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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878 approved · 33 refused · 48 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/0539
Erection of 4 Flats and Associated Infrastructure
Site On Corner Of Temperance Lane Southview Terrace Aberchirder AB54 7TA
Received 27 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0540
Erection of Shed
Barra Berries Farm And Coffee Shop Oldmeldrum Aberdeenshire AB51 0BB
Received 27 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0541
Display of Signage
Land To North Of Corseduick Road Newmachar
Received 27 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0542
Erection of Bin Store
Car Park At National Trust Craigievar Castle Craigievar Alford Aberdeenshire AB33 8JF
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decisionENQ/2026/0553
Improvements to the Existing Cortes Junction
Cortes Junction Approximately 1.2 Km North-west Of Lonmay Fraserburgh
Received 27 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0544
Removal of any Branding or Signage, Removal of ATM and Surround and Reinstate the Glazing
Bank Of Scotland 27 Market Square Stonehaven Aberdeenshire AB39 2BB
Received 27 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0545
Erection of Agricultural Shed
Hawkden Gamrie Banff Aberdeenshire AB45 3HX
Received 27 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0546
Erection of Dwellinghouse
Land To The North East Of Claypots Croft Mintlaw Aberdeenshire
Received 27 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0547
Alterations to Dwellinghouse
Daisybank 3 Cairnadrochit Braemar Aberdeenshire AB35 5YS
Received 27 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0548
Erection of 1 Illuminated Box Sign and 7 Signs
Raemoir Manor Care Home Provost Webster Road Banchory Aberdeenshire AB31 5BL
Received 27 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0549
Internal Alterations
Daisybank 3 Cairnadrochit Braemar Aberdeenshire AB35 5YS
Received 27 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0550
Alterations And Extension To Dwellinghouse
28 Ythan Rise Newburgh AB41 6EE
Received 30 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0551
Building Repair Works (Retrospective)
Fetteresso Church Bath Street Stonehaven AB39 2DH
Received 30 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0552
Change of Use of Agricultural Land to Domestic Garden Ground and Extension to Garage (Retrospective)
Bonnyton Croft Bonnyton Old Rayne Insch AB52 6TD
Received 30 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0553
Erection of Dutch Barn
Land At Skatebrae Rothienorman Aberdeenshire AB51 8XR
Received 30 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0555
Demolition of Ruin and Erection of Dwellinghouse
Land At Dundonnie South Of Forehill Stirlinghill Boddam Peterhead AB42 3PF
Received 30 Mar 2026 - DecidedTRE/2026/0014
Felling of 3 Sycamore Trees, 1 Beech Tree, 1 Horse Chestnut Tree and 2 Elm Trees
4 Alexander Square Kingseat Newmachar Aberdeenshire AB21 0AU
Received 30 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0557
Change of Use of Class 4 (Offices) to Class 1A (Veterinary Practice)
9 Abercrombie Court Prospect Road Arnhall Business Park Westhill AB32 6FE
Received 30 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0558
Erection Of 2 Dwellinghouses
Land To The South East Of Kirkton Manse Road Methlick AB41 7DG
Received 30 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0559
Erection of 68 Dwellinghouses, Formation of Roads and Associated Infrastructure without Compliance with Condition 4 (Tree Protection) of Planning Permission Reference APP/2024/0259 (Retrospective)
Land To North West Of Hill Of Banchory Upper Lochton Banchory Aberdeenshire
Received 30 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0560
Internal and External Alterations
Monecht House Echt Westhill AB32 6UN
Received 30 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0561
Extension to Dwellinghouse
1 North Place Fetterangus Aberdeenshire AB42 4HL
Received 30 Mar 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0562
Alterations and Change of Use of Former Shop to form Dwellinghouse
Shop Adjacent To Kirkton Manse Road Methlick AB41 7DG
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/0563
Erection of Dwellinghouse and Garage
Site At Ardmachron Cruden Bay Aberdeenshire
Received 31 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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