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Dundee City
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Dundee City. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates9,474Searchable applications
261Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 6,982 approved or refused records
394Refused applications
6,588 approved · 394 refused · 618 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning & BuildingLocal plan Local Development PlanConservation areas Listed Buildings & Conservation Areas
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas17 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
- Decided25/00063/FULL
Development of 24 flats (Extension of time to application 21/00525/FULL)
Land To East Of 247 Blackness Road Dundee
Received 7 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00064/TREE
1 Eucalyptus tree - Prune to reduce canopy weight and associated risk for public and properties during storm events
The Hermitage 1 Panmure Terrace Dundee DD3 6HP
Received 7 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00065/FULL
Change of use from vacant property to residential (Class 9)
Unit 14 West Pitkerro Drumsturdy Road Broughty Ferry Dundee DD5 3NX
Received 10 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00066/LBC
Replacement windows
5B Castle Terrace Broughty Ferry Dundee DD5 2EG
Received 10 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00067/FULL
Extension to restaurant, new door, windows and additional cladding
McDonalds 4 Dayton Drive Dundee DD2 3SQ
Received 10 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00068/FULL
Change of use from public amenity space to garden ground and erection of extension and boundary fence
Land At Muirside Terrace And 62 Balgillo Road Broughty Ferry Dundee DD5 3LX
Received 10 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00069/TREE
2 small trees (Apple/Rowan) - Remove 2 small trees in the corner of the garden to clear area for the erection of a shed.
39A Albany Road Broughty Ferry Dundee DD5 1NU
Received 10 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00070/TPO
X5 trees - trim and remove broken branches
Street Record Windsor Court Broughty Ferry Dundee
Received 10 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00071/FULL
Alterations to shopfront (part retrospective)
3 And 5 Whitehall Crescent Dundee DD1 4AR
Received 11 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00072/FULL
Dormer Extension to Rear (North) Elevation
4 Islay Place Dundee DD4 9FS
Received 11 Feb 2025 - Unknown25/00073/PNW
Replacement of existing windows as set out in class 7A
5B Castle Terrace Broughty Ferry Dundee DD5 2EG
Received 12 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00074/FULL
Installation of solar PV panels
Aldi Foodstore Ltd 55 Myrekirk Road Dundee DD2 4WB
Received 12 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00075/FULL
Subdivision of garden ground and formation of single storey dwelling house.
Land North Of Belsize House Belsize Road Dundee
Received 12 Feb 2025 - Unknown25/0002/NMV
The GRC panels which clad the upper levels of the building on the North Elevation, either side of the of the core, have planning approval for a mixture of mid-grey and dark-grey panels. The proposed variation is that all GRC panels on the North Elevation are mid-grey. See attached updated proposed North Elevations showing all GRC panels as mid-grey.
Waterfront Site 6 Riverside Esplanade Dundee
Received 12 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00076/CLEUD
Certificate of lawfulness for late night opening
14 - 16 Arbroath Road Dundee DD4 6EP
Received 13 Feb 2025 - UnknownCND/0002/2025
Conditions 10, 14 and 16
British Telecom 21 Ward Road Dundee DD1 1BA
Received 13 Feb 2025 - Unknown25/0003/NMV
Non material variation to planning permission 22/00850/FULL - amendment to external render finish, revised layout of main entrance lobby, re-location of 1no. window within bedroom 4/home office, substitution of a portion of green roof for single ply membrane
Garden Ground At 31 Yewbank Avenue Broughty Ferry Dundee
Received 13 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00077/TREE
Maple tree - Remove to Ground level
3 Fairfield Road Dundee DD3 8HR
Received 13 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00078/TREE
Tree one was removed to avoid further damage, photographs were taken and DCC informed. Tree two is clad in Ivy and is close to where the Maple was, it has a significant lean away from where tree one was. Remove to ground level.
30 Albany Road Broughty Ferry Dundee DD5 1NT
Received 13 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00079/FULL
Change of Use of residential flat to Short Term Let for 2 people
1st Floor 28 Patons Lane Dundee DD2 1BU
Received 13 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00080/TREE
Grouping of six large Macracarpa trees along property wall. Reduce in height and limb road side (Reres Rd) dominant limbs to reduce further limb fractures.
23 Reres Road Broughty Ferry Dundee DD5 2QA
Received 13 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00081/FULL
Erection of outbuilding
7 Victoria Road Broughty Ferry Dundee DD5 1BG
Received 14 Feb 2025 - Unknown25/0004/NMV
Non material variation to planning permission 20/00248/FULL - Install new proposed 900mm high metal bow top fence around perimeter of SuDS basin to minimize risk and access by toddlers and young children
Land At Gourdie Place, Gourdie Crescent, Charleston Road, Invercraig Place And Balgarthno Road Dundee
Received 14 Feb 2025 - Unknown25/0005/NMV
Non material variation to planning permission 20/00251/FULL - Install new proposed 900mm high metal bow top fence around perimeter of SuDs basins to maximize risk and access by toddlers and young children
Land At Balgarthno Street, Gourdie Terrace And Balgarthno Road Dundee
Received 14 Feb 2025
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What these statistics cover
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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