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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878 approved · 33 refused · 48 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2026/1156
Extension to Dwellinghouse
48 Boynds Brae Inverurie AB51 6BU
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1157
Installation of Biomass Boiler in Outbuilding
Longhaven House Longhaven Peterhead AB42 0PB
Received 6 Jul 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1158
Alterations and Extension to Garage (Retrospective)
Birkwood Bridge Of Feugh Banchory AB31 6HY
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1159
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Gean House 4 Aquahorthies Burnhervie Inverurie AB51 5JS
Received 6 Jul 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1160
This application has been called-in by the Cairngorms National Park Authority. Please visit https://www.eplanningcnpa.co.uk/online-applications/ - Erection of 3 Dwellinghouses and Formation of Access Road
Land Adjacent To Monaltrie Close Ballater Aberdeenshire
Received 7 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1162
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
1 Fraser Road Alford Aberdeenshire AB33 8GB
Received 7 Jul 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1164
Formation of Plant Compound and Erection of Fence/Gate
Tesco Stores Ltd Tesco Supermarket Castle Road Ellon Aberdeenshire AB41 9RY
Received 7 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1165
Demolition Of Buildings
Meldrum Motors Ltd Market Square Oldmeldrum Aberdeenshire AB51 0AA
Received 7 Jul 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1166
Installation of Solar Panels
Fae Me Well House Cothal Fintray Aberdeen Aberdeenshire AB21 0HU
Received 7 Jul 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1167
Erection of Agricultural Building In Relation to Prior Notification Reference APP/2026/0505
Land To Rear Of Smithy Croft Cottown Rhynie Aberdeenshire AB54 4LS
Received 7 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1168
Erection of Dwellinghouse
Land To South Of Broom Lodge 10 Broombank Terrace Braemar Aberdeenshire
Received 7 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1169
Alterations and Extension of Garage
6 Ogstonmill Fintray Aberdeenshire AB21 0LW
Received 7 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1170
Extension to Quarry for the Extraction of Sand and Gravel Without Compliance with Condition 9 (Time) of Planning Permission Reference APP/2019/1109
Greystone Quarry Hatton Estate Turriff AB53 8ED
Received 7 Jul 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1172
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Loftend Steading East Bog Fintray Aberdeenshire AB21 0YR
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1174
Erection of 27 Dwellinghouses
Phase 11 Northwoods Mintlaw Peterhead
Received 8 Jul 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1175
Installation of Dosing Kiosks and Associated Infrastructure
Waste Water Treatment Works Bonnyton Road Pitmedden
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1176
Display of Non-Illuminated Fascia Sign
The Salvation Army 66 Frithside Street Fraserburgh Aberdeenshire AB43 9JA
Received 8 Jul 2026 - DecidedENQ/2026/1207
Upgrade to Existing 132kV Fetteresso Substation Including Installation of a Combined Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) / Control Building One 400/132kV Super Grid Transformer, One 132/33kV Grid Transformer, Two Busbars, Two Traction Transformers, Associated Plant and Equipment, Temporary Construction Compound and Access Track, Means of Access, Site Drainage, Landscaping and Other Associated Operations
Fetteresso Substation Fetteresso Stonehaven Aberdeenshire AB39 3UX
Received 8 Jul 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1177
Installation of Door
18 Cowie Mill Cowie Stonehaven Aberdeenshire AB39 3BH
Received 9 Jul 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1178
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
2 Chestnut Avenue Banchory Aberdeenshire AB31 5PG
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1179
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse Including Change of Use of Land to Domestic Garden Ground
Glassel Lodge Glassel Banchory Aberdeenshire AB31 4DD
Received 9 Jul 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1180
Change of Use and Part Conversion of Steading to Form Extension to Dwellinghouse
Land Adjacent To Cotter House Nether Benholm Farm Benholm Johnshaven DD10 0HU
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1181
Demolition Of Farm Buildings And Erection Of 3 Dwellinghouses And Associated Infrastructure
Land At Overhall Fyvie AB53 8SH
Received 9 Jul 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1182
Erection Of Jet Wash Bays, Plant Room, Air/Water And Vacuum Units, and Retaining Wall, Installation of Flood Light and Associated Forecourt Works
Morrisons Car Wash Banchory Aberdeenshire
Received 9 Jul 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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