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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878 approved · 33 refused · 48 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2026/0676
Erection of Replacement Dwellinghouse and Store
North Gask Longhaven Peterhead AB42 0PT
Received 20 Apr 2026 - DecidedTRE/2026/0019
Felling of 1 Mature Scots Pine Tree
Rose Gables 2 Corsee Hill Banchory AB31 5RH
Received 20 Apr 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0677
Change of Use to Extend Domestic Curtilage (Class 9) and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Burnside Of Teuchar Cuminestown Aberdeenshire AB53 8HS
Received 21 Apr 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0678
Installation of Composting Toilet
Kirkton Of Maryculter Aberdeen Aberdeenshire AB12 5FS
Received 21 Apr 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0679
Change Of Use of Two Buildings From Class 5 (Workshop & Ancillary Storage) to Agricultural Use (Retrospective)
Workshops At Woodend Farm Bridge Of Canny Banchory Aberdeenshire AB31 4AY
Received 21 Apr 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0680
Erection of Dwellinghouse (Change of House Type, Garage and Plot Layout to Planning Permission Ref APP/2018/2281)
Land East To Cowiewells Stonehaven Aberdeenshire
Received 21 Apr 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0682
Erection of Dwellinghouse and Garage
Plot 2 Land Adjacent To Rivendale Wood Of Schivas Ythanbank AB41 7TH
Received 21 Apr 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0685
Display of 2 Fascia (Illuminated) and Projecting Box Signage
Poundland 3 Station Square Burn Lane Inverurie Aberdeenshire AB51 4UZ
Received 22 Apr 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0688
Erection of Industrial Building (Retrospective)
One Subsea Badentoy Avenue Badentoy Industrial Estate Portlethen Aberdeenshire AB12 4YB
Received 22 Apr 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0689
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Templar Croft Aquithie Kemnay Aberdeenshire AB51 5NY
Received 22 Apr 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0690
Erection of Agricultural (Lambing) Shed
Hillhead Croft Sandhaven
Received 22 Apr 2026 - DecidedENQ/2026/0703
Erection of 26 Dwellinghouses (Including 5 Affordable Units) with Associated Work
Phase 10 Northwoods Development Mintlaw
Received 22 Apr 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0692
Installation of Ground Mounted Solar PV Array
Land To North Of Jockston House Ardoe Aberdeen Aberdeenshire AB12 5XT
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/0693
Erection of Car Showroom/Service Centre, Formation of Car Parking, Car Display Areas and Associated Works
Site At Former Aviation Fuel Distribution Centre Millmoss Turriff
Received 22 Apr 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0695
Extension to Dwellinghouse including Formation of Platform/Steps
7 Laverock Hill Ellon AB41 8BE
Received 23 Apr 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0696
Coastal Protection Works
The Gaws Macduff Aberdeenshire
Received 24 Apr 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0697
Formation Of Footpath
Land To The East Of Lochter Activity Centre Oldmeldrum Aberdeenshire AB51 0DZ
Received 24 Apr 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0698
Existing - Increase in Number of Stances and Change of Layout of Caravan Site
Greenheads Hatton AB42 0RE
Received 24 Apr 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0699
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Rumah Saya Kirkton St Cyrus DD10 0BW
Received 24 Apr 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0700
Erection of Agricultural Storage Building
Mains Of Melrose Gamrie Banff Aberdeenshire AB45 3EN
Received 24 Apr 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0702
Condition 3a) Levels and Cross Sections, b) Drainage, c) Foul Water Drainage, f) Roads, Footpaths and Cycleways, g) Screen Walls/Fencing, h) Landscaping, j) Layout, Siting, Design and Finish, l) Waste/Recycling Points, 6a) Existing and Proposed Ground Levels, c) Existing and Proposed Services, d) Location of Trees, Shrubs, Hedges, Grassed Areas and Water Features, e) Schedule of Planting, f) Hard Landscaping, 7) Disposal of Surface Water, 36) Waste Management Plan of Planning Permission in Principle Reference APP/2011/3100 New Settlement Comprising Residential (up to 4045 Dwellinghouses), Commercial, Retail and Community Facilities, with Associated Landscaping, Open Space, Drainage and Roads Infrastructure and Services
Plots 85, 86, 177, 178, 179, 180 Geddes Square Chapelton Of Elsick Newtonhill Stonehaven
Received 24 Apr 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0703
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
18 Aspen Way Portlethen AB12 4UL
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/0705
Erection of Dwellinghouse and Garage
Site To The West Of Kingslea Main Street Garmond Turriff
Received 27 Apr 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0706
Change of Use and Alterations of Library (Class 10) to Dwellinghouse (Class 9)
Portsoy Library Aird Green Portsoy AB45 2RH
Received 27 Apr 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.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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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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