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663 approved · 45 refused · 39 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Lindholme 129 Wellington Road Aberdeen AB12 3BB
Received Not published140 Crown Street Aberdeen AB11 6HQ
Received Not published13 Bayview Road Aberdeen AB15 4EY
Received Not published69 Constitution Street Aberdeen AB24 5ET
Received Not publishedApproximately 63 Km East Coast Of Peterhead
Received Not publishedUnit 5 9 Esplanade Sea Beach Aberdeen AB24 5NS
Received Not published52 Craigie Park Aberdeen AB25 2SE
Received Not published57 School Drive Aberdeen AB24 1TH
Received Not published38 Hazledene Road Aberdeen AB15 8LD
Received Not publishedMarramWind Ltd 75 And 110 Kilometres Off The North-east Coast Of Scotland
Received Not published47 Victoria Street City Centre Aberdeen AB10 1QA
Received Not published47 Victoria Street City Centre Aberdeen AB10 1QA
Received Not publishedFormer Police Scotland Headquarters Queen Street City Centre Aberdeen AB10 1ZA
Received Not publishedAberdeen Civil Justice Centre And Commercial Courts Queen Street City Centre Aberdeen AB10 1AN
Received Not published101 Causewayend Aberdeen AB25 3TQ
Received Not published2A View Terrace Aberdeen AB25 2RR
Received Not published2A View Terrace Aberdeen AB25 2RR
Received Not publishedAb1 48 Huntly Street Aberdeen AB10 1SH
Received Not published5 Rubislaw Den North Aberdeen AB15 4AL
Received Not publishedFlat 20 53 - 67 Whitehall Road Aberdeen AB25 2PQ
Received Not published40 Union Terrace Aberdeen AB10 1NP
Received Not published40 Union Terrace Aberdeen AB10 1NP
Received Not publishedMulti Purpose Building Camphill Wellbeing Trust Craigton Road Aberdeen AB15 9QD
Received Not published14 Westfield Terrace Aberdeen AB25 2RU
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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Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.

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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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