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.
13,227 approved · 542 refused · 1,240 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
24 Tayside Street Carnoustie DD7 6AX
Received 23 Oct 20203 North Balmossie Street Monifieth Dundee DD5 4QJ
Received 23 Oct 202011 John Huband Drive Birkhill Dundee DD2 5RY
Received 23 Oct 202014 Lamley Terrace Arbroath DD11 5AD
Received 26 Oct 2020Land South Of 32 Pitairlie Road Newbigging Monifieth
Received 26 Oct 2020Unit 3 Westway Retail Park Arbroath DD11 2NQ
Received 26 Oct 2020Bogside Forfar DD8 3TJ
Received 27 Oct 2020The Lodge 24 Arbroath Road Forfar DD8 2JL
Received 27 Oct 2020High Bonnyton Bonnyton Road Kirkton Of Auchterhouse Dundee DD3 0QT
Received 28 Oct 2020Aisby Cottage Strathmartine Dundee DD3 0PW
Received 28 Oct 202023 South Street Arbroath DD11 1BQ
Received 28 Oct 2020Balrennie Farm Edzell
Received 28 Oct 2020Temporary Access Lethnot Edzell
Received 28 Oct 2020Former Railway Goods Shed Commercial Street Newtyle
Received 28 Oct 2020Former Railway Goods Shed Commercial Street Newtyle
Received 28 Oct 202012 Church Street Edzell Brechin DD9 7TQ
Received 29 Oct 2020Ladywell House Monikie Dundee DD5 3QG
Received 29 Oct 2020Colliston Castle Colliston Arbroath DD11 3RS
Received 29 Oct 2020Land At West Lochside Kinnordy Kirriemuir
Received 29 Oct 2020Land Adjacent To Springfield House Cookston Road Brechin
Received 30 Oct 202024 Provost's Walk Monifieth Dundee DD5 4SH
Received 30 Oct 2020Knowehead Farm Shielhill Road Duntrune Dundee DD4 0PN
Received 2 Nov 2020Galloway Cottage Monikie Dundee DD5 3PZ
Received 2 Nov 2020Glenalmond Dalhousie Street Edzell Brechin DD9 7UA
Received 3 Nov 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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