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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878 approved · 33 refused · 48 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2026/0350
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
16 Berryhill Place Westhill AB32 6BG
Received 3 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0351
Retention of Existing Stone Fa�ade Finish to East and South Elevations
The Granary Shorehead Stonehaven AB39 2JY
Received 3 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0352
Installation of Raised Decking and Erection of Outbuilding
Deerpath Chapel Brae Braemar AB35 5YT
Received 3 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0353
Erection of Agricultural Storage Building (Retrospective)
Sudarshan Maryculter Aberdeenshire AB12 5GT
Received 3 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0354
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
10 Ironside View Laurencekirk Aberdeenshire AB30 1JF
Received 3 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0355
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
South Backhill Of Barrack Ellon Aberdeenshire AB41 8TR
Received 3 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0356
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Change of Use from Agricultural to Form Access
Rannes House 67A Main Street New Deer Aberdeenshire AB53 6SY
Received 3 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0357
Alterations to Roof
Glenkindie Castle Glenkindie Alford Aberdeenshire AB33 8ST
Received 3 Mar 2026 - DecidedTRE/2026/0009
Tree Management Works
Amenity Woodland At Darroch Wood Aboyne AB34 5FY
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decisionENQ/2026/0398
Erection of 2 Wind Turbines (Hub Height 50 metres) Total Height 76.5 metres) and Associated Infrastructure
Auchorrie Farm Midmar Aberdeenshire AB51 7NL
Received 4 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0363
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
1 Wishart Drive Laurencekirk Aberdeenshire AB30 1GN
Received 4 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0364
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Bonnie Taigh Hythie Mintlaw Aberdeenshire AB42 4HH
Received 4 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0366
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
16 Low Shore Whitehills Banff AB45 2NN
Received 4 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0367
Installation of Cabinet (Ancillary Equipment for EV Chargers)
McDonalds Restaurant Venture Way Arnhall Business Park Westhill Aberdeenshire AB32 6BQ
Received 4 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0368
Change of Use of Former Shop (Class 1A) to Residential (Class 9)
6 - 8 Duff Street Macduff Aberdeenshire AB44 1TL
Received 5 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0369
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
19 Shaw Circle Westhill Aberdeenshire AB32 6UU
Received 5 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0370
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
16 Low Shore Whitehills Aberdeenshire AB45 2NN
Received 5 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0371
Erection of Agricultrual Building
Watererne Tarland Aberdeenshire AB34 4XR
Received 5 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0372
Erection of Agricultural Building
Rowanbush Tillyfourie Aberdeenshire AB51 7SA
Received 5 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0374
Erection of Agricultural Building (Cattle Court)
Stone Of Benholm Farmhouse Brawleymuir Johnshaven Montrose DD10 0HR
Received 5 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0375
Erection of Dwellinghouse (Change of Housetype to Planning Permission Reference APP/2022/0661 for Erection of 61 Dwellinghouses)
Plot 306 Greenacres Wester Clerkhill Kinmundy Road Peterhead Aberdeenshire
Received 6 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0376
Erection of Polytunnel, 1.8m High Deer Fence and Gates
Glenhaven Lodge Ardoe Aberdeen Aberdeenshire AB12 5XT
Received 6 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0378
Front and Rear Extensions to Dwellinghouse and Formation of Steps
1 Eilean Rise Ellon Aberdeenshire AB41 9NF
Received 6 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0379
Erection of Ancillary Domestic Building Including Installation of Flue and Fence
Tomnakeist Farmhouse Ballater Aberdeenshire AB35 5SD
Received 6 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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