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663 approved · 45 refused · 39 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land Between School Road And Beach Esplanade Aberdeen
Received Not published431 George Street Aberdeen AB25 1ER
Received Not published28 Glen Gardens Aberdeen AB21 7FD
Received Not publishedDuncan Todd Ltd 14 Crown Terrace City Centre Aberdeen AB11 6HE
Received Not publishedDuncan And Todd Ltd 14 Crown Terrace City Centre Aberdeen AB11 6HE
Received Not publishedCommerce House Commerce Street Aberdeen AB11 5FN
Received Not publishedAntrim Guest House 157 Crown Street Aberdeen AB11 6HT
Received Not publishedParklea 218 North Deeside Road Cults Aberdeen AB15 9PB
Received Not publishedAlbyn Hospital 21 - 24 Albyn Place Aberdeen AB10 1RW
Received Not publishedAlbyn Hospital 21 - 24 Albyn Place Aberdeen AB10 1RW
Received Not publishedLand Adjacent To 59 Holland Street Aberdeen AB25 3UJ
Received Not published1 Union Glen Court Aberdeen AB11 6FW
Received Not published43 King's Gate Aberdeen AB15 4EL
Received Not published14 The Paddock Aberdeen AB14 0UE
Received Not publishedSites O/s 7 And 24 Colthill Crescent Aberdeen AB13 0EG
Received Not publishedO/S 1 Glenhome Gardens Aberdeen AB21 7FG
Received Not publishedClan House 120 Westburn Road Aberdeen AB25 2QA
Received Not publishedRiverview Drive Dyce Aberdeen AB21 7NH
Received Not publishedPolice Scotland Nelson Street Aberdeen AB24 5EQ
Received Not publishedAlba Gate Stoneywood Park Aberdeen AB21 7DZ
Received Not published16 Broomhill Road Aberdeen AB10 6HS
Received Not publishedLand To Rear Of 1 Clunie Place Aberdeen AB16 5RN
Received Not published18 Chapel Street Aberdeen AB10 1SP
Received Not publishedThe Marcliffe At Pitfodels North Deeside Road Cults Aberdeen AB15 9YA
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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