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.
13,419 approved · 554 refused · 1,273 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Sept 2008 to 29 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Steading At Kinclune Farm Kinclune Kingoldrum
Received 6 Aug 202117 Manor Gardens Carnoustie DD7 6HY
Received 9 Aug 202117 Ferry Road Monifieth Dundee DD5 4NS
Received 9 Aug 202123 Hospitalfield Road Arbroath DD11 2LP
Received 9 Aug 202123 Panmurefield Terrace Monifieth Dundee DD5 4QU
Received 9 Aug 2021Glencadam House 40 Trinity Road Brechin DD9 7RT
Received 9 Aug 202110 Munro Way Kirriemuir DD8 4NG
Received 9 Aug 2021Kinnordy Home Farm Kinnordy Kirriemuir
Received 10 Aug 2021Dillavaird Farmhouse Alyth Blairgowrie PH11 8JU
Received 2 Aug 2021Linrie Herdhill Kirriemuir DD8 5LG
Received 5 Aug 2021Land At Duntrune Steadings Duntrune
Received 10 Aug 202114 & 16 Baltic Street Montrose DD10 8EX
Received 10 Aug 2021Land At Prieston Hill Hillside Of Prieston Tealing
Received 11 Aug 2021Kinnordy Home Farm Kinnordy Kirriemuir
Received 11 Aug 20212 Morley Place Arbroath DD11 2AJ
Received 11 Aug 2021Chance Inn Glen Ogil Forfar DD8 3SQ
Received 9 Aug 2021Redford Farmhouse Padanaram Forfar DD8 1PX
Received 6 Aug 2021Muirshade Farm Gallery Montrose
Received 6 Aug 2021Pyotdykes Birkhill Dundee DD2 5QQ
Received 6 Aug 2021Land At East Den Brae Letham
Received 6 Aug 202128 Carlogie Road Carnoustie DD7 6HA
Received 12 Aug 202140 Ireland Street Carnoustie DD7 6AW
Received 12 Aug 202148 Clerk Street Brechin DD9 6AY
Received 13 Aug 2021113 Charles Avenue Arbroath DD11 2HG
Received 13 Aug 2021Records 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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