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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878 approved · 33 refused · 48 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/0067
Formation of Access
Land Adjacent To Old Schoolhouse Barras Stonehaven Aberdeenshire
Received 16 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0069
Change of Use of Agricultural Land to Class 9 (Domestic) and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Waterhill Of Bruxie Maud Aberdeenshire AB42 5PQ
Received 16 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0070
Change of Use from Agricultural Land to Class 6 (Extension to Storage Yard)
Site Adjacent To Ram Tubulars Birchwood Kinellar Aberdeen AB21 0SH
Received 16 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0071
Discharge of Planning Conditions 5 (Offsite Landscaping), 6 (PMO), 9 (ECoW), 10 (BEMP) and 11 (Archaeology) of Planning Permission Reference APP/2024/1714 for National for Erection of a Strategic Electricity Transmission Hub Including 400kV AC Substation, 132kV AC Substation, 2 HVDC Converter Stations, Transmission Hall, Spares Warehouse, Operations Base and Associated Works
Netherton Hub Land West Of Parkhills Farm Blackhills Peterhead
Received 16 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0072
Renewal of Planning Permission Reference APP/2023/0163 Erection of Dwellinghouse including Change of Use of Land from Agricultural to Domestic Garden Ground and Formation of Access
Land To The East Of Cottown Strathdon
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0073
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
2 Broadlands Gardens Westhill Aberdeenshire AB32 6LB
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0074
Installation of Replacement Fire Escape Stairs, Alterations to First Floor Roof to form Flat Roof, Balustrade and Fire Escape Stairs, Installation of Kitchen Stairs and Internal Alterations
Huntly Arms Hotel Charlestown Road Aboyne Aberdeenshire AB34 5HS
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0075
Installation of Replacement Fire Escape Stairs, Alterations to First Floor Roof to form Flat Roof, Balustrade and Fire Escape Stairs, Installation of Kitchen Stair
Huntly Arms Hotel Charlestown Road Aboyne Aberdeenshire AB34 5HS
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0076
Change of Use from Library (Class 10) to Health and Wellbeing Clinic (Class 1A) with Training Facility (Class 10) Including Erection of Fence
Former Ellon Library Station Road Ellon Aberdeenshire AB41 9AE
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0077
Part Change of Use of General Industrial Yard (Class 5) and Siting of 2 Units for Hot Food Take Away (Sui Generis) (Retrospective)
4 Church Terrace Inverurie Aberdeenshire AB51 3NP
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0078
Erection of Agricultural Shed
Newells Farm Oldmeldrum Aberdeenshire AB51 0AX
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/0079
Erection of 3 Dwellinghouses
Land To West Of St Katherines Fyvie Turriff AB51 8SP
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0080
Formation of Private Way
75M East Of Inverord Cottage Skene Westhill
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0081
Proposed Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse and Erection of Detached Garage
Bents Farmhouse Muchalls Newtonhill Aberdeenshire AB39 3PL
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0082
Proposed Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Parkvilla 39 Donside Road Alford Aberdeenshire AB33 8QD
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0083
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
9 Naismith Drive Chapelton Aberdeenshire AB39 8BD
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0084
Installation of Replacement Doors and Internal Alterations (Retrospective)
The Toll House Howe Of Gellymill Banff Aberdeenshire AB45 3QL
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0085
Change of Use of Church (Class 10) to Funeral Directors (Class 1)
West Parish Church Victoria Street Fraserburgh Aberdeenshire
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/0086
Alterations to Existing Access to form Turning Area and Erection of Post & Wire Fence
Land To The North West Of Tillycairn Steading Tarves Ellon Aberdeenshire AB41 7NQ
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0088
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Laurwood Ballogie Aboyne Aberdeenshire AB34 5DN
Received 20 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0089
Erection of Dwellinghouse and Garage
Land At Mill Of Newburgh Main Street Newburgh AB41 6BP
Received 20 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decisionENQ/2026/0079
Residential Development of 141 Houses with Associated Infrastructure
Site To The North And East Of Cromleybank Farm Ellon
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/0091
Storage of Hazardous Substances
Glendronach Distillery Forgue Huntly AB54 6DB
Received 20 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0092
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
41 Rathen Road Inverallochy Aberdeenshire AB43 8YB
Received 20 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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