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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
Aberdeenshire
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Aberdeenshire. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates1,465Searchable applications
414Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 911 approved or refused records
33Refused applications
878 approved · 33 refused · 48 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Oct 2020 to 24 Sept 2026. 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Planning information Planning and buildingContact planning Contact Planning teamLocal plan Local Development Plan 2029Pre-application advice Planning pre-application advice
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning@aberdeenshire.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiries01467534333Council source
- Planning enquiriesplanningenforcement@aberdeenshire.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas39 mapped area records
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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.
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- DecidedAPP/2020/2085
Erection of 12 Dwellinghouses and Associated Infrastructure
Site At Former Markethill School Baden Powell Road Turriff AB53 4FE
Received 22 Oct 2020 - DecidedAPP/2023/1842
Alterations to Church
Foveran Church Foveran AB41 6AP
Received 2 Oct 2023 - DecidedAPP/2024/1102
Erection of a Single 800kW Wind Turbine, 60M Hub Height, 84M Blade Tip Height (an Extension of the Existing St John's Wells Wind Turbines (APP/2006/3851 and APP/2009/4121)) and Associated Infrastructure
St John's Wells Fyvie Turriff AB53 8PX
Received 2 Jul 2024 - DecidedAPP/2024/1278
Erection of 3 Dwellinghouses
Land At Auquorthies Steading Stonehaven AB39 3RJ
Received 1 Aug 2024 - DecidedAPP/2024/1631
Extension to Quarry
Land Adjacent To Cross Stones Quarry Hillhead Road Ellon Aberdeenshire
Received 2 Oct 2024 - DecidedAPP/2025/0560
Installation of 1.35 MW Ground Mounted Solar Array and Associated Infrastructure
Land At Droop Hill Glenbervie Stonehaven Aberdeenshire AB39 3YG
Received 9 Apr 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/0581
Erection of Dwellinghouse and Garage
Former Council Trades Depot Crown Street Turriff AB53 4DN
Received 11 Apr 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/0614
Erection of Dwellinghouse and Garage (Renewal of Approved APP/2020/1820)
Coalford Stables Drumoak Aberdeenshire
Received 17 Apr 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/0765
Installation of 49.9 MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and Associated Infrastructure
Field On West Side Of Boothby Road Fraserburgh
Received 9 May 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/0854
Erection of 3 Dwellinghouses and Garages and Installation of Air Source Heat Pumps
Craigmoston Steading Laurencekirk
Received 26 May 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/0859
Formation of Surface Water Drainage Infrastructure (Soakaways)
Land At The Former Markethill Primary School Baden Powell Road Turriff AB53 4FE
Received 27 May 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/0877
Change Of Use To Form Football Pitch And Associated Facilities
Site Adjacent To Safelift Offshore Ltd Aquithie Road Kemnay AB51 5PD
Received 29 May 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/0993
Construction of Synchronous Condenser and Associated Infrastructure
Land To The East Of Buckie Farm Boddam Aberdeenshire AB42 3AJ
Received 17 Jun 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/1099
Demolition of Building and Erection of Dwellinghouse
Land At Upperton Oyne Insch AB52 6RH
Received 7 Jul 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/1162
Erection of Dwellinghouse and Wind Turbine (Hub Height 8 metres) Total Height 8.9 metres
Land At Hill Of Cook Crudie Turriff AB53 5QR
Received 15 Jul 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/1240
Extension to Caravan Park, Erection of 13 Holiday Lodges, Amenity Building (Cafe/Restaurant/Laundry and Sanitary Facilities) and Formation of 12 Mobile Caravan Pitching Sites
Hillhead Caravan Park Kintore AB51 0YX
Received 29 Jul 2025 - DecidedENQ/2025/1103
Upgrade To The Existing 132 Kv Fetteresso Substation, Including The Installation Of A Combined Gas Insulated Switchgear (Gis) And Control Building And Ancillary Works, Means Of Access, Site Drainage, Landscaping And Other Associated Operations.
Fetteresso Substation Fetteresso Stonehaven Aberdeenshire AB39 3UX
Received 1 Aug 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/1278
Erection of Community Centre (Use Class 10) with Associated Landscaping and Car Parking
Land To The North Of Booth Gardens Blackdog Bridge Of Don Aberdeen AB23 8BT
Received 4 Aug 2025 - DecidedENQ/2025/1154
Erection of Poultry Shed (Egg Production), 2 Feed Silos and Associated Infrastructure
Clayfords Strichen Aberdeenshire AB43 6RH
Received 11 Aug 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/1322
Demolition of Dwellinghouse and Erection of Replacement Dwellinghouse
73 Main Street Fraserburgh Aberdeenshire AB43 9RT
Received 12 Aug 2025 - DecidedENQ/2025/1169
Erection of Free-Range Poultry Shed (Egg Production) and 4 Feed Silos
Land At Uppermill Farm Tarves Ellon Aberdeenshire AB41 7NP
Received 14 Aug 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/1485
Erection of 5 Dwellinghouses and Associated Works
Land At Templand Auchterless Turriff AB53 8BD
Received 9 Sept 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/1524
Alterations to Building
Units 1-6 And 9-18 Broad Place Peterhead Aberdeenshire AB42 1JD
Received 15 Sept 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/1683
Erection of 175 Dwellinghouses and Associated Infrastructure
Kirkton Heights Phase 2 Development Boothby Road Fraserburgh Aberdeenshire
Received 10 Oct 2025
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start 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.
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Aberdeenshire, 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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