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663 approved · 45 refused · 39 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
10 The Academy Belmont Street Aberdeen AB10 1LB
Received Not publishedCove Farm Cove Road Aberdeen AB12 3NX
Received Not publishedTelecommunications Site Wellheads Place Dyce Aberdeen AB21 7GB
Received Not publishedFlat C 51 Baker Street Aberdeen AB25 1US
Received Not published4 Carden Terrace Carden Place Aberdeen AB10 1US
Received Not publishedCumbrae Culter House Road Aberdeen AB14 0NS
Received Not publishedO/S 5 Colthill Road Aberdeen AB13 0EF
Received Not published37 Belvidere Street Aberdeen AB25 2QS
Received Not published14 The Arches South College Street Aberdeen AB11 6JX
Received Not published4 Countesswells Crescent Aberdeen AB15 8LP
Received Not published3 St Ronan's Drive Aberdeen AB14 0RA
Received Not publishedThe Marcliffe At Pitfodels North Deeside Road Cults Aberdeen AB15 9YA
Received Not published6 Macaulay Place Aberdeen AB15 8FP
Received Not published222 Great Western Road Aberdeen AB10 6PD
Received Not published13G Raeburn Place Aberdeen AB25 1PQ
Received Not published16 Wallfield Crescent Aberdeen AB25 2JT
Received Not publishedUnit 12 The Courtyard North Deeside Road Cults Aberdeen AB15 9SD
Received Not published14 Kaimhill Gardens Aberdeen AB10 7JW
Received Not publishedO/S 42 Manor Place And Opposite 2-6 Kirkbrae Court Cults Aberdeen
Received Not published16 Loanhead Terrace Aberdeen AB25 2SY
Received Not published26 Rubislaw Den North Aberdeen AB15 4AN
Received Not publishedGround, First And Attic Floors 9 Albyn Terrace Aberdeen AB10 1YP
Received Not publishedGround Floor Right 28 Portland Street Aberdeen AB11 6LJ
Received Not published65 St Nicholas Lane Aberdeen AB10 1HF
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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