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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878 approved · 33 refused · 48 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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.
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/2025/2067
Erection of Cabin (Class 11)
The Vinery Airlie Gardens Banff Aberdeenshire AB45 1AZ
Received 16 Dec 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/2068
Installation Of Air Source Heat Pump and Solar Panels
Laundry House Fyvie Castle Fyvie AB53 8JS
Received 16 Dec 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/2069
Installation Of Air Source Heat Pump, Solar Panels And Internal Insulation
Laundry House Fyvie Castle Fyvie AB53 8JS
Received 16 Dec 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/2070
Erection of Wind Turbine
East Ardmachron Cruden Bay Aberdeenshire AB42 0PJ
Received 16 Dec 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/2071
Erection of Garage
East Wood Croft Culsalmond Insch AB52 6UQ
Received 16 Dec 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/2075
Erection of Dwellinghouse
Site To The East Of Auchnabo House Collieston Ellon
Received 17 Dec 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/2076
Alterations to Existing Access and Formation of Forestry Road
Land At Brownhill Forest Berefold Ellon Aberdeenshire AB41 8EX
Received 17 Dec 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/2077
Formation of Forest Access And Turning Area
Land At Inverebrie Forest Mains Of Inverebrie Ellon Aberdeenshire AB41 8PX
Received 17 Dec 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/2078
Alterations to Dwellinghouse (Retrospective)
Carronbank 85 Cameron Street Stonehaven Aberdeenshire AB39 2HF
Received 17 Dec 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/2079
Removal of Entrance Porch, Replacement of Harling, Installation of Additional Downpipes and Light Fittings (Retrospective)
Carronbank 85 Cameron Street Stonehaven Aberdeenshire AB39 2HF
Received 17 Dec 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/2082
Alterations and Extension to Building
Unit 3 North Meadows Oldmeldrum Aberdeenshire AB51 0GQ
Received 17 Dec 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/2083
Erection of Garden Room
5 Malcolm Crescent Kingseat Newmachar AB21 0AL
Received 17 Dec 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/2084
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Ardnagowan The Lane Sauchen Aberdeenshire AB51 7PA
Received 17 Dec 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/2085
Extension of Agricultural Building
Land At Ednie House St Fergus Aberdeenshire AB42 3BU
Received 17 Dec 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/2086
Change of Use of from Public House/Hotel to Class 9 (Dwellinghouse)
Ship Inn Halsey Drive Edzell Woods Aberdeenshire DD9 7XE
Received 17 Dec 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/2088
Erection of Buildings for Retail Use (Class 1A), Drive-Thru Restaurant (Class 3), Hot Food Takeaway (Sui Generis) and Associated Infrastructure
Site At South Harbour Road Fraserburgh
Received 17 Dec 2025 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2025/2090
Erection of Dwellinghouse
Land North Of Kepplestone Croft Slateford Balmedie AB23 8WT
Received 17 Dec 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/2095
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse (To Form Ancillary Accommodation)
The Parsonage Fasque Fettercairn Aberdeenshire AB30 1DJ
Received 18 Dec 2025 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2025/2096
Erection of 5 Dwellinghouses (Change of House Types of Planning Permission Reference APP/2018/0686) and Subdivision of Plot 81
Kirkview Brae St Cyrus Montrose DD10 0EJ
Received 18 Dec 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/2099
Siting Of Two Holiday Accommodation Pods (Sui Generis)
Site At Bracken Cottage Benholm Johnshaven Aberdeenshire
Received 18 Dec 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/2100
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Blair Bungalow Fintray Aberdeen AB21 0JL
Received 18 Dec 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/2101
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
3 Oldmains Of Fasque Cottages Fettercairn Laurencekirk Aberdeenshire AB30 1DL
Received 18 Dec 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/2102
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
3 Oldmains Of Fasque Cottages Fettercairn AB30 1DL
Received 18 Dec 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/2103
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
13 Deveron Avenue Ladysbridge Banff Aberdeenshire AB45 2TE
Received 18 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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