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 Dundee City. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
6,480 approved · 393 refused · 617 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 Jan 2015 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
1/0 1 West Bell Street Dundee DD1 1EX
Received 6 Jun 2024Unit 4 Gallagher Retail Park 42 East Dock Street Dundee DD1 3JS
Received 6 Jun 20246 Nicoll Street Dundee DD1 1LY
Received 7 Jun 202424 South Tay Street Dundee
Received 7 Jun 2024Castle Green Hall St Vincent Street Broughty Ferry Dundee DD5 2HA
Received 10 Jun 202424 South Tay Street Dundee
Received 10 Jun 20241 Kilspindie Street Dunsinane Industrial Estate Dundee
Received 10 Jun 2024Greystanes House 29 North Road Liff Dundee DD2 5SQ
Received 11 Jun 2024Technotots Nurseries Ltd Brunel Road Gourdie Industrial Estate Dundee DD2 4TG
Received 11 Jun 20245 Dick Street Broughty Ferry Dundee DD5 2JH
Received 12 Jun 2024132 Nethergate Dundee DD1 4ED
Received 12 Jun 2024358 Blackness Road Dundee DD2 1SF
Received 13 Jun 2024Morrison Filling Station 2 Afton Way Dundee DD4 8BR
Received 13 Jun 2024Flat 4 Craigiebarn House 41 - 49 Craigiebarn Road Dundee DD4 7GA
Received 13 Jun 2024Flat 4 Craigiebarn House 41 - 49 Craigiebarn Road Dundee DD4 7GA
Received 13 Jun 2024Caird Rest 172 Nethergate Dundee DD1 4HN
Received 13 Jun 2024Caird Rest 172 Nethergate Dundee DD1 4HN
Received 13 Jun 20242 Ashkirk Place Dundee DD4 0TN
Received 14 Jun 2024Former Maryfield Tram Depot 25A Forfar Road Dundee
Received 14 Jun 2024Former Maryfield Tram Depot 25A Forfar Road Dundee
Received 17 Jun 2024Street Record Airlie Place Dundee
Received 17 Jun 2024Street Record Airlie Place Dundee
Received 17 Jun 2024University Of Dundee 1 - 3 Perth Road Dundee DD1 4HN
Received 17 Jun 2024University Of Dundee 1 - 3 Perth Road Dundee DD1 4HN
Received 17 Jun 2024Records 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 Dundee City, 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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