Planning application
167 - 169 Castle Street Forfar DD8 3HN
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from retail (Class 1a) to mixed-use leisure facility comprising pool halls, darts, children's play area with associated licensed bar (Class 11)
As published by the council, reference 26/00527/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00527/FULL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 10 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 15 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Forfar & District
- Postcode
- DD8 3HN
Comment by 7 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Angus through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Sep 2026
Received by Angus
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15 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Angus took a median of 65 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
- NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION PLAN
- LIST OF NEIGHBOURS NOTIFIED
- EMAIL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
- EXISTING SITE AND ROOF PLAN
- EXISTING FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE AND ROOF PLAN
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN
- DESIGN STATEMENT
- PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY
- LETTER OF SUPPORT
- LOCATION PLAN
- APPLICATION PDF
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Angus for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Angus decided full applications in a median of 71 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
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