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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663 approved · 45 refused · 39 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
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
- Determined260955/TEL
Installation of 1no. 8M high telecommunication pole
O/S 15 Kingsway Bucksburn Aberdeen AB21 9BP
Received Not published - Determined260956/TEL
Installation of 1no 8M high telecommunication pole
O/S Filling Station Inverurie Road Bucksburn Aberdeen AB21 9BB
Received Not published - Determined260957/TEL
Installation of 1no 9M high telecommunication pole
O/S 26 Mugiemoss Road Aberdeen AB21 9HH
Received Not published - Pending260958/DPP
Removal of door and window openings and installation of bi-folding doors; installation of external lights; rebuilding of rear boundary wall with installation of sliding gates; and formation of driveway to rear
54 Carden Place Aberdeen AB10 1UP
Received Not published - Pending260959/DPP
Erection of single storey extension and replacement of garage roof to rear
27 Craigiebuckler Avenue Aberdeen AB15 8SE
Received Not published - Pending260961/DPP
Installation of external flue
6/8 Raeburn Place Aberdeen AB25 1PR
Received Not published - Pending260962/DPP
Formation of front driveway and retaining wall with installation of railings, steps, bin store, hardstanding and associated landscaping works
34 Morningfield Road Aberdeen AB15 4AQ
Received Not published - Pending260964/DPP
Erection of single storey extension to rear and cladding of existing rear dormer
19 Albury Place Aberdeen AB11 6TQ
Received Not published - Pending260965/DPP
Erection of single storey extension to front
13 Parkhill Avenue Aberdeen AB21 7FP
Received Not published - Pending260966/LBC
Erection of canopies above windows and door related to Molly's along Market Street and Shiprow
Aberdeen Douglas Hotel 43 - 45 Market Street City Centre Aberdeen AB11 5EL
Received Not published - Pending260967/DPP
Erection of canopies above windows and door related to Molly's along Market Street and Shiprow
Aberdeen Douglas Hotel 43 - 45 Market Street City Centre Aberdeen AB11 5EL
Received Not published - Pending260968/LBC
Erection of canopy with branding over entrance door
Union Buildings 15 Union Street Aberdeen AB11 5BU
Received Not published - Pending260969/DPP
Erection of canopy with branding over entrance door
Union Buildings 15 Union Street Aberdeen AB11 5BU
Received Not published - Determined260970/TEL
Proposed upgrade to the existing telecommunication apparatus
Footway Of Queens Road Woodend Aberdeen AB15 6YX
Received Not published - Determined260971/TEL
Installation of 1no 8M high telecommunication pole
O/s Sclattie Park Bucksburn AB21 9QR
Received Not published - Determined260972/TEL
Installation of 3no 8M high telecommunication poles
O/s 1 Stoneyton Terrace R/o 1 Stoneyton Terrace R/o 6 Stoneyton Terrace Bucksburn Aberdeen AB21 9HA
Received Not published - Approved260973/DPP
Installation of new window and installation of replacement glazed screen entrance
Arco Ltd Blackness Road Aberdeen AB12 3LH
Received Not published - Pending260974/DPP
Installation of patio door in existing window openings; formation of new window opening and formation of external granite entrance steps to rear; installation of replacement of door to side
57 Rubislaw Den South Aberdeen AB15 4BA
Received Not published - Determined260975/TPO
Works to 1no. Protected Tree, T1 - Lime; removal
Upper Birchwood Birchwood House 1 South Avenue Aberdeen AB15 9LP
Received Not published - Pending260976/DPP
Replacement door and French doors to rear
15 Beaconsfield Place Aberdeen AB15 4AB
Received Not published - Unknown260977/PNA
Erection of agricultural farm-related building (non-residential)
North Lasts Manor B979 From Junction With Malcolm Road To City Boundary Peterculter AB14 0PE
Received Not published - Pending260978/DPP
Erection of two storey extension with raised patio, external steps and balustrade to rear
104 Morningside Avenue Aberdeen AB10 7LT
Received Not published - Pending260980/LBC
Replacement/refurbishment of windows to a shop front (retrospective)
40 Union Street Aberdeen AB10 1BD
Received Not published - Pending260981/DPP
Replacement/refurbishment of windows to a shop front (retrospective)
40 Union Street Aberdeen AB10 1BD
Received Not published
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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