diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/add-linting/add-linting.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/add-linting/add-linting.ts
index a398e8a1c9ff5..e806a28811814 100755
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/add-linting/add-linting.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/add-linting/add-linting.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { Linter, lintProjectGenerator } from '@nrwl/linter';
 import { mapLintPattern } from '@nrwl/linter/src/generators/lint-project/lint-project';
 import { runTasksInSerial } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/run-tasks-in-serial';
 import { join } from 'path';
-import { getGeneratorDirectoryForInstalledAngularVersion } from '../utils/angular-version-utils';
+import { getGeneratorDirectoryForInstalledAngularVersion } from '../utils/version-utils';
 import { addAngularEsLintDependencies } from './lib/add-angular-eslint-dependencies';
 import { extendAngularEslintJson } from './lib/create-eslint-configuration';
 import type { AddLintingGeneratorSchema } from './schema';
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/application/application.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/application/application.ts
index 86439d18d9c97..da22f49fdf926 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/application/application.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/application/application.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { setupTailwindGenerator } from '../setup-tailwind/setup-tailwind';
 import {
   getGeneratorDirectoryForInstalledAngularVersion,
   getInstalledAngularVersionInfo,
-} from '../utils/angular-version-utils';
+} from '../utils/version-utils';
 import {
   addE2e,
   addLinting,
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/component/component.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/component/component.ts
index 514f9e26568d1..f3c6a1bacd341 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/component/component.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/component/component.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { pathStartsWith } from '../utils/path';
 import { exportComponentInEntryPoint } from './lib/component';
 import { normalizeOptions } from './lib/normalize-options';
 import type { NormalizedSchema, Schema } from './schema';
-import { getInstalledAngularVersionInfo } from '../utils/angular-version-utils';
+import { getInstalledAngularVersionInfo } from '../utils/version-utils';
 import { lt } from 'semver';
 
 export async function componentGenerator(tree: Tree, rawOptions: Schema) {
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/host/host.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/host/host.ts
index d2ca3edfa87b2..4de32f3f3414c 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/host/host.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/host/host.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { setupMf } from '../setup-mf/setup-mf';
 import { E2eTestRunner } from '../../utils/test-runners';
 import { addSsr } from './lib';
 import { runTasksInSerial } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/run-tasks-in-serial';
-import { getInstalledAngularVersionInfo } from '../utils/angular-version-utils';
+import { getInstalledAngularVersionInfo } from '../utils/version-utils';
 import { lt } from 'semver';
 
 export async function host(tree: Tree, options: Schema) {
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/init/init.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/init/init.ts
index 929a7f326d900..215a8b4f14713 100755
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/init/init.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/init/init.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import {
   zoneJsVersion,
 } from '../../utils/versions';
 import { karmaGenerator } from '../karma/karma';
-import { getGeneratorDirectoryForInstalledAngularVersion } from '../utils/angular-version-utils';
+import { getGeneratorDirectoryForInstalledAngularVersion } from '../utils/version-utils';
 import { Schema } from './schema';
 
 export async function angularInitGenerator(
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/karma/karma.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/karma/karma.ts
index 372644fd2e5a0..ed963c87dcc11 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/karma/karma.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/karma/karma.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import {
   typesJasmineVersion,
   typesNodeVersion,
 } from '../../utils/versions';
-import { getGeneratorDirectoryForInstalledAngularVersion } from '../utils/angular-version-utils';
+import { getGeneratorDirectoryForInstalledAngularVersion } from '../utils/version-utils';
 import { GeneratorOptions } from './schema';
 
