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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.
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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878 approved · 33 refused · 48 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2026/0434
Erection of Garage, Carport, Retaining Wall and Steps
6 Old Village Harley Terrace Portlethen Aberdeenshire AB12 4NS
Received 13 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0435
Erection of Class 5 (General Industrial) Building
Units 19-22 Blackhill Of Findon Portlethen AB12 4RL
Received 13 Mar 2026 - DecidedTRE/2026/0011
Pruning of Beech Tree
Fife Arms Hotel Mar Road Braemar AB35 5YN
Received 13 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0436
Installation of Replacement Roof Covering to Shed, Garage and Carport (Retrospective)
Bletsoe Huntly Road Aboyne Aberdeenshire AB34 5HE
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0437
Siting of Residential Caravan to Enable the Refurbishment of the Dwellinghouse
Brenzieshill Cottage Arbuthnott Laurencekirk Aberdeenshire AB30 1LR
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0439
Reinstatement of Damaged Pier
North Pier Portsoy Old Harbour Shorehead Portsoy Aberdeenshire
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0441
Alterations to Dwellinghouse
Wester Whyntie Cottage Boyndie Banff Aberdeenshire AB45 2LJ
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0442
Erection of Agricultural Building
Clochnahill Stonehaven Aberdeenshire
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0443
Reinstatement of Damaged Pier
North Pier Portsoy Old Harbour Shorehead Portsoy Aberdeenshire
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0444
Erection of Fishing Hut
Land On South Side Of River Dee Grid Reference E337925 N796421 Glenmuick Estate Ballater
Received 16 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0445
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse Including Extension to Decking
Little Barras Cottage Fordoun Laurencekirk AB30 1LQ
Received 17 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0446
Change of Use of Woodland for the Siting of a Single Caravan (Sui Generis) Including Associated Hardstanding, Parking and Erection of Shed
Dovecot Cottage Candacraig Strathdon Aberdeenshire AB36 8XT
Received 17 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0447
Erection of 3 Dwellinghouses (Renewal of Planning Permission APP/2019/0474) Without Compliance with Condition 1 (Start) of Planning Permission Reference APP/2023/0090
Site At Little Burnthill Fraserburgh Aberdeenshire
Received 17 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0448
Installation of Replacement Windows
16 Low Shore Whitehills Aberdeenshire AB45 2NN
Received 17 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0449
Retrospective S37 Consent for Overhead Line
The Forkins Midmar AB51 7NR
Received 17 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0451
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Roslin Lodge 15 School Lane Ballater Aberdeenshire AB35 5RJ
Received 17 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0452
Erection of Dwellinghouse and Garage and Formation of Access (Renewal of Planning Permission Reference APP/2023/0208)
Land At Four Acres Ordie Aboyne AB34 5LS
Received 17 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0453
Internal Alterations
Town House 34, 36 & 38 Low Street Banff Aberdeenshire AB45 1AY
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/0454
Partial Demolition of Derelict Kennels with Associated Groundworks
Kennels Homefarm Ballogie Aboyne AB34 5DS
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/0455
Demolition of Derelict Kennels with Associated Groundworks
Former Kennels Homefarm Ballogie AB34 5DT
Received 18 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0456
Erection of Dwellinghouse, Studio/Gallery and Workshop (Class 10) Without Compliance Of Condition 1 (Time Condition) of Planning Permission Reference APP/2022/0444
Middleton Of Troup Gamrie Banff Aberdeenshire AB45 3JD
Received 18 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0457
Installation Of 3 Air Source Heat Pumps
1ST BANCHORY SCOUT GROUP Scout Hall Dee Street Banchory Aberdeenshire
Received 18 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0458
Erection of Garage
Gardeners Cottage Knockleith Auchterless Turriff Aberdeenshire AB53 8BH
Received 18 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0460
Demolition and Erection of Dwellinghouse
Kenavara 19 Iona Avenue Buchanhaven Peterhead Aberdeenshire AB42 1NZ
Received 18 Mar 2026
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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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