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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.
13,679 approved · 572 refused · 1,305 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Ythanbank North Dronley Auchterhouse Dundee DD3 0QL
Received 24 Jan 2023The Allotment Gardens 85A Brechin Road Arbroath DD11 1TA
Received 25 Jan 202317 Muir Street Forfar DD8 3JY
Received 26 Jan 202310 Charleston Village Charleston Forfar DD8 1UF
Received 26 Jan 2023Lilybank 25 Arbroath Road Forfar DD8 2JJ
Received 26 Jan 202332G Union Street East Arbroath DD11 1BS
Received 30 Jan 202310 Union Place Montrose DD10 8QB
Received 30 Jan 2023Mains Of Glamis Farm Glamis
Received 30 Jan 2023Red Craig 900M East Of Braedownie Glen Clova
Received 31 Jan 202361 Queen Street Carnoustie DD7 7BA
Received 31 Jan 20237 Tarriebank Gardens Tarriebank Arbroath DD11 5RD
Received 31 Jan 2023Land 200M SE Of Greenfield Steading West Hills Carmyllie
Received 31 Jan 2023Land 200M NW Of Blairno Cottages Lethnot Edzell
Received 1 Feb 20233 Macdonald Smith Drive Carnoustie DD7 7NR
Received 2 Feb 2023Carwell Menmuir Brechin DD9 7QP
Received 2 Feb 2023South Cottage Kinalty Kirriemuir DD8 5LY
Received 3 Feb 20238 Herald Avenue Arbroath DD11 4JJ
Received 3 Feb 2023Craignathro Farm Forfar
Received 6 Feb 2023Green Volt Offshore Windfarm East Of Aberdeenshire Coast
Received 3 Feb 2023Montrose Service Station 108 North Esk Road Montrose DD10 9AY
Received 6 Feb 2023The Firs Gray Den Liff Dundee DD2 5LT
Received 7 Feb 202349 And 49B Gardyne Street Friockheim Arbroath DD11 4SP
Received 7 Feb 2023Factory 2 Sir William Smith Road Kirkton Industrial Estate Arbroath DD11 3RD
Received 7 Feb 20236 Brent Avenue Forties Industrial Estate Montrose DD10 9PB
Received 8 Feb 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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