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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878 approved · 33 refused · 48 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/2026/0297
Erection of Agricultural Storage Building
Nethermill Ellon Aberdeenshire AB41 8DG
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/0298
Erection of 11 Dwellinghouses and Installation of Air Source Heat Pumps and Associated Infrastructure
Land South Of Earnsheugh Terrace Findon
Received 20 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0299
Extensions to Dwellinghouse
Little Haddo Farmhouse Newburgh Aberdeenshire AB41 6AE
Received 20 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0300
Installation of Ground Mounted Solar Photovoltaic Array and Associated Infrastructure
Meadows Sports Centre Meadows Way Ellon Aberdeenshire AB41 9QJ
Received 20 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0301
Change of Use from Class 1A (Shop and Financial, Professional and Other Services) to (Sui Generis) Domestic Flat
22D Bridge Street Banchory Aberdeenshire AB31 5SX
Received 20 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0303
Alterations and Extension to Domestic Building
Deirdres Banff Aberdeenshire AB45 3XN
Received 20 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0305
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
11 Colleonard Drive Banff Aberdeenshire AB45 1DP
Received 20 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0306
Erection of Agricultural Storage Building
Backhill Of Westerton Rothienorman AB53 8QY
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/0307
Change of Use of Land to Form Glamping Site including Installation of Glamping Pod, Toilet, Hot Tub and Pergola (Retrospective)
Site East Of Abbey Cottage Hatton Of Fintray
Received 20 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0308
Removal of Cement Render and Re-Pointing of Stonework
Glencairn High Street Auchenblae AB30 1WR
Received 23 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0310
Erection of Dwellinghouse (Change of House Design to Planning Permission APP/2024/1175)
Bovaglie House Girnock Ballater Aberdeenshire AB35 5AD
Received 23 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0311
Discharge of Conditions 7 (Habitat Management Plan), 21 (Site Investigation/Remediation Strategy) and 28 (Landscaping Scheme) of Planning Permission Reference APP/2024/1927 for National for Erection of 400kV AC Substation and Associated Infrastructure
Land At Mains Of Greens Cuminestown Aberdeenshire AB53 5YQ
Received 16 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0312
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
74 Riverside Drive Stonehaven Aberdeenshire AB39 2GP
Received 23 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0313
Erection of Agricultural Building
Mains Of Woodstone St Cyrus Aberdeenshire DD10 0DF
Received 23 Feb 2026 - DecidedENQ/2026/0293
Residential Development, Associated Infrastructure and Open Space
OP1 And OP2 Sites Land At Balmedie South Eigie Road Balmedie Aberdeenshire
Received 23 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0314
Demolition of Steading and Erection of Dwellinghouse and Erection of Replacement Dwellinghouse (Short Term Let)
Drymills Balmoral Ballater Aberdeenshire AB35 5TB
Received 23 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0316
Installation of Flue and Boiler
Frendraught House Forgue Huntly Aberdeenshire AB54 6EB
Received 24 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0317
Display of Signage (non-illuminated)
Land East Of Loverose Way Blackdog Aberdeenshire
Received 24 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0318
Formation of Caravan Park (21 Static Holiday Lets) and Erection of Wash Room Without Compliance with Condition 1 (Start) of Planning Permission APP/2022/0934
Land At Dunnydeer Home Farm South Insch Aberdeenshire AB52 6LW
Received 24 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0319
Erection of Agricultural Storage Building
Land At Knowley Meikle Wartle Aberdeenshire AB51 5BR
Received 25 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0320
Extension to Care Home
Bonnyton House Beechwood Avenue Ellon Aberdeenshire AB41 9DH
Received 25 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0321
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Legatesden Farm Pitcaple Inverurie Aberdeenshire AB51 5DT
Received 25 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0322
Alterations to Dwellinghouse (Removal of Cement Render and Re-Pointing of Stonework)
Glencairn High Street Auchenblae Aberdeenshire AB30 1WR
Received 25 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0323
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
The Bungalow Greenlaw Alvah Banff Aberdeenshire AB45 3UB
Received 25 Feb 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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