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663 approved · 45 refused · 39 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
First Floor Left 13 Crown Terrace City Centre Aberdeen AB11 6HE
Received Not published2 Pine Tree View Aberdeen Aberdeen City AB15 8GL
Received Not published335 - 337 Union Street Aberdeen AB11 6BS
Received Not published54 Hareness Road Altens Aberdeen AB12 3LE
Received Not published252 Queen's Road Aberdeen AB15 8DP
Received Not published11 Summerhill Court Aberdeen AB15 6TW
Received Not publishedThe Auld Croft Little Clinterty Clinterty Road Aberdeen AB21 0TL
Received Not published78 Lochside Road Aberdeen AB23 8QW
Received Not publishedO/s 15 Crossgates O/S 13 Crossgates Opp 24 Crossgates O/S 19 Crossgates Aberdeen AB21 9EF
Received Not published43 Loirston Road Aberdeen AB12 3PP
Received Not publishedO/S And RH Of Greenburn Lodge Waterton Road Aberdeen AB21 9HS
Received Not publishedKings Lodge 14 King's Gate Aberdeen AB15 4EJ
Received Not published160 Craigton Road Aberdeen AB15 7UE
Received Not publishedKintore To Dyce Overhead Northern Circuit Aberdeen
Received Not published54 Hareness Road Altens Aberdeen AB12 3LE
Received Not published108 Brighton Place Ashley Aberdeen AB10 6SU
Received Not published82 Hillview Road Peterculter Aberdeen AB14 0UB
Received Not published1 Woodend Terrace Aberdeen AB15 6YG
Received Not published242 North Deeside Road Peterculter Aberdeen AB14 0UQ
Received Not publishedBellenden House 246 North Deeside Road Milltimber Aberdeen AB13 0DQ
Received Not publishedO/S 2 Hopecroft Drive And 2 Hopecroft Terrace Aberdeen AB21 9RJ
Received Not publishedGround Floor Flat 5 Queen's Gardens Aberdeen AB15 4YD
Received Not published243 Midstocket Road Aberdeen AB15 5PH
Received Not publishedCottesloe 18 Woodlands Crescent Aberdeen AB15 9DH
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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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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