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.
13,677 approved · 572 refused · 1,305 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Neuk Lundie Muirhead Dundee DD2 5PA
Received 26 Dec 2022Mill Of Inverarity Inverarity Forfar DD8 2JN
Received 28 Dec 2022Baggerton Farmhouse Carse Grey Forfar DD8 3NN
Received 28 Dec 202290 East Muirlands Road Arbroath DD11 3HF
Received 30 Dec 2022Sonart 29 Parkhill Place Kirriemuir DD8 4TA
Received 3 Jan 2023Birkhill Farm Birkhill Arbroath DD11 5RE
Received 5 Jan 202333 McBride Drive Carnoustie DD7 7SH
Received 5 Jan 202314 Granary Wynd Monikie Dundee DD5 3WP
Received 5 Jan 2023Kirkside Dunnichen Forfar DD8 2NX
Received 9 Jan 202334 Glengate Kirriemuir DD8 4HE
Received 9 Jan 2023Land At Cotton Of Lownie Hillend Of Lownie Forfar
Received 9 Jan 2023Church Hall Dun Montrose DD10 9LQ
Received 9 Jan 2023Wellhill Smithy Wellhill Montrose DD10 9LF
Received 9 Jan 2023Land 500M SE Of Balwyllo Farm Dun Montrose
Received 10 Jan 202333 Westfield Drive Forfar DD8 1EQ
Received 10 Jan 202319 Gowan Rigg Forfar DD8 2EE
Received 10 Jan 2023Solar Land Around Gagie Kellas
Received 9 Jan 2023Redfield Cottage 33 North Esk Road Montrose DD10 8TJ
Received 11 Jan 2023Redfield Cottage 33 North Esk Road Montrose DD10 8TJ
Received 11 Jan 2023Whiteside Cottage Careston Brechin DD9 6SA
Received 11 Jan 2023Baldoukie Smithy Baldoukie Tannadice Forfar DD8 3SN
Received 11 Jan 2023Bell Rock 32 Ladyloan Arbroath DD11 1PW
Received 11 Jan 2023Kinpurnie Castle Newtyle Blairgowrie PH12 8TW
Received 12 Jan 20234 Hospitalfield Gardens Arbroath DD11 2LW
Received 12 Jan 2023Records 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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