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.
5,626 approved · 340 refused · 520 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Sept 2016 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land At Gourdie Place, Gourdie Crescent, Charleston Road, Invercraig Place And Balgarthno Road Dundee
Received 5 Dec 202215 Trottick Mains Dundee DD4 9DN
Received 6 Dec 2022Fulton Building Park Place Dundee DD1 4HR
Received 6 Dec 202239 Union Street Dundee DD1 4BS
Received 6 Dec 202239 Union Street Dundee DD1 4BS
Received 6 Dec 202239 Union Street Dundee DD1 4BS
Received 6 Dec 202221 - 25 Reform Street Dundee DD1 1SG
Received 7 Dec 202221 - 25 Reform Street Dundee DD1 1SG
Received 7 Dec 20222 Vernonholme Dundee DD2 1QJ
Received 8 Dec 20221 Drummond Street Dundee DD3 6LL
Received 8 Dec 20221 Drummond Street Dundee DD3 6LL
Received 8 Dec 20221G Gardyne Road Dundee DD5 1NH
Received 8 Dec 20224 Law Street Dundee DD3 6HT
Received 9 Dec 202245 Castlewood Avenue Dundee DD4 9FP
Received 9 Dec 202225 - 29 Murraygate Dundee DD1 2EE
Received 9 Dec 2022Sites To The South East Of 37 Dens Road Dundee
Received 13 Dec 2022North From Junction Baldovie Place Balunie Avenue Dundee
Received 13 Dec 2022Archways 30F Albany Road Broughty Ferry Dundee DD5 1NT
Received 13 Dec 2022Archways 30F Albany Road Broughty Ferry Dundee DD5 1NT
Received 13 Dec 2022BMW Kings Cross Road Dundee
Received 14 Dec 20221 Dunsinane Avenue Dunsinane Industrial Estate Dundee DD2 3PT
Received 14 Dec 2022Former Dundee College 30 Constitution Road Dundee DD3 6TB
Received 14 Dec 2022132 Nethergate Dundee DD1 4ED
Received 14 Dec 2022132 Nethergate Dundee DD1 4ED
Received 14 Dec 2022Records 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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