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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878 approved · 33 refused · 48 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2026/1235
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Cockley View Maryculter AB12 5GP
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1236
Erection of Pergola (Retrospective)
44 Seatown Gardenstown Banff AB45 3YQ
Received 17 Jul 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1237
Installation of Replacement Windows
Adenlea 3-5 Abbey Street Old Deer AB42 5LN
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1238
Condition 2b)i, 2b)ii, 2b)iii, 2b)iv, 2b)v, 2b)vi, 2b)vii, 2b)viii, 2b)ix, 2b)x (Development Phase - Spittal to Peterhead HVDC Converter Station) 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 To The West Of Parkhill Farm Blackhills Peterhead
Received 20 Jul 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1239
Change of Use of Agricultural Land to Residential (Class 9) and Extension to Dwellinghouse
South Newfield Mains Of Springhill Boddam AB42 3BJ
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1240
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
60 Eastside Drive Westhill AB32 6QN
Received 20 Jul 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1241
Erection of Agricultural Building
Land At Cushnie Auchterless Turriff AB53 8BH
Received 20 Jul 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1242
Erection of Entrance Canopy and Garage
Croiscrag Birse Aboyne Aberdeenshire AB34 5ER
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1243
Erection of Replacement Dwellinghouse, Alterations to Workshop Roof and Alterations and Extension to Car Port
Causeyton Cottage Tillyfourie Inverurie AB51 7SA
Received 20 Jul 2026 - DecidedENQ/2026/1270
Mixed Use Development, Associated Infrastructure, Open Space and Landscaping
Land South Of Balmedie (OP1 And OP2) Eigie Road Balmedie Aberdeenshire
Received 20 Jul 2026 - DecidedENQ/2026/1271
Proposed Residential Development, Associated Infrastructure, Open Space and Landscaping
Land South Of Balmedie (OP1 And OP2) Eigie Road Balmedie Aberdeenshire
Received 20 Jul 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1258
Change of Use of Land to Domestic Garden Ground Including Erection of Fence
Land To The Rear Of 4 Marine View Muchalls Newtonhill AB39 3TG
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1259
Change of Land from Agricultural to Storage and Distribution (Use Class 6)
Land To The East Of Bridgefoot Gaval Mintlaw AB42 4HA
Received 21 Jul 2026 - DecidedTRE/2026/0038
Felling of 1 Cherry Tree
The Old Rectory 68 North Deeside Road Kincardine O'Neil AB34 5AA
Received 21 Jul 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1260
Erection of Log Cabin
26 Braehead Drive Stonehaven Aberdeenshire AB39 2PX
Received 21 Jul 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1261
Erection of Sauna and Installation of Fence and Decking
2 Westfield Road Stonehaven Aberdeenshire AB39 2EE
Received 21 Jul 2026 - DecidedTRE/2026/0039
Felling of 10 Yellow Conifer Trees and 1 Copper Beech Tree
Plot Adjacent To 3 Baird Terrace Stonehaven Aberdeenshire AB39 2SQ
Received 21 Jul 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1262
Part Change of Use of Building (First Floor) from Business (Class 4) to Taxi Business (Sui Generis) (Retrospective)
Site At Oilfield Hire And Services Ltd Cairnrobin Pipeyard Portlethen Aberdeenshire AB12 4SB
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1263
Erection of Wind Turbine (Hub Height 55.6m Total Height 79.6m) and Associated Infrastructure
Site At East Leylodge Farm Kintore Aberdeenshire AB51 0XY
Received 22 Jul 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1264
Installation of Oil Tank
Ben Bhraggie Rhu-na-haven Road Aboyne Aberdeenshire AB34 5JB
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionENQ/2026/1285
Formation of Water Treatment Works Including Erection of Buildings, Installation of Tanks, Access, Landscaping and Associated Works
Land East Of Woodside Reservoir Shandcross Turriff Aberdeenshire AB53 5PL
Received 22 Jul 2026 - DecidedTRE/2026/0040
Felling of 1 Sycamore Tree and 1 Alder Tree
North Woods Housing Development East Of Drinnies Grove Mintlaw AB42 4AN
Received 22 Jul 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1265
Installation of Velux Windows
Stable Cottage Cairnadrochit Braemar Aberdeenshire AB35 5YS
Received 22 Jul 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1266
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
6 Bent Cottages Laurencekirk Aberdeenshire AB30 1EA
Received 23 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.
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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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