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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878 approved · 33 refused · 48 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2026/0817
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse, Erection of Garage, Retaining Walls and External Steps
Kirkville 1 Victoria Terrace Kemnay AB51 5RL
Received 14 May 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0820
Installation Of Interpretation Panel
Site North East Of Black Hill War Memorial Stonehaven Aberdeenshire
Received 14 May 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0821
Replacement Windows
7 Ladysbridge House Ladysbridge Drive Ladysbridge Banff AB45 2LE
Received 14 May 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0822
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Balvenie Broadshed Fintray AB21 0JH
Received 14 May 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/0823
Erection of Dwellinghouse (Renewal of Planning Permission Reference APP/2022/2280)
Land To West Of Mill Of Easterton Farm Oldmeldrum Aberdeenshire
Received 14 May 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/0824
Change of Use of Former Piggery to Tourist Holiday Park Consisting of 49 Chalets (2 Chalets for Retail Units, 1 Chalet for Office/Reception, 1 Chalet for Bistro and 2 Chalets for Staff Accommodation), Erection of Fencing and Walls, Formation of Vehicular Access, Car Parking and Access Road, Installation of Entrance Feature and Bollard Lighting without Compliance with Condition 11 Access Path for Pedestrian and Cyclist of Planning Permission Reference APP/2017/1165
Royal Arch Riverside Park Dowrieburn Laurencekirk AB30 1BA
Received 15 May 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0825
Change of Use of Agricultural Land to Domestic Garden Ground (Class 9)
The Smithy Schivas Ythanbank Ellon Aberdeenshire AB41 7UA
Received 15 May 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0827
Erection of Agricultural Building
Elrick House Newmachar Aberdeenshire AB21 7PY
Received 15 May 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0828
Extension to Golf Driving Range, Installation of Solar Panels and Creation of 7 Additional Parking Spaces
Berryhill Driving Range Blackhills Peterhead Aberdeenshire AB42 3JY
Received 15 May 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0829
Erection of 6 Dwellinghouses (Change of House Types and Plot Boundaries to Planning Permission Reference APP/2022/2058) Retrospective
Plots 61, 62, 63 151, 152 And 153 OP1 Site Nethermill Cruden Bay
Received 15 May 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0830
Extensions to Dwellinghouse
Braeside Tarves Aberdeenshire AB41 7NN
Received 15 May 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/0832
Erection of 6 Dwellinghouses
Plots 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 And 11 Former Aviation Fuel Distribution Centre Millmoss Station Road Turriff AB53 4ER
Received 15 May 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0833
Alterations to Dwellinghouse (Replacement Windows)
Bogbrae Schoolhouse Hatton Peterhead Aberdeenshire AB42 0TJ
Received 15 May 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0834
Alterations to Dwellinghouse (Replacement Windows)
Erroll Schoolhouse Cruden Bay Aberdeenshire AB42 0QD
Received 15 May 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/0835
Erection of 2 Dwellinghouses
Plots 4 And 5 Former Aviation Fuel Distribution Centre Millmoss Station Road Turriff AB53 4ER
Received 15 May 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0836
Extension to Agricultural Building
Hillview Gask Longhaven Peterhead Aberdeenshire AB42 0PS
Received 15 May 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0837
Erection of 1 Wind Turbine (Height to Hub 8m Total Height 11.6m) and Associated Infrastructure
Meikleton Farm Tullynessle Alford AB33 8DD
Received 15 May 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0838
Erection of Agricultural Building
Land At Nether Kinmundy Croft Nether Kinmundy Peterhead AB42 4YN
Received 15 May 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0840
Extension to Dwellinghouse
23 Braehead Crescent Catto Peterhead AB42 1EG
Received 18 May 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0841
Installation of Replacement Windows
Roslyn Villa Settrington Street Huntly AB54 8AZ
Received 18 May 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0843
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
31 Kinmundy Drive Westhill AB32 6SU
Received 18 May 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0844
Alterations And Extension To Dwellinghouse
13 Irvinemuir Park Drumoak AB31 5BF
Received 18 May 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/0845
Erection of Agricultural Building
Land At North Mains Auchmaliddie Maud AB42 5SQ
Received 18 May 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/0846
Erection of 46 Dwellinghouses with Open Space, Landscaping, Playpark and Associated Infrastructure
Phase 2 Land At Schoolhill Portlethen
Received 18 May 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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