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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878 approved · 33 refused · 48 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2026/0008
Downtaking and Reinstatement of Boundary Walls and Demolition of Shed
Land At Arbuthnot House And 20 James Street Peterhead Aberdeenshire
Received 6 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0009
Downtaking and Reinstatement of Boundary Walls and Demolition of Shed
Land At Arbuthnot House And 20 James Street Peterhead Aberdeenshire
Received 6 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0010
Erection of Agricultural Storage Building
Land South Of Newlands Fintray Aberdeen AB21 0YQ
Received 6 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0011
Alterations and Extension to Dwellingjhouse
The Neuk Battlehill Road Battlehill Huntly Aberdeenshire AB54 6HX
Received 6 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/0012
Residential Development and Associated Infrastructure (Phases 2 and 3) and Full Planning Permission for Erection of 158 Dwellinghouses and Associated Infrastructure (Phase 1)
Land To The West Of Hillbrae Way Newmachar
Received 7 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0013
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Tizours 173 Watermill Road Fraserburgh AB43 9AG
Received 7 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0014
Erection Of Agricultural Building (Change Of Building Design And Materials To Planning Permission APP/2019/0501) Retrospective
Land To South Of West Lodge Lumphanan Aberdeenshire
Received 7 Jan 2026 - DecidedTRE/2026/0001
Felling of 5 Pine and Spruce Trees
Duff House Royal Golf Club Banff AB45 3SX
Received 7 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0016
Internal Alterations (Retrospective)
Number 30 28 - 30 The Square Huntly AB54 8BR
Received 8 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0017
Alterations to Dwellinghouse
Chrislouan Kinmuck Inverurie AB51 0LN
Received 8 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0020
Erection of Agricultural Building
Broom Of Park Cornhill
Received 8 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0021
Alterations to Dwellinghouse
9 Laverock Road Newburgh AB41 6FN
Received 8 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0023
Extension to Agricultural Building
South Teuchar Cuminestown Aberdeenshire AB53 8HX
Received 8 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0024
Erection of Dwellinghouse, Garage and Shed and Installation of Air Source Heat Pump
Land At Ceolmara 12 Findon Road Findon Portlethen Aberdeenshire
Received 8 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0025
Internal and External Alterations to Building Including Installation of Signage
1 Main Street Turriff Aberdeenshire AB53 4AA
Received 8 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0026
Erection of Dwellinghouse and Garage and Installation of Air Source Heat Pump
Plot 1 Land To East Of The Setters Finzean Banchory Aberdeenshire
Received 8 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0027
Peatland Restoration Scheme
Phases 4 And 5 Hill Of Badymicks Glen Dye Moor Banchory Aberdeenshire
Received 8 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0028
Erection of Fence
Acheron Gordon Crescent Aboyne AB34 5HJ
Received 9 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0029
Erection of Replacement Building (Classes 4 and 5)
E Blast Ltd Tumulus Way Midmill Business Park Kintore AB51 0TG
Received 9 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0030
Change of Use of Open Space to Form Garden Ground and Form Driveway
Land South Of Leddach Road Westhill
Received 9 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0031
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse, Erection of Garage/Workshop and Erection of 1.2m High Fence
5 Mains Of Haulkerton Cottages Laurencekirk AB30 1EL
Received 12 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0032
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
11 Reisque Avenue Newmachar Aberdeenshire AB21 0PP
Received 12 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0033
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
41D Arduthie Road Stonehaven AB39 2EH
Received 12 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0034
Change of Use from Holiday Let to Domestic Ancillary Accommodation
Baley Farmhouse Portsoy Banff AB45 2YQ
Received 12 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.
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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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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