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663 approved · 45 refused · 39 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
7 Albyn Terrace Aberdeen AB10 1YP
Received Not published54 Carden Place Aberdeen AB10 1UP
Received Not published6 Anderson Drive Aberdeen AB15 4TY
Received Not published49 Broomhill Avenue Aberdeen AB10 6JL
Received Not published6 The Chanonry Aberdeen AB24 1RP
Received Not published3 Rubislaw Den North Aberdeen AB15 4AL
Received Not published37 Union Street Aberdeen AB11 5BN
Received Not published47 Derbeth Park Aberdeen AB15 8TU
Received Not publishedFacing Queen Elizabeth Bridge Rounabout - South Advertising Station Craig Place Aberdeen
Received Not publishedHalliburton Clyde Facility Gatehouse Howe Moss Crescent Kirkhill Industrial Estate Dyce Aberdeen AB21 0GN
Received Not published127 Crown Street Aberdeen AB11 6HP
Received Not publishedSt Fergus House Ground Floor 3 Dyce Drive Aberdeen AB21 0LQ
Received Not publishedRooftop Northern Hotel 1 - 3 Great Northern Road Aberdeen AB24 3PS
Received Not publishedRooftop Northern Hotel 1 - 3 Great Northern Road Aberdeen AB24 3PS
Received Not publishedSpringfield Church Hall 185 Springfield Road Aberdeen AB15 8AA
Received Not published17 Golden Square Ground Floor Flat Aberdeen AB10 1RH
Received Not published223-225 Union Grove Aberdeen AB10 6TE
Received Not published7 Inchbrae Road Aberdeen AB10 7AD
Received Not publishedThe Big Picture 45 Queen's Road Aberdeen AB15 4ZN
Received Not published4 Albert Street Aberdeen AB25 1XQ
Received Not published9 Treetops Grove Aberdeen Aberdeen City AB15 7AA
Received Not publishedHilton Farm Cottage Kennerty Road Aberdeen AB14 0LT
Received Not publishedFlat C 25 Wallfield Crescent Aberdeen AB25 2LD
Received Not publishedAdvertising Station 401 Great Northern Road 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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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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