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663 approved · 45 refused · 39 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
408-412 Union Street Aberdeen
Received Not published1 Alford Place/2- 10 Holburn Street Aberdeen AB10 1YB
Received Not publishedAberdeen City Centre Various Sites Aberdeen
Received Not published50 Riverside Drive Aberdeen AB10 7LF
Received Not published363 Union Street Aberdeen AB11 6BT
Received Not publishedHillhead Mansion 29 Hillhead Road Aberdeen AB15 9EJ
Received Not published26 Buckie Close Aberdeen AB22 8DJ
Received Not publishedHolburn West Church Hall 9 Ashley Park Drive Aberdeen AB10 6RY
Received Not publishedTrinity Centre Guild Street Aberdeen AB11 6LT
Received Not published30 Rubislaw Den South Aberdeen AB15 4BB
Received Not published30 Rubislaw Den South Aberdeen AB15 4BB
Received Not published1 Craigie Park Place Aberdeen AB25 2SF
Received Not publishedHolburn West Church Hall 9 Ashley Park Drive Aberdeen AB10 6RY
Received Not publishedVictoria Bridge Area Adjacent To North Esplanade West Aberdeen
Received Not publishedThe James Hutton Institute Countesswells Road Aberdeen AB15 8QH
Received Not published68 Cranford Road Aberdeen AB10 7NP
Received Not published15 Golden Square Aberdeen AB10 1WF
Received Not publishedMast Parkway Aberdeen
Received Not publishedLand To Rear Of 10 Whitehall Place (accessed From Grosvenor Place) Aberdeen AB25 2RF
Received Not published42 Don Street Old Aberdeen Aberdeen AB24 1UU
Received Not published116 Hamilton Place Aberdeen AB15 5BB
Received Not published47 Victoria Street City Centre Aberdeen AB10 1QA
Received Not published47 Victoria Street City Centre Aberdeen AB10 1QA
Received Not publishedRgu Sports Centre Garthdee Road Aberdeen AB10 7AP
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
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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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