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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878 approved · 33 refused · 48 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 decisionTRE/2026/0051
Works to Ash Tree
The Chapel 1 Edinmore Drive Daviot Inverurie AB51 0NG
Received 20 Aug 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1429
Erection of Agricultural Building
Field Adjacent to Dunnydeer Western Road Insch
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1430
Alterations and Conversion of Ancillary Accommodation and Garage to Form Dwellinghouse Including Sub-Division of Feu
North Drum House Drumoak Aberdeenshire AB31 5ET
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1434
Conversion of Part of Steading to Form 2 Holiday Accommodation Units
Newbigging Cornhill Aberdeenshire AB45 2XJ
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1435
Erection of Boundary Wall
St Andrews Commerce Street Insch AB52 6JB
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1436
Erection of Dwellinghouse (Change of House Type at Plot 2 from previously approved Planning Reference APP/2024/0614)
Land At Craigiebanks Farm Fraserburgh
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1437
Peatland Restoration Scheme
Glen Tanar Estate Brooks House Glen Tanar Aboyne Aberdeenshire AB34 5EU
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1440
Erection Of Agricultural Storage Tank
Kinknockie Anaerobic Plant Udny Ellon AB41 8NA
Received 21 Aug 2026 - DecidedTRE/2026/0052
Tree Works - (1) Birch Tree - Reduce by approx. 3m. (5) Cedar Tree - Fell. (7) Oak Tree - Reduce. (8) Scots Pine Tree - Sectional Fell. (11 & 12) 2x Beech Trees - Reduce. (13) Fir Tree Behind Garage - Fell. (14) Fir Tree by Path - Fell
4 Gurney Street Stonehaven AB39 2EB
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1441
Extensions to Dwellinghouse
Syedbari Whitecairns Aberdeenshire AB23 8UJ
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1442
Installation of Security Window Film to Internal Face of Windows
Police Scotland Police Station Dunnottar Avenue Stonehaven Aberdeenshire AB39 2JD
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1444
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Glenairn 5 Waterside Gardens Bridge Of Alford Alford Aberdeenshire AB33 8PG
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1445
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
4 Rajabarrie Cottage Dinnet Aboyne Aberdeenshire AB34 5JY
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1446
Partial Change Of Use from Class 10 (Non-residential Institutions) to Mixed Use (Class 1A Shops and Financial, Professional and Other Services and Class 3 Food and Drink) and Installation of 2x Air Source Heat Pumps
Congregational Church Main Street Cruden Bay Aberdeenshire AB42 0NA
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1448
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
3 Gullymoss Place Westhill AB32 6PP
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1449
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Rinavoan Glenkindie Alford AB33 8ST
Received 24 Aug 2026 - DecidedAPP/2026/1451
Erection of Agricultural Building
Land At Mains Of Kinmundy Westhill Aberdeenshire AB15 8RB
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1452
Extensions to Dwellinghouse
17 Henderson Circle Upper Grange Peterhead Aberdeenshire AB42 2UG
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1453
Alterations to Existing Outbuilding to Form Ancillary Accommodation
The Sheiling Kennels Cottage Crathie Ballater Aberdeenshire AB35 5TJ
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1454
Alterations to Outbuilding to Form Ancillary Accommodation
The Sheiling Kennels Cottage Balnacroft Crathie Ballater AB35 5TJ
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1455
Erection of Pavilion (Retrospective) and Installation of Replacement Roof
Palace Hotel Prince Street Peterhead AB42 1PL
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1456
Erection of Garage
Tocharty Lutherbridge Laurencekirk Aberdeenshire AB30 1QT
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1457
Extension to Dwellinghouse
The Lilies Inverugie Peterhead AB42 3BQ
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1459
Siting of 2 Static Caravans and Associated Gravel Hardstanding/Parking Spaces
Braemar Caravan Park Glenshee Road Braemar AB35 5YQ
Received 25 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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