnoustie DD7 6LW
Received 18 Aug 2020Gordon House Main Road Hillside Montrose DD10 9HT
Received 20 Aug 2020Gordon House Main Road Hillside Montrose DD10 9HT
Received 20 Aug 202014 Kingfisher Road Forfar Angus DD8 3FR
Received 20 Aug 202027 Kingfisher Road Forfar Angus DD8 3FR
Received 20 Aug 202012 Kingfisher Road Forfar Angus DD8 3FR
Received 20 Aug 202014 Kingfisher Avenue Forfar Angus DD8 3FS
Received 20 Aug 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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