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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.
14,138 approved · 593 refused · 1,378 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Apr 2008 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
83 High Street Carnoustie DD7 7EA
Received 5 Dec 2023Land North East Of Crosston Farmhouse Aberlemno Forfar
Received 5 Dec 2023Land 25M West Of Tyre Workshop Queenswell Road Forfar
Received 5 Dec 2023Land At Backmuir Of Liff Muirhead
Received 6 Dec 202360 - 62 High Street Arbroath DD11 1AW
Received 7 Dec 2023The Kirklands Logie Pert Montrose DD10 9JX
Received 7 Dec 2023Tillyarblet Farmhouse Lethnot Edzell Brechin DD9 7UL
Received 8 Dec 202324 Elmfield Avenue Arbroath DD11 4HB
Received 8 Dec 20233 Ferry Road Monifieth Dundee DD5 4NS
Received 11 Dec 2023Land At Fraser Path Arbroath
Received 12 Dec 2023Woodside Farm Colliston Arbroath DD11 3RP
Received 13 Dec 202349 Duncan Avenue Arbroath DD11 2DA
Received 13 Dec 2023Folda 102 Roods Kirriemuir DD8 4HQ
Received 14 Dec 2023Folda 102 Roods Kirriemuir DD8 4HQ
Received 14 Dec 2023Land At Ethiebeaton Park Ethiebeaton Park Ethiebeaton Monifieth
Received 15 Dec 2023Bellaty Cottage Glen Isla Blairgowrie PH11 8QH
Received 18 Dec 202313B Colvill Place Arbroath DD11 1RB
Received 18 Dec 2023Hogston Farm Monikie Dundee DD5 3QJ
Received 18 Dec 2023Vayne Farm Fern Brechin DD9 6SB
Received 18 Dec 2023Vayne Farm Fern Brechin DD9 6SB
Received 18 Dec 20237 Dryleys Cottages Montrose DD10 9JN
Received 19 Dec 202320 Castle Place Montrose DD10 8AL
Received 19 Dec 202353 Cliffburn Road Arbroath DD11 5BA
Received 19 Dec 2023East Ladyfield Invergowrie Dundee DD2 5LG
Received 20 Dec 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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