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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878 approved · 33 refused · 48 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2026/1513
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse to Include Conversion of Steading
Ettenbreck Strathdon AB36 8YR
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1515
Erection Of Dwellinghouse (Change Of House Type from Planning Permission Reference APP/2025/2075 for Erection of Dwellinghouse)
Plot A Site To The East Of Auchnabo House Collieston Ellon AB41 8LD
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1516
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse and Change of Use of Land to Domestic Garden Ground
Marchmar Lumsden AB54 4JE
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionTRE/2026/0064
Pruning of Oak Tree
Dunnottar Church Stonehaven AB39 3XL
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionTRE/2026/0065
Pruning of Apple Trees
3 Provost Street Huntly AB54 8BB
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1517
Erection of Dwellinghouse and Garage (Change of Housetype to Planning Permission Reference APP/2024/1897 for Erection of Dwellinghouse and Garage (Retrospective))
Site To The South West Of Kennels Lodge Mintlaw Aberdeenshire
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1520
Change of Use of Agricultural Land to Dog Park, Formation of Car Park and Erection of Fencing and Shelter
Land At Terpersie Farm Tullynessle Alford AB33 8QR
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionTRE/2026/0066
Felling of Horse Chestnut Tree and Sycamore Maple Tree
Cardowan 31 Slug Road Stonehaven AB39 2DU
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1522
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Woodend Farm Auchterless Turriff Aberdeenshire AB53 8ER
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1525
Change of Use from Warehouse Building (Class 6) to Tanning Salon (Class 1A)
Store 61 Market Place Inverurie Aberdeenshire AB51 3PY
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1526
Erection of Agricultural Storage Building
North Cranna Aberchirder Aberdeenshire AB54 7TX
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1527
Erection of 2 Dwellinghouses
Site To North Of Calfward Cottage Inverurie
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1528
Alterations and Part Change of Use of Agricultural Shed to Storage And Distribution (Class 6) and Erection of Security Fence
Mill Of Pott Cuminestown Aberdeenshire AB53 5US
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1529
Installation of Solar PV and Solar Thermal Panels Including Associated Battery Storage and Inverter
Ballater Community Enterprise Ltd Park House Ballater Caravan Park Anderson Road Ballater Aberdeenshire AB35 5QW
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1531
Erection of Dwellinghouse
Land To East Of Blairs Stables Fetteresso Stonehaven AB39 3UT
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1532
Change of Use from Class 4 (Business) to Childcare Nursery Class 10 (Non-residential Institutions) Including Alterations and Extension and Erection of Fence
Former Council Office Murray Terrace Alford AB33 8TY
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1535
Extension to Dwellinghouse
5 Morven Crescent Buchanhaven Peterhead Aberdeenshire AB42 1LP
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1536
Erection of Storage Building (Use Class 6 Storage and Distribution) Formation of Hardstanding and Installation of Fence and Gate
Land At Museum Road Alford
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionENQ/2026/1639
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 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1537
Change of Use and Alterations of Hot Food Take-Away (Sui Generis) to Holiday Let
2 Duff Street Macduff Aberdeenshire AB44 1TL
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1538
Erection of Dwellinghouse (Change of House Type from Previously Approved APP/2023/0814)
Plot 30 Rothney West Insch AB52 6HY
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionTRE/2026/0067
Crown Reduction of Norway Maple
Hillview Richmond Road Huntly AB54 8BH
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1539
Erection of Dwellinghouse
4 Henderson Circle Upper Grange Peterhead Aberdeenshire AB42 2UG
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1542
Discharge of Planning Obligation (Waste & Recycling) of Planning Permission Reference APP/2016/0618 Erection of 120 Dwellinghouses, Provision of Land for Future Affordable Housing and Associated Landscaping and Infrastructure
Kirkton Development Phase 1 Land To South Of Boothby Road Fraserburgh
Received 10 Sept 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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