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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878 approved · 33 refused · 48 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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/2026/0488
Installation of Fence and Gates
Ben Bhraggie Rhu-na-haven Road Aboyne AB34 5JB
Received 23 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0489
Erection of Dwellinghouse (Change of House Type to APP/2016/1606 for Erection of 100 No. Dwellinghouses, Land Set Aside for Affordable Housing (3.35 acres), and Associated Infrastructure)
Plot 171 Phase B Northwoods Housing Development Mintlaw Peterhead
Received 23 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0490
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
31 Dunnydeer Gardens Insch AB52 6NF
Received 23 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0491
Erection of Dwellinghouse (Amended House Type from Planning Permission References APP/2023/1090 and APP/2021/2089)
Plot 20 (M) Land At Meldrum House Estate Oldmeldrum Aberdeenshire
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/0492
Erection of Agricultural Shed
Land To The North East Of Waterside Cuminestown Turriff AB53 8HQ
Received 23 Mar 2026 - DecidedTRE/2026/0012
Tree Works
6 Robert Street Stonehaven Aberdeenshire AB39 2DN
Received 23 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0493
Alterations and Extension to Agricultural Building Including Installation of Grain Treatment Plant
Land To North Of Holybank House Durris Banchory
Received 23 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0494
Erection of Dwellinghouse (Change of House Type to APP/2016/1606 for Erection of 100 No. Dwellinghouses, Land Set Aside for Affordable Housing (3.35 acres), and Associated Infrastructure)
Plot 175 Phase B Northwoods Housing Development Mintlaw Peterhead Aberdeenshire
Received 23 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0495
Alterations and Dormer Extension to Dwellinghouse
The Neuk Albert Terrace Oldmeldrum Aberdeenshire AB51 0DD
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/0496
Erection of Dwellinghouse
Plot 3 Land To West Of Gairncliffe Bridge Of Gairn Ballater
Received 23 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0498
Erection of Dwellinghouse (Change of House Type to Planning Permission Reference APP/2020/1113)
Plot 6/7 Site To North West Of Roseacre Rathen Fraserburgh Aberdeenshire AB43 8AE
Received 24 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0499
Erection of Dwellinghouse (Change of House Type to Planning Permission Reference APP/2020/1113)
Plot 16 Site Northwest Of Roseacre Rathen Fraserburgh
Received 24 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0500
Formation of Private Way (Forestry)
Tonley Wood Approximately 750M Along Forest Road Tillyfourie
Received 24 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0501
Change of Use from Bank (Class 1A Shops, Financial, Professional and Other Services) to Cafe (Class 3 Food and Drink) and Hot Food Takeaway (Sui Generis) and Installation of Extract Duct Flue
34 Bridge Street Ellon Aberdeenshire AB41 9AA
Received 24 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0502
Upgrade to Existing Private Way (Forestry)
Loch Ullachie Forest Road Abergeldie Estate Ballater AB35 5SR
Received 24 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0503
Demolition of Dwellinghouse
West Pitdoulzie Cottage Auchterless Turriff Aberdeenshire AB53 8EN
Received 24 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0504
Alterations to Dwellinghouse
Fairhaven 4 Stranathro Terrace Muchalls Newtonhill Aberdeenshire AB39 3XS
Received 24 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0505
Erection of Agricultural Building
Land To Rear Of Smithy Croft Cottown Rhynie Aberdeenshire AB54 4LS
Received 24 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0507
Erection Of Shed (Class 6 Storage and Distribution)
Land At Catto Way Balmoor Industrial Estate Peterhead AB42 1QG
Received 24 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0508
Erection of 2 Dwellinghouses (Change of House Types and Plot Layout of Planning Permission APP/2023/0562)
Plots 5 And 6 Westcroft Park Land To North Of Cairn Close Memsie
Received 24 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0509
Erection of Dwellinghouse (Change of Housetype to Planning Permission Reference APP/2022/2408 for Erection of 10 Dwellinghouses (Change of Housetypes, Plot Layouts and Changes to the Open Space to Planning Permission Reference APP/2020/2098)
Plot 92 Phase 5 Crichie Meadows Stuartfield Peterhead Aberdeenshire
Received 25 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0510
Erection of Summer House
5 Murison Place Fraserburgh Aberdeenshire AB43 9DG
Received 25 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0511
Erection of Dwellinghouse (Change of House Type to Full Planning Permission Reference APP/2020/1113)
Plot 14 Site To North West Of Roseacre Rathen Fraserburgh Aberdeenshire AB43 8AE
Received 25 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0512
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Merchants Cottage Blairs Aberdeen AB12 5YX
Received 25 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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