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663 approved · 45 refused · 39 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Cove Boys Club Sports Pavilion Cairnbeg Road Aberdeen AB12 3UL
Received Not publishedFlat 1 98 Sunnyside Road Aberdeen AB24 3LR
Received Not publishedParklands Development Opposite Black B 49-91 May Baird Gardens Aberdeen
Received Not publishedLand At Maidencraig North & South Of A944 Aberdeen AB15 6XH
Received Not publishedHillhead Halls Of Residence Don Street Old Aberdeen Aberdeen AB24 1WU
Received Not published44 Parkhill Avenue Aberdeen AB21 7FP
Received Not published39 Gladstone Place Harlaw Aberdeen AB10 6UX
Received Not publishedSecond Floor Right 13 Hollybank Place Aberdeen AB11 6XR
Received Not published105 Hamilton Place Aberdeen AB15 5BD
Received Not published21-24 Albyn Place Aberdeen B10 1RW
Received Not publishedSite N1 Countesswells Aberdeen
Received Not publishedEnergy Works Hareness Road Aberdeen AB12 3LE
Received Not published146 Ashgrove Road West Aberdeen AB16 5BD
Received Not published80 Dee Street Aberdeen AB11 6DS
Received Not publishedFerryhill Railway Heritage Trust Polmuir Avenue Aberdeen AB11 7WH
Received Not published42 Colthill Road Aberdeen AB13 0EF
Received Not published35 Rubislaw Park Crescent Aberdeen AB15 8BT
Received Not publishedPrince Of Wales 7 St Nicholas Lane Aberdeen AB10 1HF
Received Not publishedPrince Of Wales 7 St Nicholas Lane Aberdeen AB10 1HF
Received Not publishedRear Of Glashieburn Primary School Bridge Of Don
Received Not publishedNear Avalon And Old Ferry Road Aberdeen AB15 9DJ
Received Not publishedFlats A-E 10 St Mary's Place City Centre Aberdeen AB11 6HL
Received Not publishedDenmore Szechuan Carry Out Denmore Road Aberdeen AB23 8JW
Received Not published4 Candlemakers Lane Loch Street Aberdeen AB25 1DF
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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