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663 approved · 45 refused · 39 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
82 Concraig Park Aberdeen AB15 8DH
Received Not publishedLower Kennerty Mill 8 Burnside Road Peterculter Aberdeen AB14 0LP
Received Not publishedUnit 5 Raik Road Centre Poynernook Road Aberdeen AB11 5QX
Received Not publishedFormer Ikea Building Wellington Circle Aberdeen AB12 3QW
Received Not publishedAn-taigh-pinc 26 School Road Peterculter Aberdeen AB14 0RX
Received Not published75 School Road Peterculter Aberdeen AB14 0RF
Received Not published39 University Road Aberdeen AB24 3DR
Received Not published275 Stoneywood Road Aberdeen AB21 9JS
Received Not publishedMains Of Charleston Old Stonehaven Road Aberdeen AB12 3LP
Received Not published218 Countesswells Road Aberdeen AB15 7RE
Received Not published389 North Deeside Road Cults Aberdeen AB15 9SX
Received Not publishedUnit 4 Wisely Place ABERDEEN AB15 8NG
Received Not publishedPart Of Former Aberdeen Exhibition And Conference Centre Exhibition Avenue Bridge Of Don
Received Not publishedTesco Stores Ltd Laurel Drive Aberdeen AB22 8HB
Received Not publishedTesco Stores Ltd Laurel Drive Aberdeen AB22 8HB
Received Not published44 Ferryhill Road Aberdeen AB11 6RR
Received Not published1-9 King Street Aberdeen AB24 5AA
Received Not published420 - 424 Union Street Aberdeen AB10 1TQ
Received Not published51 Albury Road Aberdeen AB11 6TN
Received Not publishedCausewayend Froghall Aberdeen AB25 3TP
Received Not publishedRear Of 2 Garden Road Cults Aberdeen AB15 9RE
Received Not publishedUnit 3 Cults Business Park Station Road Cults Aberdeen AB15 9PE
Received Not publishedO/S 29 Colthill Road Aberdeen AB13 0EF
Received Not published2 Devanha Gardens West Aberdeen AB11 7UW
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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