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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878 approved · 33 refused · 48 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1319
Change of Use of Existing Building and Erection of 2 Buildings to form Cat Rescue and Adoption Centre
Deeside Activity Park Lumphanan Aberdeenshire AB34 5BD
Received 31 Jul 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1321
Internal Alteration to Install Under Floor Heating (including in Extension Approved Under APP/2025/1175 & APP/2025/1176)
Easter Skene House Skene Westhill Aberdeenshire AB32 6YB
Received 31 Jul 2026 - DecidedTRE/2026/0048
Felling of 18 Beech Trees
Balgonie House Braemar Place Ballater AB35 5NQ
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1325
Erection of Wind Turbine (Hub Height 59m, Total Height 89.5m) Upgrading of Access Track and Associated Infrastructure Without Compliance with Condition 17 (Electricity Supplied to a Local Grid for a Continuous Period of 6 Months) of Planning Permission APP/2023/1267
Bankhead Renewable Energy Ltd Portlethen AB12 4RX
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1326
Alterations and Change of Use Of Shop (Class 1A) Hot Food Takeaway (Sui Generis)
1 Falconer Place Inverurie Aberdeenshire AB51 4RN
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1328
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse Including Installation of Air Source Heat Pumps and Drainage Infrastructure
Allt-na-Giubhsaich Lodge Glen Muick Ballater Aberdeenshire AB35 5SQ
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1330
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
29 James Gregory Road Drumoak Aberdeenshire AB31 5DY
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1331
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Ridgewood Woodend Methlick Aberdeenshire AB41 7EB
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1332
Existing Use - Non Compliance with Condition 05 (Occupancy) of Planning Permission Reference 98/1112/01
Windyhills Ellon Aberdeenshire AB41 8LR
Received 4 Aug 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1336
Alterations and Extensions to Dwellinghouse
7 High Street St Combs AB43 8YR
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1337
Formation of Access
Land At Bru-mar And Carlan Pantoch Banchory AB31 5PY
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1338
Discharge of Planning Obligation (Healthcare) of APP/2025/1683 for Erection of 175 Dwellinghouses and Associated Infrastructure
Kirkton Heights Phase 2 Development Boothby Road Fraserburgh Aberdeenshire
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1339
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Old Mill Of Fedderate New Deer Aberdeenshire AB53 6UN
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1340
Discharge of Planning Obligation (Sports and Recreation) of APP/2025/1683 for Erection of 175 Dwellinghouses and Associated Infrastructure
Kirkton Heights Phase 2 Development Boothby Road Fraserburgh Aberdeenshire
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1341
Discharge of Planning Obligation (Waste and Recylcing) of APP/2025/1683 for Erection of 175 Dwellinghouses and Associated Infrastructure
Kirkton Heights Phase 2 Development Boothby Road Fraserburgh Aberdeenshire
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1343
Consultation under Section 37 of The Electricity Act 1989 for the Installation of 400KV Overhead Lines, 18 Steel Lattice Towers, 2 Temporary Towers and Associated Infrastructure
New Deer To Netherton Hub, Peterhead Tie-In
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1344
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Meadow View Nether Backhill Ardallie Mintlaw Aberdeenshire AB42 5BQ
Received 5 Aug 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1345
Erection of Dwellinghouse (Change of House Type to Planning Permission Reference APP/2023/1163)
Plot 2 Brownmuir Croft Fordoun Laurencekirk AB30 1SL
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1346
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Killearn Seafield Street Banff AB45 1DR
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1348
Change of Use from Workshop (Class 4), Alterations and Extension to Building to Form 2 Units (Class 6)
Workshop 6 Albert Street Fraserburgh AB43 9JL
Received 6 Aug 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1349
Alterations and Extension to Garage
DEESIDE ROOFING LIMITED Melgum Road Garage 22 Melgum Road Tarland Aberdeenshire AB34 4ZL
Received 6 Aug 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1350
Erection Of 2.2m High Retaining Wall With Associated Timber Fence Works
Junction Cottage Muir Of Fowlis Alford AB33 8HS
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1351
Erection of Dwellinghouse and Garage
Site To North Of Knowhead Gardenstown Aberdeenshire
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1352
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
7 Scotsmill Road Blackburn Aberdeenshire AB21 0HG
Received 6 Aug 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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