Forfar & District planning approval rate
Forfar & District ward in Angus has a 97.5% approval rate based on 1,672 planning decisions. Angus overall: 96.1%.
Last updated: March 2026
97.5%
ward approval rate
1,672
Decisions
1,630
Approved
42
Refused
96.1%
Angus average
Forfar & District is broadly in line with the Angus average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Forfar & District compares
Forfar & District ward
97.5%
Angus overall
96.1%
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Recent decisions in Forfar & District
25/00637/FULL
Change of use from public bar to butcher's shop · Tue 25 Nov 2025
25/00626/FULL
Proposed installation of replacement bridge and associated works · Wed 19 Nov 2025
25/00624/FULL
Erection of porch and rear extension to dwellinghouse · Mon 17 Nov 2025
25/00592/FULL
Erection of a ready-mix concrete batching plant and associated works · Mon 03 Nov 2025
25/00576/FULL
Proposed double garage replacement · Thu 23 Oct 2025
What gets approved near your property?
In Angus, 1 in 26 applications are refused. Your PlanningLens Pro Report gives you 17 pages of intelligence specific to your property:
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Angus
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 13,888 decisions.