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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878 approved · 33 refused · 48 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2026/1051
Erection of Dwellinghouse (Change of House Type to Planning Permission Reference APP/2022/0049)
Plot 3 Westhaven Development Cairnbulg Aberdeenshire AB43 8ZJ
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1052
Change of Use from Agricultural to General Industrial (Class 5) and Alterations And Extensions to Building
Hydramech Solutions Ltd Belts Smithy Badenscoth Rothienorman Aberdeenshire AB51 8XQ
Received 18 Jun 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1053
Installation of Illuminated Sign
Netherley Rooms 2 Netherley Place Ballater Aberdeenshire AB35 5QE
Received 18 Jun 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1054
Erection of Agricultural Buildings
The Coach House Nethermuir Maud AB42 5SD
Received 18 Jun 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1056
Change of Use to Residential (Class 9) and Erection of Garage
Lanbeth Station Road Ellon Aberdeenshire AB41 9AZ
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1057
Erection of Dwellinghouse and Installation of Air Source Heat Pump
Buailteach Mill Crathie AB35 5TE
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1058
Alterations and Extensions To Foodstore and Alterations to Car Park
Aldi Foodstore Ltd Ythan Terrace Ellon Aberdeenshire AB41 9LJ
Received 19 Jun 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1059
Condition 3J (Layout, Siting, Design and Finish) of Planning Permission in Principle Reference APP/2011/3100 for 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 26 & 27 Queen Elizabeth Drive South Of Pheppie Burn Chapelton Stonehaven
Received 19 Jun 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1060
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Cherry Tree Cottage Premnay Insch Aberdeenshire AB52 6QH
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1061
Erection of Dwellinghouse
Land To The West Of Kirkdale Daviot Inverurie
Received 19 Jun 2026 - DecidedTRE/2026/0032
Tree Maintenance Works
Gordon Lodge Charlestown Road Aboyne Aberdeenshire AB34 5EL
Received 22 Jun 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1062
Alterations And Extension to Dwellinghouse
Myrtle Cottage Cruden Bay Aberdeenshire AB42 0SH
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1063
Change Of Use Of Shed / Workshop (Class 9 Residential) to Commercial Vehicle Repair And Maintenance Workshop (Class 5 General Industrial)
Dykeside Ythanbank Ellon AB41 7TH
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1064
Installation of Replacement Windows and External Alterations
1E Arbuthnott Street Stonehaven Aberdeenshire AB39 2JB
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1065
Erection of Dwellinghouse
Land Adjacent To Rathen School House Rathen Fraserburgh
Received 22 Jun 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1066
Erection of Replacement Fishing Hut
Fishing Hut At Canterland Marykirk Laurencekirk Aberdeenshire
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1067
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse including Installation of Solar PV Panels and Air Source Heat Pump
11 - 13 Main Street Portsoy AB45 2RT
Received 22 Jun 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1068
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Silver Stone Cottage Drumblade Huntly AB54 6EQ
Received 22 Jun 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1070
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Nethermuir Longhaven Peterhead Aberdeenshire AB42 0PX
Received 23 Jun 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1071
Extension to Agricultural Building
Land At Collyhill Farm Inverurie Aberdeenshire AB51 0HQ
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1072
External Alterations to Hotel Including Conversion of Outbuilding to Hotel Accommodation (Class 7) and Community Room (Class 10)
Ramsay Arms Hotel Main Street Fettercairn AB30 1XX
Received 23 Jun 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1073
Installation of Signage (Illuminated and Non-Illuminated)
Ramsay Arms Hotel Main Street Fettercairn AB30 1XX
Received 23 Jun 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1074
Internal and External Alterations to Hotel Including Replacement of Windows, Installation of Signage (Illuminated and Non-Illuminated) and Conversion of Outbuilding to Hotel Accommodation (Class 7) and Community Room (Class 10)
Ramsay Arms Hotel Main Street Fettercairn Aberdeenshire AB30 1XX
Received 23 Jun 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1075
Erection of Agricultural Building
Land North Of Logie Farm Hatton Of Fintray Aberdeenshire AB21 0HX
Received 23 Jun 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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