Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Scotland · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Aberdeen City. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
663 approved · 45 refused · 39 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.
Nether Anguston Farm Peterculter Aberdeen AB14 0PN
Received Not publishedStoneywood House Stoneywood Park Aberdeen AB21 9LA
Received Not publishedStoneywood House Stoneywood Park Aberdeen AB21 9LA
Received Not publishedAlford House 1 Alford Place Aberdeen AB10 1YB
Received Not published107-109 Union Street Aberdeen AB11 6BH
Received Not published107-109 Union Street Aberdeen AB11 6BH
Received Not published6 Golden Square Aberdeen
Received Not publishedKingswells House Skene Road Aberdeen AB15 8PJ
Received Not publishedKingswells House Skene Road Aberdeen AB15 8PJ
Received Not publishedGreenhole Park Greenhole Place Aberdeen AB23 8EU
Received Not publishedLand At Oldfold Farm Milltimber Aberdeen AB13 0BH
Received Not publishedLand At Oldfold Farm (Phase 5B) Milltimber Aberdeen AB13 0JL
Received Not publishedMaritime Museum 48 - 56 Shiprow Aberdeen AB11 5BY
Received Not published34A St Swithin Street Aberdeen AB10 6XD
Received Not publishedLand At Oldfold Farm (Phase 6A) Milltimber Aberdeen AB13 0HQ
Received Not published79A Charleston Road North Aberdeen Aberdeen City AB12 3SZ
Received Not published15 Golden Square Aberdeen AB10 1WF
Received Not publishedFormer Baker Hughes Site Woodside Road Aberdeen
Received Not publishedLand South Of Rowett South Drive (RS10) Bucksburn Aberdeen AB21 9SL
Received Not publishedUnit 14B And 15 Peterseat Drive Aberdeen AB12 3HT
Received Not publishedBalnagask Torry Aberdeen
Received Not publishedDyce Drive Kirkhill Industrial Estate Aberdeen AB21 0GG
Received Not published4 The Steading Anguston Road Aberdeen AB14 0PY
Received Not publishedExceed Energy 1 Rubislaw Terrace Aberdeen AB10 1XE
Received Not publishedRecords are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Aberdeen City, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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