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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878 approved · 33 refused · 48 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- DecidedENQ/2026/1465
Erection of Free Range Poultry Shed (Egg Production) And Feed Silos
Land At Parkside Plaidy Turriff AB53 5NT
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1375
Extension to Dwellinghouse
Marvin Belhelvie Village Belhelvie Balmedie AB23 8YU
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1376
Erection of Garage
Tigh Na Gadie Oyne Insch AB52 6QP
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1377
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse and Erection of Garage
Roadside Croft Durno Inverurie AB51 5ER
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1378
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
14 East Street Johnshaven DD10 0ET
Received 13 Aug 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1380
Erection of Replacement Bridge Over Railway
Bridge Blackiemuir Avenue Laurencekirk AB30 1GX
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1382
Extension to Dwellinghouse
7 Dunvegan Place Ellon Aberdeenshire AB41 9TF
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1383
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
12 Arnhall Crescent Westhill AB32 6TY
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1385
Alterations to Hall
Fetteresso Parish Church Hall Bath Street Stonehaven Aberdeenshire AB39 2DH
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1386
Alterations to Hall
Fetteresso Parish Church Hall Bath Street Stonehaven AB39 2DH
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1387
Display of 4x Fascia Signs (Illuminated)
KFC Sandford Business Park Invernettie Peterhead Aberdeenshire AB42 3FX
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1388
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
West Brucklebog Crathes Banchory AB31 5QP
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1390
Demolition of Existing Outbuilding and Erection of Outbuilding
Deebank Charlestown Road Aboyne Aberdeenshire AB34 5EJ
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1391
Extension to Outbuilding
Land To The West Of East Ardarg Ellon AB41 8EQ
Received 17 Aug 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1393
Peatland Restoration Scheme
Haugh Of Glass Edinglassie Glass Aberdeenshire AB54 4HA
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1396
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
16 Mameulah Road Newmachar Aberdeenshire AB21 0WW
Received 17 Aug 2026 - DecidedTRE/2026/0050
Felling of Bird Cherry Tree
9 Cluniebank Gardens Braemar AB35 5PY
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1398
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Mullaich Seomar Loan Steadings Durno Inverurie AB51 5ER
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1400
Erection of Dairy Slurry Tower
Westertown Farm Rothienorman Inverurie Aberdeenshire AB51 8US
Received 18 Aug 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1402
Erection of Forestry Shed
Land At Callies Wood Fyvie Turriff Aberdeenshire AB53 8NN
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1404
Erection of Storage Shed
Diamond Jubilee Hall Logie Coldstone Tarland Aberdeenshire AB34 5PQ
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1423
Erection of Dwellinghouse
Land To The North East Of Fordmouth Longside AB42 4TW
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1427
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Craighead Cottage Ardoe Aberdeen Aberdeenshire AB12 5XT
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1428
Installation of Signage
THE SALVATION ARMY 66 Frithside Street Fraserburgh AB43 9JA
Received 19 Aug 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsResearching a proposal in Aberdeenshire
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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