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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878 approved · 33 refused · 48 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2026/1076
Erection of Shed and Formation of Patio
36 Rothesay Street Chapelton AB39 8AH
Received 23 Jun 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1077
Part Demolition of the Existing Dwellinghouse and Erection of Dwellinghouse and Installation of Air Source Heat Pump
Balblythe Strachan Banchory AB31 6LU
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1078
Demolition of Building and Erection of Dwellinghouse
Upperton Oyne Insch AB52 6RH
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1079
Erection of Building for the sale of Agricultural Vehicles and Equipment (Sui Generis), Agricultural Servicing and Repairs (Class 5 - General Industrial) and Associated Works
Land Adjacent To Automet House Meikle Wartle Inverurie AB51 5AU
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1082
Installation of Replacement Windows
78A - E And 80 Queen Street Peterhead AB42 1TT
Received 24 Jun 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1083
Change of Use to Outdoor Nursery (Class 10), Erection of Boundary Fences and Siting of Modular Unit
Land Adjacent To The Udny Station Community Centre Udny Station Ellon AB41 6QJ
Received 24 Jun 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1084
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse and Formation of New Driveway
2 Westdyke Gardens Westhill Aberdeenshire AB32 6QS
Received 24 Jun 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1085
Alterations and Dormer Extension to Dwellinghouse
Claremont Garvock Road Laurencekirk Aberdeenshire AB30 1FJ
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1087
Erection of Dwellinghouse
Plot 4 Mackstead Road Daviot AB51 0JE
Received 24 Jun 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1088
Change of Use and Conversion, Alterations and Extension of Hotels and Hostels (Class 7) to 5 Dwellinghouses (Class 9), Erection of Garages and Associated Works (Change of Design to Unit 5 Change of Garage Plot Layouts to Units 2, 3 and 4 Planning Permission APP/2020/1111)
Lairhillock Lodge Netherley Stonehaven Aberdeenshire
Received 24 Jun 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1089
Erection of Dwellinghouse (Change of Housetype to Planning Permission Reference APP/2022/2058)
Plot 37 OP1 Site Nethermill Cruden Bay
Received 24 Jun 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1090
Demolition of Dwellinghouse
Coutens Oldmeldrum AB51 0NT
Received 24 Jun 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1091
Demolition of 2 Extensions and Alterations to Dwellinghouse, and Alterations and Extension to Garage to Form Home Office
Lyleston 44 Robert Street Stonehaven AB39 2DJ
Received 24 Jun 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1092
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Mill Of Brux Glenkindie Alford AB33 8RX
Received 24 Jun 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1093
Alterations and Dormer Extension to Dwellinghouse
18 Braecroft Drive Westhill Aberdeenshire AB32 6FF
Received 25 Jun 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1094
Erection of Boundary Wall and Fence (Total Height 2m) and Changes to Ground Levels (Part Retrospective)
Bracoden 4 Coplandhill Crescent Peterhead AB42 1GW
Received 25 Jun 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1095
Alterations and Extension to Footpath
Old Railway Line Footpath Junction Of The Forest Access Road For The Banchory Woodland Trails Banchory
Received 25 Jun 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1096
Alterations and Extensions to Dwellinghouse
1 Torryburn Court Kintore AB51 0ZN
Received 25 Jun 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1097
Condition 2a (Layout & Siting), 2b (External Appearance), 2c (Levels), 2d (Disposal of Foul & Surface Water), 2e (Visibility Splays), 2f (Parking/Vehicle Turning Area/Lay-by), 2g (Refuse Uplift), 2h (Biodiversity & Habitat Enhancement) of Planning Permission in Principle Reference APP/2024/1247 for Erection of Dwellinghouse
Stables At Glencommon Farm Bridge Of Canny Banchory AB31 4FN
Received 25 Jun 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1098
Erection of Agricultural Building In Relation to Prior Notification APP/2026/0765
Hollowdyke Cairnie Huntly Aberdeenshire AB54 4TY
Received 25 Jun 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1099
Erection of Agricultural Building
Broadley Kildrummy Alford Aberdeenshire AB33 8RD
Received 25 Jun 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1101
Extension to Dwellinghouse and Formation of Raised Decking
7 Westbank Park Oldmeldrum Aberdeenshire AB51 0DG
Received 25 Jun 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1102
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Greystone Kintore Aberdeenshire AB51 0YX
Received 25 Jun 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1103
Demolition of Dwellinghouse
21 South Street Johnshaven Aberdeenshire
Received 26 Jun 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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