 function addTestInputs(tree: Tree) {
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/library/library.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/library/library.ts
index f9dddbae7efad..5e674c182de0e 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/library/library.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/library/library.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import { getPkgVersionForAngularMajorVersion } from '../../utils/version-utils';
 import addLintingGenerator from '../add-linting/add-linting';
 import karmaProjectGenerator from '../karma-project/karma-project';
 import setupTailwindGenerator from '../setup-tailwind/setup-tailwind';
-import { getInstalledAngularVersionInfo } from '../utils/angular-version-utils';
+import { getInstalledAngularVersionInfo } from '../utils/version-utils';
 import { addBuildableLibrariesPostCssDependencies } from '../utils/dependencies';
 import { addModule } from './lib/add-module';
 import { addStandaloneComponent } from './lib/add-standalone-component';
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/ngrx/lib/add-ngrx-to-package-json.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/ngrx/lib/add-ngrx-to-package-json.ts
index 51b910e6a5e95..aef3d2e2a3676 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/ngrx/lib/add-ngrx-to-package-json.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/ngrx/lib/add-ngrx-to-package-json.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { checkAndCleanWithSemver } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/version-u
 import { gte } from 'semver';
 import { getPkgVersionForAngularMajorVersion } from '../../../utils/version-utils';
 import { rxjsVersion as defaultRxjsVersion } from '../../../utils/versions';
-import { getInstalledAngularMajorVersion } from '../../utils/angular-version-utils';
+import { getInstalledAngularMajorVersion } from '../../utils/version-utils';
 
 export function addNgRxToPackageJson(tree: Tree): GeneratorCallback {
   let rxjsVersion: string;
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/ngrx/lib/generate-files.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/ngrx/lib/generate-files.ts
index f5a6448f830d0..60c5dc0de59ce 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/ngrx/lib/generate-files.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/ngrx/lib/generate-files.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { Tree } from '@nrwl/devkit';
 import { generateFiles, joinPathFragments, names } from '@nrwl/devkit';
 import { lt } from 'semver';
-import { getInstalledAngularVersion } from '../../utils/angular-version-utils';
+import { getInstalledAngularVersion } from '../../utils/version-utils';
 import { NormalizedNgRxGeneratorOptions } from './normalize-options';
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/ngrx/lib/normalize-options.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/ngrx/lib/normalize-options.ts
index 3b3f0a5a661fd..5470f32169514 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/ngrx/lib/normalize-options.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/ngrx/lib/normalize-options.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export function normalizeOptions(
       : options.parent
       ? dirname(options.parent)
       : undefined,
-    route: options.route ?? "''",
+    route: options.route ?? '',
     directory: names(options.directory).fileName,
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/ngrx/lib/validate-options.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/ngrx/lib/validate-options.ts
index 08ad22abc981a..dc1f3fdc2b6c8 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/ngrx/lib/validate-options.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/ngrx/lib/validate-options.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 import type { Tree } from '@nrwl/devkit';
 import { tsquery } from '@phenomnomnominal/tsquery';
-import { lt } from 'semver';
-import { getInstalledAngularVersion } from '../../utils/angular-version-utils';
+import { coerce, lt, major } from 'semver';
+import {
+  getInstalledAngularVersionInfo,
+  getInstalledPackageVersionInfo,
+} from '../../utils/version-utils';
 import type { NgRxGeneratorOptions } from '../schema';
+import { getPkgVersionForAngularMajorVersion } from '../../../utils/version-utils';
 
 export function validateOptions(
   tree: Tree,
@@ -18,9 +22,19 @@ export function validateOptions(
     throw new Error(`Parent does not exist: ${options.parent}.`);
   }
 
-  const angularVersion = getInstalledAngularVersion(tree);
-  const parentPath = options.parent ?? options.module;
-  if (parentPath && lt(angularVersion, '14.1.0')) {
+  const angularVersionInfo = getInstalledAngularVersionInfo(tree);
+  const intendedNgRxVersionForAngularMajor =
+    getPkgVersionForAngularMajorVersion(
+      'ngrxVersion',
+      angularVersionInfo.major
+    );
+
+  const ngrxMajorVersion =
+    getInstalledPackageVersionInfo(tree, '@ngrx/store')?.major ??
+    major(coerce(intendedNgRxVersionForAngularMajor));
+
+  if (lt(angularVersionInfo.version, '14.1.0') || ngrxMajorVersion < 15) {
+    const parentPath = options.parent ?? options.module;
     const parentContent = tree.read(parentPath, 'utf-8');
     const ast = tsquery.ast(parentContent);
 
