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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878 approved · 33 refused · 48 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2026/0259
Erection of Dwellinghouse and Detached Garage (Change of House Type to Planning Permission APP/2022/1439)
Site Off Main Road Mains O Noth Rhynie Aberdeenshire
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/0260
Demolition of Dwellinghouse and Outbuildings and Erection of 3 Dwellinghouses
3 Crichie Cottages Port Elphinstone Inverurie Aberdeenshire AB51 5NP
Received 17 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0261
Erection of Temporary Building (Class 6)
MH Wirth UK Ltd Tofthills Avenue Midmill Business Park Kintore Aberdeenshire AB51 0QP
Received 17 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0262
Erection of Dwellinghouse (Change of House type to Planning Permission APP/2025/1247)
Land To The West Of Glenfinnan Findon Portlethen
Received 17 Feb 2026 - DecidedTRE/2026/0006
Felling of Pine Tree
78 Gordon Street Huntly Aberdeenshire AB54 8ES
Received 17 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0278
Formation of Private Access Road
Site To The West Of Wester Pettymarcus Clola Peterhead Aberdeenshire
Received 17 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0279
Formation of Private Way and Borrow Pit (Forestry)
Land To East Of NATIONAL TRUST Bob Scott's Bothy Braemar Aberdeenshire
Received 17 Feb 2026 - DecidedTRE/2026/0007
Tree Maintenance Works
Land North Of Burnside Croft Drumlithie Stonehaven AB39 3UH
Received 18 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0280
Erection of Recreational Hut
Land at Muirhead Ordhead Inverurie AB51 7RB
Received 18 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0281
Erection of Agricultural Building
Dubton Farm Marykirk AB30 1PP
Received 17 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0282
Installation of Replacement Doors
Adenlea 3-5 Abbey Street Old Deer Aberdeenshire AB42 5LN
Received 18 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0283
Installation of Replacement Windows and Doors
Adenlea 3-5 Abbey Street Old Deer Aberdeenshire AB42 5LN
Received 18 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0284
Installation of Footbridge and Formation of Path
Land Adjacent To Ballater Golf Course Ballater Aberdeenshire
Received 18 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0285
Alterations and Dormer Extension to Dwellinghouse
16 Cuninghill Avenue Inverurie Aberdeenshire AB51 3TZ
Received 18 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0286
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Little Pitnamoon Laurencekirk Aberdeenshire AB30 1ES
Received 18 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0287
Erection of Dwellinghouse
Land At Bonnyview Cortiecram Mintlaw AB42 4UL
Received 18 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0288
Erection of Ancillary Domestic Building
6 Dee Street Ballater AB35 5RH
Received 18 Feb 2026 - DecidedTRE/2026/0008
Pruning of 2 Sycamore Trees
Larkview Woodside Road Banchory AB31 4EN
Received 19 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0289
Formation of Access
Cummerton Bellabeg Strathdon Aberdeenshire AB36 8UP
Received 19 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0291
Erection of 2 Dwellinghouses (Change of House Type to Planning Permission Reference APP/2022/0049)
Plots 48 And 49 Westhaven Development Cairnbulg Fraserburgh
Received 19 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0292
Erection of Agricultural Building
Auld Mill Brae Of Lesmoir Rhynie AB54 4HN
Received 19 Feb 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/0294
Alterations and Extension to Garden Centre and Associated Ground Works
Kirktown Garden Centre Fetteresso Stonehaven AB39 3UP
Received 19 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0295
Erection of Dwellinghouse Without Compliance with Condition 6 (Waste Water Disposal) of Planning Permission Reference APP/2021/0809
Land At South Teuchar Teuchar Road Cuminestown Aberdeenshire AB53 8HQ
Received 20 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0296
Formation of Outdoor Sand School and Erection of Lighting
Land To The East Of Nethermill Ellon Aberdeenshire AB41 8DG
Received 20 Feb 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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