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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878 approved · 33 refused · 48 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2026/0035
Confirmation of Extant Planning Permission Reference 1973/2701 for Erection of two dwellinghouses
Alehousehill Ironside New Deer Aberdeenshire AB53 6UQ
Received 12 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0036
Alterations and Extension to Pavilion Building and Siting of Replacement Modular Building
Formartine United FC North Lodge Park Oldmeldrum Road Pitmedden Aberdeenshire AB41 7PA
Received 12 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0038
Demolition of Dwellinghouse
Longleys Longside Aberdeenshire AB42 3ED
Received 13 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0039
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse and Erection of Boundary Railings
The Wettins Port Road Inverurie AB51 3SP
Received 13 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0040
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Causeyhill Cottage Crimond Aberdeenshire AB43 8QD
Received 13 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0041
Alterations and Change of Use from Community Centre (Class 10) to Dwellinghouse (Class 9)
Cairnbanno Community Centre Mill Of Greens New Deer AB53 6YD
Received 13 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0042
Erection of 2 Agricultural Storage Buildings
Carpenters Croft Craigston Turriff AB53 5RR
Received 13 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0043
Installation of Replacement Windows, Doors and Extraction Vents
5 To 8 Bridge Street Peterhead AB42 1DH
Received 13 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0044
Alterations to Dwellinghouse to Include Reconfiguration of Internal Layout to Ground and First Floor and Replace Existing Kitchen Windows with Doors
Fasnadarach Dinnet Aboyne AB34 5PP
Received 13 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0045
Alterations to Dwellinghouse and Partial Demolition of Rear Wing
Mill Of Boyndie Inverboyndie Banff Aberdeenshire AB45 2DS
Received 13 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0048
Erection of Agricultural Building
Easterton Of Barnyards Inverugie Peterhead
Received 13 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0049
Erection of Dwellinghouse and Garage
Lofthillock Farm Keithhall Inverurie Aberdeenshire
Received 13 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0050
Change of Use from Shop (Class 1A) to Hot Food Take Away (Sui Generis)
5 Market Buildings Allardice Street Stonehaven AB39 2BY
Received 13 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0051
Installation of 2 Air Source Heat Pumps
East Camaloun Seggat Fyvie AB53 8JY
Received 13 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0052
Erection of Wildlife Tower
Land To The South West Of Fyvie Castle Fyvie Aberdeenshire AB53 8JS
Received 13 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0054
Installation of Toilet and Access Ramp
Land To North East Of Tangleha House St Cyrus DD10 0DQ
Received 14 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0055
Erection of 3 Dwellinghouses
Land At Buchan Braes Boddam Peterhead AB42 3AR
Received 14 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0056
Erection of General Purpose Agricultural Store with Grain Bin
Little Lediken Insch Aberdeenshire AB52 6UA
Received 14 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0057
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse and Formation of Garage
Mill Of Boyndie Inverboyndie Banff Aberdeenshire AB45 2DS
Received 14 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0058
Erection of Dwellinghouse and Garage
Site At Gowanhill Banff
Received 14 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0059
Alterations and Extenions to Agricultural Building
Uras Farm Stonehaven Aberdeenshire AB39 2TN
Received 14 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0060
Erection of Dwellinghouse without Compliance with Condition 1 (Time Condition) of Planning Permission Reference APP/2022/1416
Wester Keilhill Steading Banff Aberdeenshire AB45 3LP
Received 13 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0061
Erection of Dwellinghouse and Sub Division of Feu
The Sheiling Finzean Banchory AB31 6NA
Received 15 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0063
Change of Use from Police Station (Sui Generis) to Dental Practice (Class 1A) (Retrospective)
Former Police Station Cookston Road Portlethen AB12 4PT
Received 15 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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