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/ngrx/ngrx.spec.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/ngrx/ngrx.spec.ts
index f17614ac4385f..aaf41eacf7bb1 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/ngrx/ngrx.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/ngrx/ngrx.spec.ts
@@ -680,6 +680,63 @@ describe('ngrx', () => {
       ).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
 
+    it('should throw when Angular version < 14.1 and NgRx < 15 but path to routes file is provided', async () => {
+      const parentPath = 'apps/myapp/src/app/app.routes.ts';
+      tree.write(
+        parentPath,
+        `import { Routes } from '@angular/router';
+        import { NxWelcomeComponent } from './nx-welcome.component'; 
+        export const appRoutes: Routes = [{ path: '', component: NxWelcomeComponent }];`
+      );
+
+      devkit.updateJson(tree, 'package.json', (json) => ({
+        ...json,
+        dependencies: {
+          ...json.dependencies,
+          '@angular/core': '14.1.0',
+          '@ngrx/store': '14.1.0',
+        },
+      }));
+
+      // ACT & ASSERT
+      await expect(
+        ngrxGenerator(tree, {
+          ...defaultStandaloneOptions,
+          parent: parentPath,
+        })
+      ).rejects.toThrowError(
+        `The provided parent path "${parentPath}" does not contain an "NgModule".`
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should throw when Angular version < 15 and NgRx is not currently installed but path to routes file is provided', async () => {
+      const parentPath = 'apps/myapp/src/app/app.routes.ts';
+      tree.write(
+        parentPath,
+        `import { Routes } from '@angular/router';
+        import { NxWelcomeComponent } from './nx-welcome.component'; 
+        export const appRoutes: Routes = [{ path: '', component: NxWelcomeComponent }];`
+      );
+
+      devkit.updateJson(tree, 'package.json', (json) => ({
+        ...json,
+        dependencies: {
+          ...json.dependencies,
+          '@angular/core': '14.2.0',
+        },
+      }));
+
+      // ACT & ASSERT
+      await expect(
+        ngrxGenerator(tree, {
+          ...defaultStandaloneOptions,
+          parent: parentPath,
+        })
+      ).rejects.toThrowError(
+        `The provided parent path "${parentPath}" does not contain an "NgModule".`
+      );
+    });
+
     it('should throw when the provided parent does not have an NgModule', async () => {
       const parentPath = 'apps/myapp/src/app/app.routes.ts';
       tree.write(
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/remote/remote.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/remote/remote.ts
index 109508e22f148..e9eb917548d7c 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/remote/remote.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/remote/remote.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { setupMf } from '../setup-mf/setup-mf';
 import { E2eTestRunner } from '../../utils/test-runners';
 import { addSsr, findNextAvailablePort } from './lib';
 import { runTasksInSerial } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/run-tasks-in-serial';
-import { getInstalledAngularVersionInfo } from '../utils/angular-version-utils';
+import { getInstalledAngularVersionInfo } from '../utils/version-utils';
 import { lt } from 'semver';
 
 export async function remote(tree: Tree, options: Schema) {
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/scam-to-standalone/scam-to-standalone.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/scam-to-standalone/scam-to-standalone.ts
index 4032514827bc5..2ad13d40661be 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/scam-to-standalone/scam-to-standalone.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/scam-to-standalone/scam-to-standalone.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
   verifyIsInlineScam,
   verifyModuleIsScam,
 } from './lib';
-import { getInstalledAngularVersionInfo } from '../utils/angular-version-utils';
+import { getInstalledAngularVersionInfo } from '../utils/version-utils';
 import { lt } from 'semver';
 
