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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878 approved · 33 refused · 48 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2026/0094
Alterations to Dwellinghouse to Include Installation of Replacement Roof Coverings to Dwellinghouse and Outbuildings, Alteration of Existing Window to Form Door and Formation of 3 Rooflights and Erection of Shed
7 Castle Street Stonehaven Aberdeenshire AB39 2PA
Received 21 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0095
Alterations to Dwellinghouse to Include Installation of Replacement Roof Coverings to Dwellinghouse and Outbuildings, Alteration of Existing Window to Form Door and Formation of 3 Rooflights and Internal Alterations
7 Castle Street Stonehaven Aberdeenshire AB39 2PA
Received 21 Jan 2026 - DecidedENQ/2026/0090
Erection Of 11 Dwellinghouses (5 Dwellinghouses / 6 Flats)
Former Ellon Academy Annex Site Ellon AB41 9AX
Received 21 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0096
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
2 Mill Of Mowtie Cottages Rickarton Stonehaven Aberdeenshire AB39 3SU
Received 21 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0098
Partial Change of Use and Alterations to Hotel (Use Class 7) to Dwellinghouse (Use Class 9)
Former Dower Hotel New Aberdour Fraserburgh
Received 21 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0099
Partial Change of Use and Alterations to Hotel (Use Class 7) to Dwellinghouse (Use Class 9)
Former Dower Hotel New Aberdour Fraserburgh
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decisionENQ/2026/0098
Erection of 255 Dwellinghouses, Land set aside for Class 1 (Retail) and Class 3 (Restaurant/Cafe) Use and Associated Works
Land At Cromleybank Farm Adjacent To South Road And Kellie Pearl Way Ellon
Received 21 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0100
Condition 1 a) Layout and Siting, b) External Appearance and Finishing Materials, c) Levels Survey and Cross Sections, d) Drainage, e) Access and Visibility Splays, f) Parking and Turning Areas, g) Refuse Uplift Area, h) Landscaping, 8) Energy Statement of Planning Permission in Principle Reference APP/2022/2659 for Erection Of Dwellinghouse
Site At Auchenzeoch Farm Fordoun Laurencekirk Aberdeenshire
Received 21 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0101
Erection of Dwellinghouse
Plot 3 Land At Allathan Farm Pitmedden
Received 21 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0102
Erection of Domestic Garage
Newton Croft Alvah Banff Aberdeenshire AB45 3UX
Received 21 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0103
Erection of Outbuilding/Changing Facility (Change of Design to Approved Application Ref APP/2025/0443)
Laurencekirk Bowling Club Bowling Green Garvock Road Laurencekirk AB30 1FJ
Received 21 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0109
Alterations and Extension to Fishing Lodge
Ardoe Fishing Hut Ardoe Aberdeenshire
Received 22 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0110
Erection of 6 Affordable Flats
Land At 1-3 Rose Street And 38 Broad Street Peterhead
Received 22 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0112
Renewal of APP/2023/0342 Siting of Catering Van
C & L Catering Land To South East Of Dunnottar Castle Lodge Stonehaven Aberdeenshire AB39 2TL
Received 23 Jan 2026 - DecidedENQ/2026/0115
Proposed Section 36 Consent Scoping Consultation for Erection of 9 Wind Turbines (up to 200m to blade tip), 20MW BESS and Associated Infrastructure (Development Total Capacity 84.4MW)
Foudland Hill Wind Farm Insch Aberdeenshire
Received 23 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0113
Retention of Temporary Building for Class 6 Storage Without Compliance with Condition 1 (Temporary Time Period) of Planning Permission Reference APP/2020/2474
SURECLEAN LTD Unit 1 Barra Business Park Mounie Drive Oldmeldrum AB51 0GX
Received 23 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0114
Alterations to Conservatory to Replace Polycarbonate Roof with Slate and Windows and Doors
14 Earls Court Boddam Aberdeenshire AB42 3NX
Received 23 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0115
Installation of Replacement Windows in relation to Prior Notification APP/2025/2000
29 Bridge Street Strichen Aberdeenshire AB43 6SS
Received 23 Jan 2026 - DecidedTRE/2026/0002
Felling of 1 Oak and 7 Silver Birch
Mill Of Benholm Benholm Johnshaven Montrose DD10 0HT
Received 26 Jan 2026 - DecidedTRE/2026/0003
Felling of 2 Elm Trees
8 King David Drive Inverbervie Aberdeenshire DD10 0SW
Received 26 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0116
Erection of Free Range Poultry Building, 2 Silos and Associated Infrastructure
Cromlet Farm Katherines To Andrewsford St Katherines AB51 8SP
Received 26 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0117
Erection of Free Range Poultry Building, 2 Feed Silos and Associated Infrastructure
Field Below Steading St Johns Wells Farm Fyvie AB51 8PX
Received 26 Jan 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0118
Erection of Dutch Barn
Land At Mossneuk Farm Ellon AB41 8ED
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/0119
Erection of Dwellinghouse
South Of Sunnyside Farm Hattoncrook Whiterashes Aberdeen AB21 0QQ
Received 26 Jan 2026
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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