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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.
13,558 approved · 567 refused · 1,290 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Red Lion Caravan Park Dundee Road Arbroath DD11 2PT
Received 17 Feb 2022Hawthorn Cottage 1 Hay Avenue Monifieth Dundee DD5 4HH
Received 18 Feb 202235 Woodend Drive Kirriemuir DD8 4TF
Received 18 Feb 2022Club House Panmure Golf Course Burnside Road Barry Carnoustie DD7 7RT
Received 18 Feb 2022Club House Panmure Golf Course Burnside Road Barry Carnoustie DD7 7RT
Received 18 Feb 2022Stable Cottage Kinnordy Kirriemuir DD8 5ER
Received 21 Feb 2022Stable Cottage Kinnordy Kirriemuir DD8 5ER
Received 21 Feb 2022Waterside House Stracathro Brechin DD9 7QF
Received 21 Feb 2022Waterside House Stracathro Brechin DD9 7QF
Received 21 Feb 2022Supermarket Stobcross Arbroath DD11 3BQ
Received 21 Feb 2022Supermarket Stobcross Arbroath DD11 3BQ
Received 21 Feb 20222 Panmure Street Brechin DD9 6AP
Received 21 Feb 20222 Panmure Street Brechin DD9 6AP
Received 21 Feb 2022Field 130M West Of Knockhill Glenquiech Forfar
Received 22 Feb 2022Teuchat Hillock Kinnell Arbroath DD11 4UG
Received 22 Feb 202215 Victoria Street Monifieth Dundee DD5 4UY
Received 22 Feb 2022Site At Dubton Farm Brechin
Received 23 Feb 202251 Hill Street Monifieth Dundee DD5 4DH
Received 24 Feb 2022Land At Glen Clova Estate Glen Clova Angus
Received 24 Feb 2022Field South Of Tinkers Avenue Oathlaw Forfar
Received 25 Feb 2022Rosehill 15 North Latch Road Brechin DD9 6LF
Received 24 Feb 20226 Dorward Place Montrose DD10 8RU
Received 25 Feb 202211 Wellington Gardens Montrose DD10 8QF
Received 25 Feb 202212 Balkeerie Cottages Eassie Forfar DD8 1SR
Received 24 Feb 2022Records 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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