Which ward in Angus has the highest planning approval rate?

Arbroath West And Letham at 97.5% based on 802 decisions.

Which ward in Angus has the lowest planning approval rate?

Carnoustie & District at 91.3% based on 727 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Angus?

There is a 6.2% gap between Arbroath West And Letham and Carnoustie & District. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Angus

Planning outcomes in Angus are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 6.2% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

13,888 real decisions·11 wards·Updated March 2026

96.1% approved overall. But 546 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Angus shifts your odds by up to 6.2%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 11 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Arbroath West And Letham	802	782	20	97.5%
2	Forfar & District	1,672	1,630	42	97.5%
3	Arbroath East And Lunan	500	487	13	97.4%
4	Montrose & District	2,126	2,071	55	97.4%
5	Brechin & Edzell	1,683	1,629	54	96.8%
6	Kirriemuir & Dean	1,912	1,842	70	96.3%
7	Arbroath East & Lunan	951	910	41	95.7%
8	Carnoustie And District	564	535	29	94.9%
9	Arbroath West & Letham	879	832	47	94.7%
10	Monifieth & Sidlaw	2,032	1,922	110	94.6%
11	Carnoustie & District	727	664	63	91.3%

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An extension might sail through in Arbroath West And Letham but face serious resistance in Carnoustie & District.
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What the data tells us

A 6.2% gap separates the best and worst wards. Arbroath West And Letham approves 97.5% of applications while Carnoustie & District approves just 91.3%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.

High volume doesn't mean high approval. Some of the busiest wards aren't the most permissive. The number of applications a ward processes tells you nothing about how likely yours is to succeed.

Ward averages are a starting point, not a guarantee. Your specific outcome depends on your property, your neighbours, your proposal type and the comparable decisions near your address.

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Methodology: Covers 13,888 planning decisions in Angus, January 2020 to present. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Angus Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →