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663 approved · 45 refused · 39 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Drumforskie Stonehaven Road Aberdeen AB12 5XJ
Received Not published303 - 305 King Street Aberdeen AB24 5AP
Received Not publishedHillburn 27 Links Road Bridge Of Don Aberdeen AB23 8DD
Received Not publishedBrimmond Hill Near Ashtown Steading Bucksburn Aberdeen AB21 9SX
Received Not published41 - 43 Glenbervie Road Aberdeen AB11 9JE
Received Not published21 Dubford Rise Aberdeen AB23 8GL
Received Not publishedLand To East Of Exhibition Avenue Bridge Of Don Aberdeen AB23 8BL
Received Not publishedSt Peter's Rc Primary School 74 Dunbar Street Aberdeen AB24 3UJ
Received Not publishedKing's Church King's Way Bridge Of Don Aberdeen AB23 8BL
Received Not published2a Golfview Road Bieldside Aberdeen
Received Not published14 Westfield Terrace Aberdeen AB25 2RU
Received Not published10 Cornhill Shopping Arcade Cornhill Drive Aberdeen AB16 5UT
Received Not publishedGarth Lodge Inchgarth Road Aberdeen AB15 9NX
Received Not published4 Fernielea Crescent Aberdeen AB15 6JN
Received Not published43 Don Street Old Aberdeen Aberdeen AB24 1UH
Received Not publishedAB1 Building 48 Huntly Street Aberdeen AB10 1SH
Received Not publishedGarth Lodge Inchgarth Road Aberdeen AB15 9NX
Received Not published24 Ferryhill Place Aberdeen AB11 7SE
Received Not published24 Ferryhill Place Aberdeen AB11 7SE
Received Not publishedFlat A 3 Polmuir Road Aberdeen AB11 7SP
Received Not published35 Louisville Avenue Aberdeen AB15 4TT
Received Not published105 Portland Street Aberdeen AB11 6LN
Received Not published101 Portland Street Aberdeen AB11 6LN
Received Not published6 Coningham Gardens Aberdeen AB24 2TS
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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