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663 approved · 45 refused · 39 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Granitehill Radio Station Cummings Park Circle Aberdeen AB16 7AN
Received Not published68 Fountainhall Road Aberdeen AB15 4EH
Received Not publishedAttic Floor Flat 440 Auchmill Road Aberdeen AB21 9NN
Received Not published8 Hamilton Place Aberdeen AB15 4BH
Received Not publishedUnit A Broadfold Road Aberdeen AB23 8EE
Received Not published18 Forbes Street Aberdeen AB25 2UH
Received Not publishedOpp 1-4 Byron Square Aberdeen AB16 7LL
Received Not publishedMast At Sutherlands Site Land Off Cordyce View Off Farburn Terrace Dyce Aberdeen AB21 7AY
Received Not publishedLand At Former Hazelwood Primary Fernielea Road Aberdeen AB15 6GU
Received Not published7 Dubford Place Aberdeen AB23 8FW
Received Not publishedThe Coachhouse 8 Carden Place Aberdeen AB10 1UR
Received Not publishedLand Adjacent To Oldfold Farmhouse Milltimber Aberdeen AB13 0HQ
Received Not publishedHis Majesty's Theatre Rosemount Viaduct Aberdeen AB25 1NT
Received Not publishedDenburn Court Gilcomston Park Aberdeen AB25 1PN
Received Not published63 Woodend Crescent Aberdeen AB15 6YQ
Received Not publishedGround Floor Flat 57 Victoria Street City Centre Aberdeen AB10 1UX
Received Not published30 Ashley Gardens Aberdeen AB10 6RQ
Received Not publishedRedmoss Service Station Wellington Circle Aberdeen AB12 3JG
Received Not published50 Annfield Terrace Aberdeen AB10 6TJ
Received Not publishedThe Barn 80 St Machar Drive Aberdeen AB24 3RX
Received Not published1 Oakhill Crescent Aberdeen AB15 5HY
Received Not published200 George Street Aberdeen AB25 1BS
Received Not published148 Union Street (Ground Floor shop unit) Aberdeen AB10 1LX
Received Not published11 Victoria Street City Centre Aberdeen AB10 1XB
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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