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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.
13,659 approved · 572 refused · 1,305 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Templeton Farmhouse Newtyle Blairgowrie PH12 8SQ
Received 9 Jun 2022110 Bellevue Gardens Arbroath DD11 5BQ
Received 9 Jun 2022Balrennie Farmhouse Edzell Brechin DD9 7QW
Received 9 Jun 2022Ledyatt Cottage Lundie Muirhead Dundee DD2 5PD
Received 10 Jun 20224 Buddon Drive Monifieth Dundee DD5 4TH
Received 10 Jun 2022114 Ferry Road Monifieth Dundee DD5 4QY
Received 10 Jun 202254 Dundee Road Forfar DD8 1HW
Received 14 Jun 2022Land 800M SW Of Tulchan Folda Glen Isla
Received 14 Jun 202212 Dalhousie Place Arbroath DD11 2BT
Received 16 Jun 2022Land North Of Jeanfield Cottage Strathmartine
Received 17 Jun 202241 Millar Street Carnoustie DD7 7AT
Received 21 Jun 202214 Falcon Drive Forfar Angus DD8 3FU
Received 21 Jun 202220 Kingfisher Avenue Forfar Angus DD8 3FS
Received 21 Jun 2022Ashlea 2 Victoria Street Monifieth Dundee DD5 4HP
Received 22 Jun 2022Ashlea 2 Victoria Street Monifieth Dundee DD5 4HP
Received 22 Jun 2022Drumshade Farmhouse Roundyhill Forfar DD8 1QS
Received 24 Jun 2022Monifieth High School Panmurefield Road Monifieth Dundee DD5 4QT
Received 24 Jun 202222 Lowson Terrace Forfar DD8 1LA
Received 27 Jun 2022133 Grangehill Drive Monifieth Dundee DD5 4RW
Received 27 Jun 2022Land 30M West Of West Cottage Southtown Of Melgund Brechin
Received 29 Jun 2022Kirkton Farm Steading Kirkton Road Inverkeilor Arbroath DD11 5SA
Received 29 Jun 20223 Waterside View Carnoustie DD7 6EA
Received 30 Jun 20225 Muir Place Forfar DD8 3LD
Received 30 Jun 202222 Ferry Road Monifieth Dundee DD5 4NT
Received 30 Jun 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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