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663 approved · 45 refused · 39 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
107 George Street Aberdeen AB25 1HU
Received Not published154 Bon-accord Street Aberdeen AB11 6TX
Received Not published212 Birkhall Parade Aberdeen AB16 5QX
Received Not published106 Don Street Old Aberdeen Aberdeen AB24 1UY
Received Not published55 Rubislaw Den South Aberdeen AB15 4BA
Received Not publishedUnit 4 Neighbourhood Centre Countesswells Aberdeen AB15 8NF
Received Not published17 Summer Street City Centre Aberdeen AB10 1SB
Received Not published48 Queen's Road Aberdeen AB15 4YE
Received Not published48 Queen's Road Aberdeen AB15 4YE
Received Not published88 Laverock Braes Drive Grandhome Aberdeen Aberdeen City AB22 9AG
Received Not published80 Malcolm Road Peterculter AB14 0XB
Received Not published6 - 14 Great Western Road And 110-114 Holburn Street Aberdeen AB10 6PY
Received Not published9 The Chanonry Adjacent To Road Aberdeen
Received Not publishedLand To South And West Of Forrit Brae Bucksburn Aberdeen AB21 9SL (Rowett South)
Received Not publishedO/s 45 Greenburn Road AB21 9EL S/o Woodville Bankhead Avenue AB21 9ET Aberdeen
Received Not publishedS/o Ruthriehill Road Stoneywood Aberdeen AB21 9JQ
Received Not published2 Laurel View Aberdeen AB22 8XZ
Received Not published104 Grampian Road Aberdeen AB11 8EE
Received Not published38 Beechhill Gardens Aberdeen AB15 7QH
Received Not publishedNorthern Hotel 1 - 3 Great Northern Road Aberdeen AB24 3PS
Received Not publishedFlat B 103 Rosemount Place Aberdeen AB25 2YG
Received Not published656 George Street Aberdeen
Received Not publishedO/S 15 Affleck Street AB11 6JH Aberdeen
Received Not published28 Rubislaw Den North Aberdeen AB15 4AN
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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