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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.
6,277 approved · 383 refused · 609 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Footpath Fintryside Near Junction With Finlow Terrace Dundee
Received 14 Jul 20237 Balmossie Green Broughty Ferry Dundee DD5 3GD
Received 14 Jul 20237 Traill Street Broughty Ferry Dundee DD5 3AY
Received 17 Jul 2023Footpath Opposite 8D Fintryside Dundee
Received 17 Jul 2023Land At Former 14 Baird Avenue Dryburgh Industrial Estate Dundee
Received 18 Jul 2023Telephone Exchange 8 Willison Street Dundee
Received 18 Jul 202310 Strathdee Terrace Broughty Ferry Dundee DD5 1QJ
Received 18 Jul 2023Garden Ground To North Of 4 Caenlochan Road Broughty Ferry Dundee
Received 19 Jul 2023Dundee Science Centre 14 Greenmarket Dundee DD1 4QB
Received 19 Jul 202316 Norwood Crescent Dundee DD2 1PD
Received 20 Jul 202315 Avon Crescent Broughty Ferry Dundee DD5 3TX
Received 20 Jul 2023Downfield Pavilion 2 Charlotte Street Dundee DD3 8PF
Received 21 Jul 20238 Duff Street Dundee DD4 7AN
Received 24 Jul 2023Site Of Former Factory Ballindean Road Dundee
Received 24 Jul 2023Garage West Marketgait Dundee DD1 1QP
Received 24 Jul 2023Balgowan 510 Perth Road Dundee DD2 1LW
Received 25 Jul 2023Balgowan 510 Perth Road Dundee DD2 1LW
Received 25 Jul 2023Land To The East Of 6 Symers Street Dundee
Received 26 Jul 20232/2 11 Fort Street Broughty Ferry Dundee DD5 2AD
Received 26 Jul 2023Invergarry House 10A, 10B, 10C Fairfield Road Broughty Ferry Dundee DD5 1PQ
Received 26 Jul 2023556 Strathmartine Road Dundee DD3 9ER
Received 26 Jul 20232/2 10 Garland Place Barrack Road Dundee DD3 6HE
Received 27 Jul 2023400 - 410 Perth Road Dundee DD2 1JQ
Received 27 Jul 2023Flat 2 2nd Floor 7 Ward Road Dundee DD1 1LP
Received 27 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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