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.
13,760 approved · 574 refused · 1,313 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
2 Gutter Mill Cottages Cauldcots Inverkeilor Arbroath DD11 4UP
Received 7 Jun 2023Plot 1 To 6 Former Andover School Nursery Lane Brechin
Received 7 Jun 2023Seasonal Workers Caravans Myreton Of Claverhouse Farm Myreton Of Claverhouse Strathmartine
Received 8 Jun 202310 Knowehead Crescent Kirriemuir DD8 5AB
Received 8 Jun 202312 Holdings Barns Of Claverhouse Dundee DD3 0QF
Received 9 Jun 2023Yard Peasiehill Road Elliot Industrial Estate Arbroath DD11 2NJ
Received 9 Jun 2023Maysville Park Little Brechin Brechin DD9 6RQ
Received 9 Jun 2023167 High Street Arbroath DD11 1DY
Received 12 Jun 202318 James Street Carnoustie DD7 7JY
Received 12 Jun 2023Restaurant Ethiebeaton Park Ethiebeaton Monifieth Dundee DD5 4HB
Received 12 Jun 202321 Hillpark Drive Birkhill Dundee DD2 5QZ
Received 12 Jun 2023127 Macdonald Smith Drive Carnoustie DD7 7TB
Received 2 Jun 2023Field 196M North West Of Wellbank Farm Wellbank
Received 13 Jun 2023Birkhill Inn 124 Coupar Angus Road Birkhill Dundee DD2 5PG
Received 14 Jun 20231 Lethnot Road Edzell Brechin DD9 7TG
Received 14 Jun 2023Costa Coffee Ethiebeaton Park Ethiebeaton Monifieth Dundee DD5 4HB
Received 14 Jun 202376 Dundee Street Carnoustie DD7 7PH
Received 14 Jun 2023126 Coupar Angus Road Birkhill Dundee DD2 5PG
Received 15 Jun 202326 Mallard Drive Montrose DD10 9ND
Received 15 Jun 20238 Russell Street Montrose DD10 8HS
Received 15 Jun 2023Land 1Km West Of Middlehill Farm Glen Clova
Received 15 Jun 2023Logie Pert Substation Gallery Montrose
Received 16 Jun 2023Phase 3 - Plot 40 Osprey Road Piperdam Fowlis
Received 16 Jun 20233C Scott Street Brechin DD9 7BQ
Received 16 Jun 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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