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663 approved · 45 refused · 39 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
25 Buckie Grove Aberdeen AB22 8DL
Received Not publishedOld Schoolhouse Little Belmont Street Aberdeen AB10 1JG
Received Not published335 Great Western Road Aberdeen AB10 6NW
Received Not publishedFlat D 291 King Street Aberdeen AB24 5AN
Received Not publishedFirst Floor Flat 9 Castle Street Aberdeen AB11 5BQ
Received Not publishedFirst Floor Flat 9 Castle Street Aberdeen AB11 5BQ
Received Not publishedO/S 51 Berrywell Road Aberdeen AB21 7DB
Received Not published2 Brighton Place Ashley Aberdeen AB10 6RS
Received Not published11 Abbotshall Crescent Aberdeen AB15 9JQ
Received Not publishedFormer Cults Station Station Road Cults Aberdeen AB15 9NP
Received Not publishedLand At Treetops Grove The Treetops Development Springfield Road Aberdeen AB15 7SA
Received Not published99 Hammerfield Avenue Aberdeen AB10 7FD
Received Not publishedSimeon House Cairnlee Road Bieldside Aberdeen AB15 9BN
Received Not publishedPlots 6 & 7, Culter House Road Aberdeen AB13 0EN
Received Not publishedUpper Mastrick Way Mastrick Junction Aberdeen AB16 5PR
Received Not publishedCountesswells Playing Fields Countesswells Road Aberdeen
Received Not publishedKingswells House Skene Road Aberdeen AB15 8PJ
Received Not published4 Westfield Terrace Aberdeen AB25 2RU
Received Not published14 Bayview Road Aberdeen AB15 4EY
Received Not published2 Rubislaw Place Aberdeen AB10 1XN
Received Not publishedUpper Floors Of 32 To 38 Union Street Aberdeen
Received Not published13 Dalmaik Terrace Aberdeen AB14 0TQ
Received Not publishedLand To The East Of Birchwood 1 South Avenue Aberdeen AB15 9LP
Received Not publishedHill Of Tramaud (Adj. Site) Mundurno Bridge Of Don Aberdeen
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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