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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663 approved · 45 refused · 39 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- Approved260776/TCA
Works to 5no. Protected Trees as per schedule of works
61A Desswood Place Aberdeen AB15 4DP
Received Not published - Approved260777/TCA
Works to 1no. Protected Tree; T1 - Lime; Reduction to maintain size
89 Beaconsfield Place Aberdeen AB15 4AD
Received Not published - Approved260781/LBC
Installation of replacement windows
The Chester Hotel 59 - 63 Queen's Road Aberdeen AB15 4YP
Received Not published - Approved260783/TCA
Works to 8no. Protected Trees as per schedule of works
201 Great Western Road Aberdeen AB10 6PS
Received Not published - Approved260785/ADV
Installation of 2 internally illuminated light boxes
Ladbrokes Ltd 209 Union Street Aberdeen AB11 6BA
Received Not published - Approved260786/LBC
Installation of 2 internally illuminated light boxes to shopfront
Ladbrokes Ltd 209 Union Street Aberdeen AB11 6BA
Received Not published - Approved260787/DPP
Conversion of garage to form ancillary accommodation including formation of windows from an existing garage door opening, installation of patio doors and erection of shed to rear erection of fence and access gate and formation of hardstanding to form carparking to front/side
17 Wellside Wynd Aberdeen AB15 8EZ
Received Not published - Approved260788/DPP
Erection of single storey extension to rear
62 Stanley Street Aberdeen AB10 6UQ
Received Not published - Determined260789/TEL
Installation of 1no 8M high telecommunication pole
Palmerston Road Ferryhill Aberdeen AB11 5QJ
Received Not published - Approved260791/TPO
Works to 1no. Protected Tree; T1 - Lime; Removal
84 Queen's Road Aberdeen AB15 4YE
Received Not published - Determined260792/TEL
Installation of 1no 8M high telecommunication pole
S/0 38 Monearn Gardens Milltimber AB13 0EA
Received Not published - Approved260793/DPP
Formation of driveway to front
553 Holburn Street Aberdeen AB10 7LH
Received Not published - Approved260794/ADV
Installation of 1 externally illuminated panel sign on existing stone pillar
Pitfodels Wood Care Home North Deeside Road Cults Aberdeen AB15 9YA
Received Not published - Refused260795/ADV
Installation of 1 externally illuminated free standing sign
Pitfodels Wood Care Home North Deeside Road Cults Aberdeen AB15 9YA
Received Not published - Approved260796/LBC
Formation of patio doors from an existing window openings to rear and internal alterations including demolition of two internal walls and doors alterations
51 Victoria Street City Centre Aberdeen AB10 1UX
Received Not published - Approved260797/DPP
Formation of patio doors from an existing window openings to rear
51 Victoria Street City Centre Aberdeen AB10 1UX
Received Not published - Pending260800/LBC
Refurbishment and installation of replacement windows, and reinstatement of existing window fans with associated works
Aberdeen Sheriff Court Castle Street Aberdeen AB10 1WP
Received Not published - Pending260801/DPP
Change of use from Class 6 warehouse and distribution to Class 5 general industrial including additional car parking and erection of fence around bin store
Unit 2 Lawson Drive Aberdeen AB21 0DR
Received Not published - Refused260802/ADV
Installation of 1 non-illuminated hoarding sign (retrospective)
2 Queen's Terrace Aberdeen AB10 1XL
Received Not published - Approved260803/TCA
Works to Protected Trees as per schedule of works
18 May Baird Wynd Aberdeen Aberdeen City AB25 3RR
Received Not published - Approved260804/LBC
Alterations to shop front and entrance door with associated works
37 Union Street Aberdeen AB11 5BN
Received Not published - Pending260805/DPP
Change of use from class 1A (shops and financial, professional and other services) to shisha unit (sui generis) including formation of window openings; infill of an existing door opening to form window and shop front glazing replacement to windows with associated works
175 King Street Aberdeen AB24 5AE
Received Not published - Determined260806/TEL
Installation of 1no 7M high telecommunication pole
O/S 8 Lochnagar Road Aberdeen AB11 8SX
Received Not published - Approved260807/DPP
Change of use from class 4 (business) to class 11 (assembly and leisure) for use as personal training gym
Unit 7 Cults Business Park Station Road Cults Aberdeen AB15 9PE
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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