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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.
6,266 approved · 381 refused · 608 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 Jan 2015 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1/1 Kimberley Buildings 38 Whitehall Street Dundee DD1 4AF
Received 26 Jun 2023Land At Salton Crescent And Tranent Grove And North Of Lothian Crescent Dundee
Received 26 Jun 202315 Madeira Street Dundee DD4 7HA
Received 26 Jun 2023Scottish Water Building Albany Road Broughty Ferry Dundee
Received 26 Jun 2023109 Pitkerro Road Dundee DD4 7EE
Received 26 Jun 2023Workshop And Store Vacant Mains Of Balgay Elliot Road Dundee DD2 1SY
Received 26 Jun 20239 Roxburgh Terrace Dundee DD2 1NZ
Received 27 Jun 2023Elmslea Cottage 325 Perth Road Dundee DD2 1LH
Received 27 Jun 2023Elmslea Cottage 325 Perth Road Dundee DD2 1LH
Received 27 Jun 20237 Well Road Dundee DD1 5HL
Received 27 Jun 20237 Well Road Dundee DD1 5HL
Received 27 Jun 20236 Lintrathen Court Dundee DD3 8EG
Received 27 Jun 2023Unit 9 The Stack Leisure Park Harefield Road Dundee DD2 3XN
Received 27 Jun 2023Unit 9 The Stack Leisure Park Harefield Road Dundee DD2 3XN
Received 27 Jun 2023Rose Lodge 57 Seafield Road Dundee DD1 4NA
Received 28 Jun 202376 Seafield Road Dundee DD1 4NA
Received 28 Jun 2023Footpath Opposite 8 Bughties Road Broughty Ferry Dundee
Received 28 Jun 20236 Maryfield Road Broughty Ferry Dundee DD5 2JJ
Received 28 Jun 2023No 1 Holding Drumsturdy Road Broughty Ferry Dundee DD5 3NX
Received 28 Jun 202337 Hospital Street Dundee DD3 8DJ
Received 29 Jun 202312 Claypotts Place Broughty Ferry Dundee DD5 1LG
Received 30 Jun 2023Footpath 40metre East Of Carpark Laird Street Dundee
Received 3 Jul 2023Land South To 36 Strips Of Craigie Road Dundee
Received 3 Jul 2023Flat 1 53A Perth Road Dundee DD1 4HY
Received 3 Jul 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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