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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878 approved · 33 refused · 48 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2026/1104
Condition 2b)i, 2b)ii, 2b)iii, 2b)iv, 2b)v, 2b)vi, 2b)vii, 2b)viii, 2b)ix, 2b)x (Development Phase - 400kV and 132KV Substation) of Planning Permission of Planning Permission ref: APP/2024/1714 for Erection of a Strategic Electricity Transmission Hub Including 400kV AC Substation, 132kV AC Substation, 2 HVDC Converter Stations, Transmission Hall, Spares Warehouse, Operations Base and Associated Works
Netherton Hub Land West Of Parkhills Farm Blackhills Peterhead Aberdeenshire
Received 26 Jun 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1105
Erection of Agricultural Building
Hallhill Kinneff Inverbervie DD10 0TH
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1108
Erection of Dwellinghouse and Sub-Division of Feu
Cairnmohr 42 Donside Road Alford Aberdeenshire AB33 8QD
Received 26 Jun 2026 - DecidedTRE/2026/0033
Felling of Ash Trees
Garlogie Hall Garlogie Westhill Aberdeenshire AB32 6SA
Received 26 Jun 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1110
Demolition of Dwellinghouse, Erection of Dwellinghouse and Extension to Domestic Curtilage
Hythie Croft North Mintlaw Peterhead AB42 4HH
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1111
Demolition of Dwellinghouse and Erection of Dwellinghouse and Garage
Westside Farm Maryculter Aberdeen AB12 5FA
Received 29 Jun 2026 - DecidedTRE/2026/0034
Felling of Beech Tree
1 Woodland Gardens Daviot Inverurie Aberdeenshire AB51 0NJ
Received 29 Jun 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1112
Erection of Decking
11 Windyedge Court Newtonhill Aberdeenshire AB39 3GU
Received 29 Jun 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1113
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse (Change of Design to Planning Permission APP/2024/0522)
St Duthac Cottage Raemoir Banchory Aberdeenshire AB31 5RA
Received 29 Jun 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1114
Installation of Ground Mounted Solar PV Panels
Mill Of Cavil Newmachar Aberdeenshire AB21 0RH
Received 29 Jun 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1115
Erection of Dwellinghouse and Garage (Change of Housetype, Garage and Plot Layout to Plot 11 of Planning Permission Reference APP/2019/1306)
1 Thalia Mews Banchory Aberdeenshire AB31 5NF
Received 29 Jun 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1116
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Midtown Glens Of Foudland Huntly Aberdeenshire AB54 6AR
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1117
Alterations to Shop Frontage
Former Secret Garden Shop Ballater Road Aboyne Aberdeenshire AB34 5HN
Received 30 Jun 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1118
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
The Steading Lochend Banchory Devenick AB12 5XR
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1119
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Bridge House Hatton Peterhead AB42 0SE
Received 30 Jun 2026 - DecidedTRE/2026/0035
Felling of 2 Trees
Osborne House 4 Dundarroch Road Ballater AB35 5NP
Received 30 Jun 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1120
Erection of Boundary Wall and Gate (Retrospective)
Heron Heights Tullynessle Hall Montgarrie Alford AB33 8AS
Received 30 Jun 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1121
Alterations to Dwellinghouse
31 Troup View Gardenstown AB45 3DF
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1122
Installation of Boiler Unit and Associated Works
Huntly Swimming Pool The Linden Centre And The Simpson Building Huntly
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1123
Installation of Boiler and Associated Works
Huntly Swimming Pool The Linden Centre & The Simpson Building Huntly
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1124
Erection of 6 Retail/Commercial Units (Classes 1A and 4) Including Associated Car Parking and Infrastructure
Land To The North Of The Corner Of Venture Drive And Exploration Way Westhill
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1125
External Alterations to Building (Part Retrospective)
Ship Inn 5 Shorehead Stonehaven AB39 2JY
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1126
External Alterations (Part Retrospective) and Internal Alterations
Ship Inn 5 Shorehead Stonehaven AB39 2JY
Received 1 Jul 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1127
External Alterations to Dwellinghouse Including Erection of Shed, Log Store, Bin Store and Boundary Fence
Stable Cottage Cairnadrochit Braemar AB35 5YS
Received 1 Jul 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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