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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878 approved · 33 refused · 48 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2026/1543
Discharge of Planninig Obligation (Healthcare) 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 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1544
Demolition of Existing Dwellinghouse and Erection of Replacement Dwellinghouse
Elmore Peathill Rosehearty AB43 7HD
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionTRE/2026/0068
Felling of Oriental Spruce
The Unit Gym & Fitness Ltd Inchmarlo Road Banchory AB31 5RR
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1545
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
The Steading Craighead Of Ardoe Ardoe AB12 5XT
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1548
Formation of Temporary Access Road
Phase 10 Northwoods Mintlaw Peterhead
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1550
Erection of General Purpose Agricultural Building
Land At Greens Of Gaval Farm North Of Pitfour Crescent Fetterangus Peterhead Aberdeenshire AB42 4HB
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1551
Erection of an Anemometer Mast up to 80 Metres in Height Without Compliance with Condition 1 (Time) of Planning Permission Reference APP/2024/0496
Land On Fasque And Glendye Estate Fasque Plateau Strachan Banchory Aberdeenshire
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1552
Erection of 28 Dwellinghouses and Ancillary Infrastructure
Land Adjacent To East Lodge Ury Estate Ury Stonehaven
Received 11 Sept 2026 - DecidedTRE/2026/0069
Removal of Sycamore Tree
Kwik-fit 110 Barclay Street Stonehaven Aberdeenshire AB39 2AP
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1553
Alterations and Change of Use from Store (Class 6) to Residential Flat (Class 9)
Store At Harbour Street Gardenstown Banff
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionTRE/2026/0070
Tree Works
Mansefield The Waters Auchenblae Laurencekirk AB30 1TA
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1555
Erection of Agricultural Storage Building in relation to Prior Notification Reference APP/2026/0999
Mill Of Knockenbaird Insch Aberdeenshire AB52 6TP
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1557
Erection of Dwellinghouse
Site To The West Of Cluny Cottage Aboyne Aberdeenshire
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1558
Demolition and Erection of Replacement Summer House
The Summer House Walled Garden Crathes Castle Estate Crathes Banchory
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1559
Erection of Replacement Summer House
The Summer House Walled Garden Crathes Castle Estate Crathes Banchory
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionTRE/2026/0071
Tree Works
Galloquhine Auchenblae Laurencekirk AB30 1TT
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1560
Erection of Roadside Services Comprising Class 1 (Shops), Class 3 (Food and Drink) Unit with Drive-Thru Facility and Petrol Station (Sui Generis) with Associated Car/HGV Parking, Infrastructure Works, Alterations to Existing Junction and Access Road and Landscaping Without Compliance With Condition 7 (Hard and Soft Landscaping) of Planning Permission Reference APP/2023/0395
Land To The South West Of Megray Farm Adjacent To The A90 AWPR Stonehaven Interchange Ury Stonehaven
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1561
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Saor Aigne Oldman Road Kirkton Of Maryculter Aberdeenshire AB12 5FS
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1563
Erection of Dwellinghouse without Compliance with Condition 1 (Time) of Planning Permission Reference APP/2023/0328
Site Adjacent To 8 Westfield Avenue Westfield Avenue Inverurie Aberdeenshire
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1565
Erection of 2 Dwellinghouses (Change of Houetypes to Planning Permission Reference APP/2022/0661 for Erection of 61 Dwellinghouses)
Plot 286 And Plot 287 Phase 5 Greenacres Wester Clerkhill Kinmundy Road Peterhead Aberdeenshire
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1566
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Little Sauchen Sauchen AB51 7QR
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1567
Installation of Replacement Windows
The Lilies 20 Bath Street Stonehaven AB39 2DH
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionENQ/2026/1702
Erection of Training Centre, Associated Roads, Ancillary Development and Landscaping
Land Within Thainstone Business Park Inverurie Aberdeenshire AB51 5GT
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1569
Formation of Bellmouth Junction and Access Track
Land At Raecloch Farm And Bogs Of Laithers Fortrie Turriff Aberdeenshire AB53 4HJ
Received 16 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.
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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