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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878 approved · 33 refused · 48 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2026/0216
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Nether Toucks Stonehaven Aberdeenshire AB39 3XH
Received 10 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0217
Formation of Borrow Pit
Land To North West Of Red House Mar Lodge Estate Braemar
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/0218
Erection Of 3 Holiday Lodges
Land To The East Of Lochter Activity Centre Oldmeldrum AB51 0DZ
Received 11 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0219
Retrospective S37 Consent for Overhead Line
The Kennels Crimonmogate, Lonmay Fraserburgh AB43 8SB
Received 11 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0220
Alterations to Building
Peregrine House Peregrine Road Westhill Aberdeen AB32 6JL
Received 11 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0224
Erection of 2 Agricultural Buildings
Springfield Steading Netherley Stonehaven Aberdeenshire AB39 3RY
Received 11 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0225
Demolition of Dwellinghouse and Erection of Dwellinghouse and Garage
Tombeg Monymusk Aberdeenshire
Received 11 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0226
Erection of 2 Agricultural Buildings
Site To The East Of Wardwell Inverkeithny Huntly Aberdeenshire AB54 7XE
Received 11 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0227
Formation of Access
Springfield Steading Netherley Stonehaven Aberdeenshire AB39 3RY
Received 12 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0229
Display of Non-Illuminated Totem Sign
Tesco Stores Ltd Tesco Hill Of Banchory East Banchory Aberdeenshire AB31 5NY
Received 12 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0230
Erection of Replacement Gate
Ardlui Slug Road Stonehaven Aberdeenshire AB39 2DU
Received 12 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0231
Erection of General Purpose Greenkeeper Store
Land At Cruden Bay Golf Club Aulton Road Cruden Bay Aberdeenshire AB42 0NN
Received 12 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0232
Erection of Agricultural Storage Building
Netherhills Fisherie Turriff
Received 12 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0233
Demolition Of Dwellinghouse
1 Luther Bridge Cottages Lutherbridge Laurencekirk Aberdeenshire AB30 1QT
Received 12 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0234
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
28 Johnston Street Laurencekirk Aberdeenshire AB30 1AN
Received 12 Feb 2026 - DecidedENQ/2026/0227
Erection of Electric Vehicle Charging Hub with Cafe and Retail Store with Associated Access, Car Parking, Landscaping and Works
New Mains Of Ury Ury Stonehaven Aberdeenshire AB39 3QA
Received 12 Feb 2026 - DecidedENQ/2026/0228
Construction of Synchronous Condenser and Associated Infrastructure
Land To The East Of Buckie Farm Boddam Aberdeenshire AB42 3AJ
Received 12 Feb 2026 - DecidedENQ/2026/0238
Erection of Free Range Poultry Building, 2 Feed Silos and Associated Infrastructure
Field Below Steading St Johns Wells Farm Fyvie AB51 8PX
Received 13 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0243
Demolition and Erection of Dwellinghouse
Stanhope 16 Iona Avenue Buchanhaven Peterhead Aberdeenshire AB42 1NZ
Received 13 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0244
Installation of Water Storage Tank
Fraserburgh Golf Club Fraserburgh Aberdeenshire AB43 8TL
Received 13 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0245
Erection of Poultry Shed and 3 Feed Silos
Arnhall Farms Edzell Woods Aberdeenshire DD9 7UZ
Received 13 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0246
Installation of Replacement Windows
Old Post House 10 Abbey Street Old Deer Aberdeenshire AB42 5LN
Received 13 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0248
Erection of Dwellinghouse with Attached Garage and Domestic Shed
Plot 5 East Of Hillhead Croft Chapel Of Garioch Inverurie Aberdeenshire
Received 16 Feb 2026 - DecidedTRE/2026/0005
Felling of 10 Elm Trees
Woodland Durn Road Portsoy
Received 16 Feb 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsResearching a proposal in Aberdeenshire
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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