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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878 approved · 33 refused · 48 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2026/0324
Removal And Reinstatement of Ground and First Floor Ceilings and Cornices
Arbuthnot House 62 Broad Street Peterhead Aberdeenshire AB42 1BX
Received 25 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0325
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Capulford Croft Methlick Aberdeenshire AB41 7BS
Received 25 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0326
Erection of a Replacement Dwelling
Vygeboom Durno Inverurie Aberdeenshire AB51 5ER
Received 25 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0327
Erection of Dwellinghouse (Removal of Condition No. 4 of APP/2006/2872) Without Compliance with Condition 4 (Occupancy) of Planning Permission Reference APP/2007/0871
New House Banff Aberdeenshire AB45 3AX
Received 25 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0328
Erection of Agricultural Building
Site To The South East Of Valhalla Starnafin Road Crimond Fraserburgh
Received 25 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0329
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Cranna Bridge Aberchirder Aberdeenshire AB54 7TX
Received 26 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0330
Erection Of Dog Hydrotherapy Pool without Compliance With Condition 3 (Public Water Supply) of Planning Permission Reference APP/2025/1238
Moss Croft Country Kennels Moss Croft Slains Ellon Aberdeenshire AB41 8JZ
Received 26 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0332
Installation of Replacement Windows
Adenlea 3-5 Abbey Street Old Deer Aberdeenshire AB42 5LN
Received 26 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0333
Erection of Dwellinghouse (Amended House Design to Planning Permission Reference APP/2023/0562)
Plot 30 West Croft Park 17 Westcroft Close Memsie Fraserburgh Aberdeenshire AB43 7BF
Received 26 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0334
Re-siting of 2 Existing Temporary Refrigerated Storage Containers and Siting of Additional Temporary Refrigerated Storage Container
Marks And Spencer Ltd Unit 18 Westhill Shopping Centre Old Skene Road Westhill AB32 6RL
Received 26 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0336
Alterations to Distillery Buildings Including Internal Alterations to Mill House to remove Air Conditioning Unit and Installation of External Air Conditioning Unit
Mill House Ardmore Distillery Kennethmont Huntly Aberdeenshire AB54 4NH
Received 27 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0337
Alterations to Distillery Buildings to Include Installation of Replacement Roof Covering, Air Conditioning Units, New and Replacement Louvred Vents and Formation of Door
Ardmore Distillery Kennethmont Huntly Aberdeenshire AB54 4NH
Received 27 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0338
Installation of Ramp
26 Mccombie Crescent Kemnay Aberdeenshire AB51 5PW
Received 27 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0339
Change of Use of Existing Building and Erection of 2 Buildings to form Cat Rescue and Adoption Centre
Deeside Activity Park Lumphanan Aberdeenshire AB34 5BD
Received 27 Feb 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0340
Extension to Industrial Building
Spectrum House Damhead Way Dales Industrial Estate Peterhead Aberdeenshire AB42 3QQ
Received 2 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0341
Extension to Dwellinghouse including raised balcony (Renewal of Planning Permission Reference APP/2023/0391)
25 Iona Avenue Buchanhaven Peterhead Aberdeenshire AB42 1NZ
Received 2 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0342
Alterations to Dwellinghouse
4 Stoneyhillock Peterhead Aberdeenshire AB42 3PQ
Received 2 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0343
Installation of External Refrigeration Plant
Tesco Stores Ltd Tesco Supermarket South Harbour Road Fraserburgh AB43 9TE
Received 2 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0344
Erection of Agricultural Building
Ferguson Cottage Sauchen Aberdeenshire AB51 7QQ
Received 2 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0345
Installation of 2 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
McDonalds Restaurant Venture Way Arnhall Business Park Westhill Aberdeenshire AB32 6BQ
Received 2 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0346
Condition 2(a) Siting, Design, Layout, External Appearance, Materials, Waste Bin Uplift Area, Driveway, Parking, Turning Area, EV Charging Point (b) Means of Access, Visibility Splays (c) Landscaping Scheme (d) Levels Survey, Cross Sections, Finished Floor Levels and (e) Drainage of Planning Permission Reference APP/2023/1871 for Erection Of Dwellinghouse And Garage
Land To The South Of 1 Murray Place Auchingoul Huntly Aberdeenshire AB54 7UP
Received 2 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0347
Erection of Garage
11 Abbey View Old Deer Aberdeenshire AB42 5LB
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/0348
Erection of 2 Wind Turbines (Hub Height 50 metres) Total Height 76.5 metres) and Associated Infrastructure
Auchorrie Farm Midmar Aberdeenshire AB51 7NL
Received 3 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0349
Dormer Extension to Dwellinghouse
3 Alexander Bell Place New Pitsligo Aberdeenshire AB43 6LS
Received 3 Mar 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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