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Angus
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Angus. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates17,965Searchable applications
176Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 15,793 approved or refused records
665Refused applications
15,128 approved · 665 refused · 1,564 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Jul 2007 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and buildingContact planning Property enquiry certificatesLocal plan Development planPre-application advice Pre-application advice and surgeries
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries03452777778Council source
- Planning enquiries0800111999Council source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas19 mapped area records
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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.
More application records
- Approved Subject to Conditions25/00511/FULL
Erection of Polytunnel, Greenhouse, Shed and Ancillary Works
Land Between 6 And 6A Airlie Street Brechin
Received 19 Sept 2025 - Unknown25/00512/S37
Operate and keep installed approximately 105.2 kilometre (km) 400 kV Overhead Line (OHL), supported on steel lattice tower structures including downleads, between a proposed new substation named Emmock near to Tealing in Angus and an existing substation at Kintore, Aberdeenshire
New Substation At Emmock Near Tealing And An Existing Substation At Kintore Aberdeenshire
Received 19 Sept 2025 - Approved Subject to Conditions25/00513/FULL
Formation of new shopfronts and alterations including installation of windows and doors, chimney reduction works
14 High Street Montrose DD10 8JL
Received 19 Sept 2025 - Approved25/00514/LBC
Formation of new shopfronts and internal and external alterations including installation of windows and doors, chimney reduction works
14 High Street Montrose DD10 8JL
Received 19 Sept 2025 - Approved Subject to Conditions25/00515/FULL
Erection of a dwellinghouse - change of house design at Plot 31 of application 20/00422/FULM
38 Red Kite Road Edzell Brechin Angus DD9 7FF
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Approved Subject to Conditions25/00516/FULL
Application under Section 42 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (as amended) for the variation of condition 2 of planning permission 25/00108/FULL to allow for installation of refrigeration plant within the farm building
Craignathro Forfar DD8 2LE
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Approved Subject to Conditions25/00519/FULL
Change of use from a house to a short term let
West Drums Farmhouse Aldbar Brechin DD9 6ST
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Approved Subject to Conditions25/00520/FULL
Conversation of public house to dwelling and associated works
Colliston Inn Colliston Arbroath DD11 3RP
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Approved Subject to Conditions25/00521/FULL
Erection of 100m indoor rifle range (retrospective)
RM Condor Condor Arbroath DD11 3SP
Received 24 Sept 2025 - Application Refused25/00522/FULL
Change of Use from Equestrian to form a Secure Dog walking / Exercise Area (retrospective), including the siting of service huts, caravan and decking, parking area and turning area
Gagie Filters Kellas
Received 24 Sept 2025 - Approved Subject to Conditions25/00523/FULL
Proposed siting of five additional holiday accommodation units and associated works
Hunters Cabins Justinhaugh Forfar
Received 24 Sept 2025 - Approved25/00524/FULL
Retrospective planning permission for ground works including alterations to railway embankment, alterations to existing access track and vehicular access, formation of hardstanding areas and access tracks, installation of foul drainage system and associated works
Hunters Cabins Justinhaugh Forfar
Received 24 Sept 2025 - Approved Subject to Conditions25/00525/FULL
Change the use of the apartment to allow for short term rentals
27 Dalhousie Court Links Parade Carnoustie DD7 7JD
Received 25 Sept 2025 - Approved Subject to Conditions25/00526/FULL
Installation of two air source heat pumps (retrospective)
9 Kingfisher Place Kingennie Dundee DD5 3JZ
Received 25 Sept 2025 - Approved Subject to Conditions25/00527/FULL
Single storey rear extension to house
18 Castle Gardens Edzell Brechin DD9 7SY
Received 26 Sept 2025 - Approved Subject to Conditions25/00529/FULL
Extension to existing single storey shed for gardening equipment for maintaining private golf course and Kelly Castle grounds
Kelly Castle Arbirlot Arbroath DD11 2PB
Received 29 Sept 2025 - Approved Subject to Conditions25/00530/FULL
Erection of two dwellinghouses with associated works - change of house designs of application 23/00044/MSC
Lochmill Steading Forfar
Received 29 Sept 2025 - Withdrawn25/00531/FULL
Erection of a dwellinghouse and associated works (re-application)
Tigh-Na-Cuileann Cairn Road Kirriemuir DD8 4PW
Received 29 Sept 2025 - Approved Subject to Conditions25/00532/FULL
Erection of 32 affordable housing units and associated landscaping and parking infrastructure
Redevelopment Area Newton Crescent Arbroath
Received 29 Sept 2025 - Approved25/00533/LBC
Alterations to farmhouse - change of design from application 22/00087/LBC.
Mains Of Gardyne Gardyne Guthrie Forfar DD8 2SQ
Received 29 Sept 2025 - Approved Subject to Conditions25/00534/FULL
Erection of a 16,000-capacity hen shed, associated infrastructure, and covered walkway linking to existing hen shed.
Land 200M East Of Mid Mains Of Cononsyth Cononsyth Arbroath
Received 30 Sept 2025 - Approved Subject to Conditions25/00535/FULL
Planning Application under Section 42 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, as Amended to Remove Condition(1) and Vary Condition (3) of Planning Permission Ref: 21/00614/FULL relating to Erection of three dwellinghouses and conversion of residential outbuilding to a single dwellinghouse at Cairnton Steading, East Newton, Arbroath
Cairnton Steading East Newton Arbroath
Received 30 Sept 2025 - Approved Subject to Conditions25/00536/FULL
Alterations and extensions to dwellinghouse
Letham Mill Cottage Letham Mill St Vigeans Arbroath DD11 4RG
Received 30 Sept 2025 - Approved Subject to Conditions25/00537/FULL
Erection of boundary fence and gate (retrospective)
Hidden Escapes Carmyllie Arbroath DD11 2QT
Received 3 Oct 2025
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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What these statistics cover
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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