Angus Council

Local authorities from across Scotland have signalled their intent to offer a haven to Afghans escaping the turmoil in their homeland. A number of Afghan natives, interpreters and their families are being relocated to the UK, because of the potential dangers posed to them by the Talib

Barratt & David Wilson Homes has lodged a Proposal of Application Notice with Angus Council outlining its plans for a new housing development to the north of Monifieth.

Guild Homes has submitted a £50 million plan to build 245 new homes on the edge of Forfar. If approved, the plans will expand its Strathmore Fields development near Forfar's community campus.

Angus Council is set to renew its commitment to tackling child poverty in Angus when the committee meets on Thursday this week to approve the Joint Child Poverty Local Action Report 2021. The Angus Joint Child Poverty Local Action Plan 2021 is built upon the three drivers of poverty: income from emp

Angus Council is to take ownership of Invertay House and the surrounding grounds in Monifieth to develop new affordable homes. Agreed by the communities committee earlier this year, the development is included in the Angus Strategic Housing Investment Plan, which is a five-year plan setting out

The site of a former school in Carnoustie is to be transformed into new homes for Angus Council. The 105-year-old Kinloch Primary School was demolished in 2010 with initial plans for the site including a retail development led by Sainsbury’s and Greggs.

Forfar councillor Lynne Devine has been appointed as Angus Council’s Older People’s Champion. At the meeting of Full Council on Thursday, a motion by Kirriemuir & Dean councillor Julie Bell to appoint an Older People’s Champion and for Cllr Devine to fulfil that role was unanim

Angus Council is to accelerate a pandemic-delayed programme of council house repairs. The local authority’s planned stock improvement investment is £2 million behind schedule for the year, largely due to the lockdown.

Scotia Homes has submitted plans to build almost 150 new homes, a quarter of which will be affordable homes, on the land at Crudie Farm on the north-western edge of Arbroath. A proposal of application (PAN) notice submitted to Angus Council details plans for the open farmland site which ha

Historic railway sheds in Newtyle are to be transformed into new homes after the residential development secured permission from Angus Council planners. The B-listed buildings, which were once the terminus of the Dundee and Newtyle Railway, are to be converted into six new homes in the village.

Strathmore Homes has criticised Angus Council after a development in Monikie was rejected on the grounds there are already enough homes in the area. The plans, which were submitted to the council last September, would have seen an existing house on land next to Monikie Primary School demolished

A new repairs contract that aims to improve the service that tenants currently receive has been agreed by Angus Council. Beginning on April 1, the three-year responsive repairs and voids contract could be extended further to 2026. 

Plans for 57 new homes in Edzell have been approved by Angus Council despite concerns about potential traffic issues in the area. Developer Guild Homes is expected to start work on the homes within a month after Angus Council’s development standards committee granted permission for the sc

Local contractor and renewable technologies experts Alliance Electrical Services will soon begin a £300,000 programme of work to install smoke detectors in partnership with Angus Council. Beginning with a programme of work to fit smoke detectors in more than 600 homes in Arbroath, the installa

Angus councillors will be asked to consider a range of measures proposed by the council on Thursday. These include budget proposals which seek to keep costs to residents low while encouraging businesses and improving infrastructure, as well as to support those in need and ensure excellence in educat