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Planning application documents: what to read first
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Scotland · Local authority
Aberdeen City
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Aberdeen City. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates1,000Searchable applications
219Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 708 approved or refused records
45Refused applications
663 approved · 45 refused · 39 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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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.
More application records
- Determined260560/TEL
Installation of 9M high telecommunication pole
Site At 69A Culter House Road Aberdeen AB130EP
Received Not published - Approved260561/TCA
Works to 7no. Protected Trees as per schedule of works
Castleton House 15 The Chanonry Aberdeen AB24 1RP
Received Not published - Approved260562/TCA
Works to 2no. Protected Trees T1 - Yew, T2 Ash - removal
Lyngarth 277 North Deeside Road Cults Aberdeen AB15 9PA
Received Not published - Approved260563/DPP
Change of use of flat to short-term let accommodation with maximum occupancy of 4 people
48 School Avenue Aberdeen AB24 1TJ
Received Not published - Approved260564/TPO
Works to Protected Trees as per schedule of works
Arden Dalmuinzie Road Aberdeen AB15 9EB
Received Not published - Approved260565/DPP
Installation of 1no. temporary storage building to the existing yard (retrospective)
G E Oil And Gas Ltd Broadfold Road Aberdeen AB23 8EY
Received Not published - Approved260566/DPP
Erection of replacement single story rear extension
86 Hammerfield Avenue Aberdeen AB10 7FE
Received Not published - Approved260569/TCA
Works to 1no. Protected Trees: T1 - Beech Tree - Removal of tree
191 Craigton Road Aberdeen AB15 7UB
Received Not published - Approved260571/TCA
Works to Protected Trees as per schedule of works.
The Robert Gordon University Garthdee Road Aberdeen
Received Not published - Approved260572/TPO
Works to Protected Trees as per schedule of works
Rubislaw Park Care Home Rubislaw Park Road Aberdeen AB15 8DA
Received Not published - Pending260573/DPP
Erection of domestic detached garage to side
Craigshannoch 108 North Deeside Road Peterculter Aberdeen AB14 0QB
Received Not published - Approved260574/DPP
Change of use of flat to short-term let accommodation with maximum occupancy of 4 people (retrospective)
Flat 6 Caroline Apartments Forbes Street Aberdeen AB25 2WN
Received Not published - Approved260575/TPO
Works to 6no. Protected Trees; T1-T2 - Sycamore; Side Pruning, T3-T6 - Beech; Side Pruning
Craigton Road Greenridge Aberdeen
Received Not published - Approved260576/DPP
The installation of a generator to be located within the existing fenced compound, and ancillary development thereto
Granitehill Radio Station Cummings Park Circle Aberdeen AB16 7AN
Received Not published - Approved260579/DPP
Change of use from class 1A (shops and financial, professional and other services) to class 11 (assembly and leisure) to create a dance studio
Unit 26A The Academy Belmont Street/Schoolhill Aberdeen AB10 1LB
Received Not published - Approved260580/TPO
Works to 4no. Protective Trees as per schedule of works (retrospective)
Stoneywood Park Area 1 And 2 Stoneywood House Aberdeen
Received Not published - Determined260582/TEL
Installation of 1no. 0.6m dish and ancillary development
Cults Avenue Aberdeen AB15 9TB
Received Not published - Pending260583/DPP
Change of use of land to residential curtilage, formation of hard-standing and erection of garage.
Hilldowntree Leggart Terrace Aberdeen AB12 5YL
Received Not published - Certificate Issued260584/CLP
Proposed temporary installation of double-stacked welfare cabins for a period not longer than six-months
SSEN Springhill Primary Sub Station Eday Road Aberdeen AB15 6XS
Received Not published - Approved260585/DPP
Change of use from flat to HMO (House in Multiple Occupation) for a maximum occupancy of 4 persons
85 King Street Aberdeen AB24 5AB
Received Not published - Pending260586/LBC
Installation of boundary railings and gate pillars to front
Queen's Villa 27 Queen's Road Aberdeen AB15 4ZN
Received Not published - Pending260587/DPP
Installation of boundary railings and gate pillars to front
Queen's Villa 27 Queen's Road Aberdeen AB15 4ZN
Received Not published - Withdrawn260588/CLE
Existing use of flat to short-term let accommodation
60A Mount Street Aberdeen AB25 2RB
Received Not published - Approved260589/ADV
Installation of 2 illuminated fascia signs and 1 illuminated totem sign
152 Don Street Old Aberdeen Aberdeen AB24 1XQ
Received Not published
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What these statistics cover
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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