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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.
5,696 approved · 347 refused · 529 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Footpath South Of Davidson Street Claypotts Road Broughty Ferry Dundee
Received 8 May 2023109 Strathern Road Broughty Ferry Dundee DD5 1JU
Received 9 May 2023Balgowan 510 Perth Road Dundee DD2 1LW
Received 9 May 2023Balgowan 510 Perth Road Dundee DD2 1LW
Received 9 May 202326 Baluniefield Road Dundee DD4 8TU
Received 11 May 2023105D Long Lane Broughty Ferry Dundee DD5 2AS
Received 11 May 202325A Cleghorn Street Dundee DD2 2NL
Received 11 May 2023Land To West Of Linlathen Lane And East Of Tom Johnston Road West Pitkerro Industrial Estate Dundee
Received 11 May 202391 Nethergate Dundee DD1 4DH
Received 11 May 202312 Prospect Place Dundee DD3 6JB
Received 11 May 2023Carolina Mews 5 Cowan Place Dundee DD4 6QL
Received 12 May 202387 Camphill Road Broughty Ferry Dundee DD5 2NE
Received 12 May 202383 Dalkeith Road Dundee DD4 7DJ
Received 15 May 202385B Dundee Road Broughty Ferry Dundee DD5 1LZ
Received 15 May 2023Land To North Of Pitkerro Mill Kellas Road Dundee
Received 15 May 202356 Brown Street Dundee
Received 15 May 202311 Cedar Grove Broughty Ferry Dundee DD5 3BW
Received 15 May 2023Flat 5 Maritime House 26 East Dock Street Dundee DD1 3EA
Received 15 May 202327 Thirlestane Place Dundee DD4 0TG
Received 15 May 202319 Clayhills Drive Dundee DD2 1SG
Received 15 May 2023Unit 41 Faraday Street Dryburgh Industrial Estate Dundee DD2 3QQ
Received 16 May 2023Brown And Tawse Steelstock Ltd Fowler Road West Pitkerro Industrial Estate Dundee DD5 3RU
Received 16 May 202350 Denoon Terrace Dundee DD2 2EB
Received 16 May 2023Little Court 69 Dundee Road Broughty Ferry Dundee DD5 1NA
Received 16 May 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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