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663 approved · 45 refused · 39 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Cults Hotel North Deeside Road Cults Aberdeen AB15 9SE
Received Not published56 Craigbank Drive Cults Aberdeen Aberdeen City AB15 9EG
Received Not published82 Fountainhall Road Aberdeen AB15 4EH
Received Not publishedTelecommunications Site At Exchequer House Exchequer Row Aberdeen AB11 5BW
Received Not published8 Argyll Place Aberdeen AB25 2EL
Received Not published6 Westerton Road Aberdeen AB15 9NR
Received Not published10 Rubislaw Den South Aberdeen AB15 4BB
Received Not published10 Rubislaw Den South Aberdeen AB15 4BB
Received Not publishedFlat F 51 Castle Street Aberdeen AB11 5BB
Received Not published2 Commerce Street Aberdeen AB11 5EB
Received Not publishedDanestone Police Station Fairview Street Aberdeen AB22 8ZP
Received Not published5 Carden Terrace Carden Place Aberdeen AB10 1US
Received Not published5 Carden Terrace Carden Place Aberdeen AB10 1US
Received Not published15 Anderson Drive Aberdeen AB15 4ST
Received Not publishedSide Of Walker Technical Resources Ltd Shielhill Road Aberdeen AB23 8NN
Received Not publishedR/o 21 And 23 Kepplehills Drive Aberdeen AB21 9PS
Received Not published13 Queen's Road Aberdeen AB15 4YL
Received Not published90 Mastrick Drive Aberdeen AB16 6UJ
Received Not published4 Countesswells Crescent Aberdeen AB15 8LP
Received Not published27 Burnieboozle Crescent Aberdeen AB15 8NR
Received Not publishedKingsacre 257 North Deeside Road Cults Aberdeen AB15 9PA
Received Not publishedFlat A 46 Kintore Place Aberdeen AB25 2TP
Received Not published34 Fittick Place Aberdeen AB12 3PJ
Received Not published179 Sheddocksley Drive Aberdeen AB16 6PL
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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