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.
5,677 approved · 345 refused · 527 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 Jul 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Unit A1 Kingsway West Retail Park 467 Clepington Road Dundee DD3 8RX
Received 24 Mar 2023138 Liff Road Dundee DD2 2TS
Received 24 Mar 2023Land West Of New Craigie Road New Craigie Retail Park Dundee
Received 27 Mar 2023Waterfront Site 6 Riverside Esplanade Dundee
Received 27 Mar 20236 - 7 City Square Dundee DD1 3BA
Received 28 Mar 20236 - 7 City Square Dundee DD1 3BA
Received 28 Mar 20236 - 7 City Square Dundee DD1 3BA
Received 28 Mar 202321 Whitelawston Drive Liff Dundee DD2 5SW
Received 28 Mar 2023Little Court 69 Dundee Road Broughty Ferry Dundee DD5 1NA
Received 28 Mar 20237K Crichton Street Dundee DD1 3AP
Received 28 Mar 2023Unit 7 And 8 Tay Vision Business Park 328 Broughty Ferry Road Dundee DD1 3NQ
Received 28 Mar 2023111 Strathern Road Broughty Ferry Dundee DD5 1JU
Received 29 Mar 2023651 Arbroath Road Broughty Ferry Dundee DD5 3LD
Received 28 Mar 20232 Mansion Drive Dundee DD4 9DD
Received 29 Mar 2023Magdalen Green Private Allotments Richmond Terrace Dundee
Received 29 Mar 2023111 Strathern Road Broughty Ferry Dundee DD5 1JU
Received 30 Mar 202325 Cedar Road Broughty Ferry Dundee DD5 3BA
Received 31 Mar 202354 Mericmuir Place Dundee DD3 9AQ
Received 31 Mar 2023Garden Ground At 32 Strathern Road Broughty Ferry Dundee
Received 3 Apr 20233 Beechwood Terrace Dundee DD2 1NW
Received 3 Apr 2023Footpath Ballantrae Road Dundee
Received 3 Apr 2023Former Eastern Primary School 2 - 4 Whinny Brae Broughty Ferry Dundee
Received 3 Apr 202318 Middleton Crescent Dundee DD4 9FG
Received 4 Apr 202326 Thorter Row Dundee DD1 3BW
Received 4 Apr 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 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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