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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878 approved · 33 refused · 48 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2025/2105
Erection of Wash House and Office Cabins, Proposed Retrospective Siting of Static Caravan, Relocation and Re-Design of Approved (APP/2021/0584) Short Term Holiday Let Cabin and Retrospective Alterations to Approved (APP/2021/0584) Short Term Holiday Let Cabins
Newton Of Gairn Bridge Of Gairn Ballater AB35 5UD
Received 18 Dec 2025 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2025/2113
Formation of Golf Course Short Game Area
Land To The South East Of Club House Trump International Golf Course Balmedie Aberdeenshire AB23 8YE
Received 19 Dec 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/2114
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse and Erection of Garage witih Domestic Workshop
Murrayfield 3A Tannery Street Banff AB45 1ER
Received 19 Dec 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/2121
Access 1 Upgrade of Existing Track Formation of Turning Area and Hardstanding (Forestry)
Land To North Of Auld Auchindoir Lumsden AB54 4JH
Received 19 Dec 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/2123
Installation Of Royal Mail Parcel Locker
Kinellar Community Hall Fintray Road Blackburn AB21 0JQ
Received 22 Dec 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/2126
Erection of Dwellinghouse Including Installation of Air Source Heat Pump (amendment to previous approval 2012/0243/DET / APP/2012/2389)
Land At Braeview Braemar AB35 5XX
Received 22 Dec 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/2127
Alterations to Existing Derelict Dwellinghouse to Form Recreational Building (Sui Generis)
Braeview Braemar AB35 5XX
Received 22 Dec 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/2130
Alterations and Maintenance to Existing Private Way (Forestry)
Land Between Stony Hill And Barnoch Hill Glenbuchat Strathdon Aberdeenshire
Received 22 Dec 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/2131
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Installation of Raised Decking Area
Maryfield 22 Castle Road Ellon Aberdeenshire AB41 9EY
Received 22 Dec 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/2134
Erection of Free Range Poultry Shed (Egg Production) and Feed Silos
Land At Uppermill Tarves Ellon AB41 7NP
Received 23 Dec 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/2137
Alterations to Dwellinghouse Including Installation of Replacement Windows, Repairs to Windows and Render and General Refurbishment
Bucket Mill Cottage Finzean Banchory AB31 6NE
Received 23 Dec 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/2138
Formation of Vehicular Access and Parking Area
Gamrie Gardens Gamrie Banff Aberdeenshire AB45 3HJ
Received 23 Dec 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/2139
Upgrades and Alterations to Existing Private Way
Carlinden Burn Lumsden Aberdeenshire AB54 4JA
Received 23 Dec 2025 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2025/2140
Replacement Windows and Door (Retrospective)
9 & 10 West End Whitehills Aberdeenshire AB45 2NL
Received 29 Dec 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/2141
Retrospective Section 37 Consent On Overhead Line
Nethermill Steading Glenkindie Alford
Received 30 Dec 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/2142
Erection of Dwellinghouse
Site At Flushing Meadows Inverallochy Fraserburgh
Received 30 Dec 2025 - DecidedAPP/2025/2144
Installation of Electric Vehicle Charger (EV) and Associated Works
Land Adjacent To 44 Clerkhill Road Clerkhill Peterhead Aberdeenshire AB42 2XE
Received 31 Dec 2025 - DecidedAPP/2026/0001
Alterations to Forestry Private Way
Access 1 Berrymoss Forest Berrymoss Hatton Aberdeenshire
Received 5 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0002
Alterations to Forestry Private Way
Access 2 Berrymoss Forest Berrymoss Hatton Aberdeenshire
Received 5 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0003
Demolition of Steading and Erection of Dwellinghouse
Site Adjacent To Hillhead Croft St Magnus Road Sandhaven Aberdeenshire
Received 5 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0004
Alterations and Change of Use of Dwellinghouses (Class 9) to form Additional Hotel Guest Accommodation (Class 7)
1, 1A, 2, 3 And 4 Coastguard Cottages Balmedie AB23 8YH
Received 5 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0005
Alterations and Change of Use from Shop (Class 1A) to Dwellinghouse (Class 9) without Compliance with Condition 3 (Flood Doors) of Planning Permission Reference APP/2024/1726
5 - 7 Victoria Road Ballater AB35 5QQ
Received 5 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0006
Erection of Dwellinghouse (Change of Housetype to Planning Permission Reference APP/2022/1239 for Erection of Dwellinghouse and Alterations to Agricultural Building)
Plot 1 Land At South Mains Of Auchleuchries Hatton Peterhead
Received 6 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0007
Demolition of Dwellinghouse and Erection of Replacement Dwellinghouse
21 South Street Johnshaven Aberdeenshire
Received 6 Jan 2026
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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