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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878 approved · 33 refused · 48 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- DecidedAPP/2026/0645
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
1 Duffshill Drive Portlethen AB12 4UZ
Received 14 Apr 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0646
Widening of Access
Bruadair Whitecairns Aberdeenshire AB23 8XB
Received 14 Apr 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0648
Re-pointing On External Granite Facades And Boundary Walls
Arbuthnot House 62 Broad Street Peterhead Aberdeenshire AB42 1BX
Received 15 Apr 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0650
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Norsea View Balmedie Aberdeenshire AB23 8XR
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/0651
Siting of Residential Caravan
Site At Brindie Hill Premnay Insch Aberdeenshire
Received 15 Apr 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0652
Demolition of Dwellinghouse and Erection of 4 Dwellinghouses
Bluepark Lyne Of Skene Westhill AB32 7EP
Received 15 Apr 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0653
Alterations to Dwellinghouse
47 Evan Street Stonehaven AB39 2ET
Received 16 Apr 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0657
Installation of Soil Vent Pipe and Internal Alterations to Dwellinghouse
55 High Street Stonehaven AB39 2JR
Received 16 Apr 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0658
Discharge of Planninig Obligation (Healthcare) of Planning Permission Reference APP/2016/0618 Erection of 120 Dwellinghouses, Provision of Land for Future Affordable Housing and Associated Landscaping and Infrastructure
Kirkton Development Phase 1 Land To South Of Boothby Road Fraserburgh
Received 16 Apr 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0660
Erection of 2 Agricultural Buildings (Retrospective)
Springfield Steading Netherley Stonehaven Aberdeenshire AB39 3RY
Received 16 Apr 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0662
Discharge of Planning Obligation (Waste & Recycling) of Planning Permission Reference APP/2016/0618 Erection of 120 Dwellinghouses, Provision of Land for Future Affordable Housing and Associated Landscaping and Infrastructure
Kirkton Development Phase 1 Land To South Of Boothby Road Fraserburgh
Received 17 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/0663
Discharge of Planning Obligation (Sports & Recreation) of Planning Permission Reference APP/2016/0618 Erection of 120 Dwellinghouses, Provision of Land for Future Affordable Housing and Associated Landscaping and Infrastructure
Kirkton Development Phase 1 Land To South Of Boothby Road Fraserburgh
Received 17 Apr 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0664
Extensions to Dwellinghouse
28 Tormentil Crescent Balmedie Aberdeenshire AB23 8SY
Received 17 Apr 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0665
Erection of Agricultural Grain Shed
Land To North Of Hollybank House Durris Banchory AB31 6EB
Received 17 Apr 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0666
Extension to Dwellinghouse
3 Fleeman Avenue Longside Aberdeenshire AB42 4SA
Received 17 Apr 2026 - DecidedTRE/2026/0017
Pruning of Trees
24 Hillview Road Auchenblae Laurencekirk AB30 1XT
Received 17 Apr 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0667
Alterations to Existing Weir Including Enlargement of Sluice Gate Footbridges
Bucket Mill Finzean Banchory Aberdeenshire AB31 6NE
Received 17 Apr 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0668
Siting of Temporary Marketing Suite with Associated Car Parking and Fencing
Land East Of Crawford Avenue Fraserburgh
Received 17 Apr 2026 - DecidedTRE/2026/0018
Felling of 2 Trees
3 Monboddo Street Auchenblae Laurencekirk AB30 1XQ
Received 20 Apr 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0669
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse Including Installation of Flue
21 Ingleside Pitmedden Aberdeenshire AB41 7GH
Received 20 Apr 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0671
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Dalherrick Cottage Sauchen AB51 7RP
Received 20 Apr 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0672
Reinstatement Of Fire Damaged Dwellinghouse
Kirkton Drumblade Huntly Aberdeenshire AB54 6ER
Received 20 Apr 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0673
Installation of Replacement Door
Elm Cottage Banchory Devenick Aberdeenshire AB12 5YL
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/0674
Demolition of Community Centre and Erection of Dwellinghouse
Community Centre Largie School Insch Aberdeenshire AB52 6ND
Received 20 Apr 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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