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663 approved · 45 refused · 39 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Exceed Energy 1 Rubislaw Terrace Aberdeen AB10 1XE
Received Not published131 Holburn Street Aberdeen AB10 6BP
Received Not publishedDrumforskie Stonehaven Road Aberdeen AB12 5XJ
Received Not published28 Rubislaw Den South Aberdeen AB15 4BB
Received Not publishedLand To South And West Of Forrit Brae Bucksburn Aberdeen AB21 9SL (Rowett South)
Received Not publishedGround, First And Attic Floors 9 Albyn Terrace Aberdeen AB10 1YP
Received Not publishedTerra Nova Private Hotel 114 Crown Street Aberdeen AB11 6HJ
Received Not publishedTerra Nova Private Hotel 114 Crown Street Aberdeen AB11 6HJ
Received Not published14 Woodcroft Avenue Aberdeen AB22 8WY
Received Not published72 Hutcheon Street Aberdeen AB25 3TB
Received Not publishedAberdeen Sheriff Court Castle Street Aberdeen AB10 1WP
Received Not publishedGround To The West Of Science Teaching Hub University Of Aberdeen Bedford Road Aberdeen AB24 3LG
Received Not publishedSt Peter's Rc Primary School 74 Dunbar Street Aberdeen AB24 3UJ
Received Not publishedAllan Guest House 56 Polmuir Road Aberdeen AB11 7RT
Received Not publishedPaddy Power 53 Union Street Aberdeen AB11 5BJ
Received Not publishedNo 10 Bar & Restaurant 10 Queen's Terrace Aberdeen AB10 1XL
Received Not publishedTesco Express 501 Union Street Aberdeen AB11 6DB
Received Not published5A Mackie Place Aberdeen AB10 1PF
Received Not published5A Mackie Place Aberdeen AB10 1PF
Received Not publishedO/S 16 Carnegie Crescent Aberdeen AB15 4AE
Received Not published19 Gladstone Place Harlaw Aberdeen AB10 6UX
Received Not published131 Holburn Street Aberdeen AB10 6BP
Received Not publishedMillden Cottage 315 North Deeside Road Cults Aberdeen AB15 9SL
Received Not published3 Mackie Place Aberdeen AB10 1PF
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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Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
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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