 export async function scamToStandalone(
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/setup-mf/setup-mf.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/setup-mf/setup-mf.ts
index c97e2acc7351d..96fb80422a4ec 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/setup-mf/setup-mf.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/setup-mf/setup-mf.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {
   updateHostAppRoutes,
   updateTsConfigTarget,
 } from './lib';
-import { getInstalledAngularVersionInfo } from '../utils/angular-version-utils';
+import { getInstalledAngularVersionInfo } from '../utils/version-utils';
 import { lt } from 'semver';
 
 export async function setupMf(tree: Tree, options: Schema) {
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/setup-ssr/setup-ssr.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/setup-ssr/setup-ssr.ts
index a26e76d0fa1f4..27a820acb7130 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/setup-ssr/setup-ssr.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/setup-ssr/setup-ssr.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
   installPackagesTask,
 } from '@nrwl/devkit';
 import { getPkgVersionsForAngularMajorVersion } from '../../utils/version-utils';
-import { getInstalledAngularVersionInfo } from '../utils/angular-version-utils';
+import { getInstalledAngularVersionInfo } from '../utils/version-utils';
 import {
   generateSSRFiles,
   normalizeOptions,
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/utils/create-ts-config.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/utils/create-ts-config.ts
index 5beb2a4eeb08f..7cf55f6593f18 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/utils/create-ts-config.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/utils/create-ts-config.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { Tree } from '@nrwl/devkit';
 import { writeJson } from '@nrwl/devkit';
 import { tsConfigBaseOptions } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utils/create-ts-config';
-import { getInstalledAngularMajorVersion } from './angular-version-utils';
+import { getInstalledAngularMajorVersion } from './version-utils';
 
 export { extractTsConfigBase } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utils/create-ts-config';
 
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/utils/angular-version-utils.spec.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/utils/version-utils.spec.ts
similarity index 98%
rename from packages/angular/src/generators/utils/angular-version-utils.spec.ts
rename to packages/angular/src/generators/utils/version-utils.spec.ts
index 5b7ae523ca4b5..6d43be89378f3 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/utils/angular-version-utils.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/utils/version-utils.spec.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {
   getGeneratorDirectoryForInstalledAngularVersion,
   getInstalledAngularMajorVersion,
   getInstalledAngularVersion,
-} from './angular-version-utils';
+} from './version-utils';
 
 describe('angularVersionUtils', () => {
   test.each(['14.0.0', '~14.1.0', '^14.2.0', '~14.3.0-beta.0'])(
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/utils/angular-version-utils.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/utils/version-utils.ts
similarity index 80%
rename from packages/angular/src/generators/utils/angular-version-utils.ts
rename to packages/angular/src/generators/utils/version-utils.ts
index 63e564b4d235b..c8024938dd843 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/utils/angular-version-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/utils/version-utils.ts
@@ -45,3 +45,15 @@ export function getInstalledAngularVersionInfo(tree: Tree) {
     major: major(installedVersion),
   };
 }
+
+export function getInstalledPackageVersionInfo(tree: Tree, pkgName: string) {
+  try {
+    const version =
+      readJson(tree, 'package.json').dependencies?.[pkgName] ??
+      readJson(tree, 'package.json').devDependencies?.[pkgName];
+
+    return { major: major(coerce(version)), version };
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/utils/nx-devkit/route-utils.ts b/packages/angular/src/utils/nx-devkit/route-utils.ts
index abad36e14cd1b..4c17999fbe7b4 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/utils/nx-devkit/route-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/utils/nx-devkit/route-utils.ts
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export function addProviderToRoute(
     );
   }
 
-  const ROUTE_SELECTOR = `ObjectLiteralExpression:has(PropertyAssignment:has(Identifier[name=path]) > StringLiteral[value=${routeToAddProviderTo}]):last-child`;
+  const ROUTE_SELECTOR = `ObjectLiteralExpression:has(PropertyAssignment:has(Identifier[name=path]) > StringLiteral[value='${routeToAddProviderTo}']):last-child`;
   const ROUTE_PATH_PROVIDERS_SELECTOR =
     'ObjectLiteralExpression > PropertyAssignment:has(Identifier[name=providers])';