Developers have warned of an impending housing shortage across the county.
As part of the area’s strategic development plan, officials have said at least 960 new homes will need to be built in Carnoustie, Monifieth and surrounding towns within the next decade.
But with fewer than 120 scheduled to be built by the end of the year, local builders are sceptical the goal will be reached.
Karen Nicoll, group sales director at Angus firm DJ Laing, said: “We’ve had quite a lot of opposition from area residents who don’t want these towns to grow.
“Those negative responses are delaying new builds and forcing developers to rethink plans. At the end of the day, Angus has to grow.”
But Ms Nicoll says she reckons officials will be lucky to achieve a fraction of the target.
“I don’t even know if they’ll get into the triple digits which will mean people waiting to find the right homes are going to have to wait a lot longer,” she said.
Demand for affordable housing in Angus has skyrocketed in recent years.
According to Shelter Scotland, last year there were more than 3,000 residents who were stuck on council housing waiting lists.
Meanwhile, property prices in Angus are continuing to go up.
In the last 12 months, the average house price has shot up almost 8%.
Yet as development plans around Monifieth and Carnoustie continue to face opposition from residents, Carnoustie councillor Brian Boyd says locals have got to bite the bullet now or regret it later.
“It’s simple arithmetic,” he said. “If we keep having children, we need to keep building houses.
“We’ve got an entire generation of people in Angus who can’t find a way to get on to the property ladder.
“It’s our job to make sure they’ve got a place to live.”