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.
13,717 approved · 573 refused · 1,309 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
3 Knowes Loan Barry Carnoustie DD7 7RF
Received 18 Apr 2023Lismore Cottage Roundyhill Forfar DD8 1QD
Received 19 Apr 2023Land West Of Brechin Business Park Brechin
Received 19 Apr 2023The Garage 61 John Street Montrose DD10 8RJ
Received 19 Apr 2023Home Farm Tarriebank Arbroath DD11 5RE
Received 19 Apr 2023Newton Of Boysack Farm Newton Of Boysack Arbroath DD11 4PT
Received 20 Apr 20235 Pittendriech Road Brechin DD9 6LQ
Received 20 Apr 2023Land 200M NE Of Carmyllie Hall Carmyllie
Received 20 Apr 2023Land At Mains Of Kirkbuddo Mains Of Kirkbuddo Kirkbuddo
Received 20 Apr 2023Field 540M West Of Parkhill Farm Letham Grange Arbroath
Received 21 Apr 202328 Finlay Drive Arbroath DD11 3FE
Received 21 Apr 2023Newton Of Boysack Farm Newton Of Boysack Arbroath DD11 4PT
Received 24 Apr 2023Davidsons Chemist 59 Keptie Street Arbroath DD11 3AQ
Received 24 Apr 202334 Barry Road Carnoustie DD7 7QP
Received 24 Apr 20235 Nolt Loan Road Arbroath DD11 2AL
Received 25 Apr 2023Mill Of Tannadice 14 South Esk Road Tannadice Forfar DD8 3SH
Received 25 Apr 20231 Foundry Place Monifieth Dundee DD5 4BB
Received 25 Apr 2023Sheriff Court House Market Street Forfar DD8 3LA
Received 25 Apr 2023Montrose Works Cobden Street Montrose DD10 8EB
Received 19 Apr 20234A Victoria Street Monifieth Angus DD5 4HL
Received 25 Apr 20235 Monkbarns Avenue Arbroath DD11 2DT
Received 26 Apr 2023Public Convenience Barry Road Carnoustie
Received 26 Apr 2023Land To East Of Crudie Acre Cottage Arbroath
Received 26 Apr 2023Land 600M East Of Balruddery Farm Invergowrie
Received 27 Apr 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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