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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878 approved · 33 refused · 48 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
More application records
- DecidedAPP/2025/1697
Erection of Poultry Shed (Egg Production Unit), Feed Silos, Associated Works and Formation of Access
Land North Of The Ury Estate Stonehaven AB39 3ST
Received 14 Oct 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/1732
Erection of Dwellinghouse
Land At Botany View St Fergus Peterhead AB42 3EF
Received 20 Oct 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/1745
Erection of Replacement Public Toilet
Public Convenience New Aberdour Aberdeenshire
Received 23 Oct 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/1746
Erection of Fence (Retrospective)
49 St Michael's Road Newtonhill Aberdeenshire AB39 3RW
Received 23 Oct 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/1759
Installation of Air Source Heat Pump (Retrospective)
Gleneagles 162A High Street Gardenstown AB45 3YW
Received 27 Oct 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/1784
Conversion of Steading to Form 3 Dwellinghouses
Chapel Of Towie Glenkindie Alford Aberdeenshire AB33 8SH
Received 30 Oct 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/1810
Erection of Dwellinghouse
Site Adjacent To Wester Brae Hatton Peterhead
Received 5 Nov 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/1815
Proposed Partial Change of Use of Part of Building from Use Class 10 Non-Residential Institutions to Use Class 1A Financial Services
Garioch Heritage Centre Loco Works Road Inverurie AB51 4FY
Received 6 Nov 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/1829
Formation of Salmon Hatchery
Land South Of Wester Rora Peterhead Aberdeenshire AB42 4UQ
Received 11 Nov 2025 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2025/1851
Erection of Cultivation Facility
OP1 Site Land At West Pitmillan Foveran Newburgh Ellon AB41 6AL
Received 13 Nov 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/1859
Phase 1 Works - Refurbishment / Reconstruction Of Existing Buildings including Part Change of Use from Class 6 (Storage) to Class 4 (Business) and Class 10 (Non Residential Institutions), Landscaping Works and Installation of Solar PVs, Air Source Heat Pump and Drainage Infrastructure
Mains House Fyvie Aberdeenshire AB53 8JS
Received 14 Nov 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/1865
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
2 Wrangham Cottages Insch Aberdeenshire AB52 6TQ
Received 17 Nov 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/1866
Formation of Manege (Retrospective)
Land South Of 4 Moor Of Balvack Monymusk Inverurie AB51 7SQ
Received 17 Nov 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/1894
Change of Use of Woodland to Garden Ground and Siting of 2 Glamping Pods
Site Adjacent To Craig Alvah Lodge Banff
Received 20 Nov 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/1928
Change of Use for Public House (Sui Generis) to Residential (Class 9)
The Mormond 2 Water Street Strichen AB43 6ST
Received 24 Nov 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/1933
Erection of Hoarding Sign (Non-Illuminated)
Site To The North Of Peterhead Substation Boddam Peterhead Aberdeenshire
Received 25 Nov 2025 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2025/1953
Erection of Replacement Dwellinghouse
Hillcrest 2 South Street Aberchirder AB54 7XR
Received 28 Nov 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/1954
Erection of Shed (Retrospective)
59 Golf Road Ballater Aberdeenshire AB35 5RU
Received 28 Nov 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/1957
Erection of Replacement Garage
Newseat Cottage Meikle Wartle Inverurie Aberdeenshire AB51 5BP
Received 1 Dec 2025 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2025/1978
Residential Development of 141 Houses with Associated Infrastructure
Site To The North And East Of Cromleybank Farm Ellon
Received 2 Dec 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/1980
Erection of Outbuilding
82 Kirkburn Laurencekirk AB30 1LG
Received 2 Dec 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/1991
Erection of Caf� (Class 3) with Drive Thru Takeaway (Sui Generis) and Associated Works
Site At North Castle Road (A920) At Its Junction With Balmacassie Brae Ellon Aberdeenshire
Received 3 Dec 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/1995
Erection of 6 Dwellinghouses
Site at Church Road Luthermuir AB30 1YS
Received 4 Dec 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/1998
Alterations to Dwellinghouse including Replacement of Roof Pan Tiles with Slate and Installation of Rooflights (Retrospective)
47 Shore Street Pennan Aberdeenshire AB43 6JB
Received 4 Dec 2025
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 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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