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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878 approved · 33 refused · 48 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2026/0380
Alterations and Change of Use from Community Centre (Class 10) to Dwellinghouse (Class 9)
Former Blackhills Community Centre Blackhills Peterhead AB42 3JR
Received 6 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0381
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
2 Albert Terrace Huntly Aberdeenshire AB54 8BL
Received 6 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0383
Alterations and Change of Use from Class 4 (Business) to Class 10 (Nursery) and Associated Works Including Erection of Store, Installation of Ramp and Erection of Fence
Former Ellon Area Office Schoolhill Road Ellon Aberdeenshire AB41 9AH
Received 9 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0385
Inclusion of a Fish Pass Into the Rebuilt Weir and Enlargement of Sluice Gate Footbridges
Bucket Mill Finzean Banchory Aberdeenshire AB31 6NE
Received 9 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0386
Change of Use and Alterations to Shop (Class 1A) to form Dwellinghouse (Class 9) and Alterations and Extension to Garage to form Domestic Ancilllary Outbuilding and Installation of Air Source Heat Pump and Erection of Boundary Wall
Ashfield 61 - 63 Main Street Alford Aberdeenshire AB33 8AA
Received 9 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0387
Demolition of Dwellinghouse
Tiffery Longside Aberdeenshire AB42 4XU
Received 9 Mar 2026 - DecidedENQ/2026/0445
Erection of Replacement Poultry Shed with Associated Biomass Boiler Building and Welfare Facilities including Demolition of Existing Shed and Relocation of Existing Access
Pitfour Rearing Farm Land To The North Of Briarbank Mintlaw Peterhead AB42 4JQ
Received 9 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0388
Removal of Existing Sunroom and Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Parkview Potterton Aberdeenshire AB23 8UY
Received 10 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0389
Alteration and Extension to Dwellinghouse and Formation of Driveway
2 Davan Place Ellon Aberdeenshire AB41 9FZ
Received 10 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0390
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Formation of Decking
Braeside Udny Station Aberdeenshire AB41 6QJ
Received 10 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0391
Erection of Wall, Paving and RePainting
Eastside Discount Warehouse Old Market Place Banff Aberdeenshire AB45 1GE
Received 10 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0392
Erection of Agricultural Building
Milton Of Auchenhove Lumphanan Aberdeenshire AB31 4QR
Received 10 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0393
Erection of Dwellinghouse
Land At Upper Muirskie Netherley AB39 3RY
Received 10 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0394
Erection of Agricultural Building
Land At Mains Of Annochie Auchnagatt Ellon Aberdeenshire AB41 8TB
Received 11 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0396
Change Of Use of Office (Use Class 4) to Barber Shop (Use Class 1A)
The Studio Chelsea Road Inverurie Aberdeenshire AB51 3PL
Received 11 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0397
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
East Moss Croft Fraserburgh Aberdeenshire AB43 7DD
Received 11 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0399
Siting of Storage Containers for Use as Rental Storage Space
Land At Linton Business Park Gourdon Inverbervie
Received 11 Mar 2026 - DecidedTRE/2026/0010
Pruning of 3 Beech Trees and 1 Norway Maple Tree
5 Riverside Park Port Elphinstone Inverurie AB51 3SB
Received 11 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0400
Demolition of Dwellinghouse and Erection of Dwellinghouse and Workshop/Storage Building, Erection of 2 Dwellinghouse (Holiday Lets), Installation of Air Source Heat Pumps and Solar Panels, and Erection of 5kW Wind Turbine (15m to Hub and 17.5m to Blade Tip) Formation of Access and Associated Infrastructure
Drumnagarrow Glenbuchat Strathdon AB36 8TQ
Received 11 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0401
Formation of Temporary Welfare Area
Collie Road Switching Station St Mary's Park Banff AB41 1AE
Received 11 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0402
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
7 Redcloak Park Stonehaven Aberdeenshire AB39 2XZ
Received 11 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0403
Formation of Pond
Land At Pittenkerrie Farm Glassel Banchory Aberdeenshire AB31 4DB
Received 11 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0404
Change of Use to Domestic Garden Ground (Class 9) and Erection of Boundary Fence
57 Pennan Road Ellon Aberdeenshire AB41 8AT
Received 11 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0406
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Marchfield House High Street Drumlithie AB39 3YZ
Received 11 Mar 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.
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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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