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663 approved · 45 refused · 39 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Site N5 Countesswells Aberdeen
Received Not published23 Ferryhill Place Aberdeen AB11 7SE
Received Not published20 Back Wynd Aberdeen AB10 1JP
Received Not published33 Castle Street Aberdeen AB11 5BB
Received Not publishedKing's Church King's Way Bridge Of Don Aberdeen AB23 8BL
Received Not published16 Forest Road Aberdeen AB15 4BT
Received Not published34 Belvidere Crescent Aberdeen AB25 2NH
Received Not published97 Laverock Braes Drive Grandhome Aberdeen Aberdeen City
Received Not published34 Belvidere Street Aberdeen AB25 2QS
Received Not publishedGranitehill Radio Mast Cummings Park Circle Aberdeen AB16 7AN
Received Not publishedEast Terrace 9 Union Square Guild Square Aberdeen AB11 5RD
Received Not published6 Braeside Terrace Aberdeen AB15 7TT
Received Not publishedAberdeen Science And Energy Park Exploration Drive Aberdeen
Received Not published1 York Street Aberdeen AB11 5DL
Received Not published393-395 Union Street Aberdeen AB11 6BX
Received Not published20 Back Wynd Aberdeen AB10 1JP
Received Not published8 Whinhill Gardens Aberdeen AB11 7WD
Received Not published35 Great Southern Road Aberdeen AB11 7XY
Received Not published14 Crown Terrace Aberdeen AB11 6HE
Received Not publishedBucksburn Academy Kepplehills Road Aberdeen AB21 9DG
Received Not published14 Crown Terrace Aberdeen AB11 6HE
Received Not publishedUnion Square Guild Street Entrance Aberdeen AB11 5PN
Received Not publishedProperty On Corner Of Poynernook Road/Raik Road Aberdeen AB11 5XQ
Received Not publishedDenburn House 20-25 Union Terrace Aberdeen
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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