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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878 approved · 33 refused · 48 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/2026/1570
Installation of Replacement Patio Doors and 5 Windows
Ellon Castle Castle Road Ellon Aberdeenshire AB41 9QN
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1572
Erection of Buildings for Retail Use (Class 1A), Drive-Thru Restaurant (Class 3), Hot Food Takeaway (Sui Generis) and Associated Infrastructure - without Compliance with Condition 2 (Car Parking) and Condition 3 (Visibility Splays) of Full Planning Permission Reference APP/2025/2088
Land On East Side Of South Harbour Road And North Side Of Cemetery Road Fraserburgh AB43 9TA
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1576
Extension to Dwellinghouse
San Marino Manse Road Potterton Aberdeenshire AB23 8UB
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1578
Premises for Restoration of Historic Vehicles, Workshop/Design Studio & Associated Car Parking Without Compliance with Condition 2 (Other Purpose Within Use Class 5) of Planning Permission Reference APP/2008/0020
Ballater Business Park Craigview Road Ballater Aberdeenshire
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionTRE/2026/0072
Felling of 2 Elm Trees
8 King David Drive Inverbervie Aberdeenshire DD10 0SW
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionTRE/2026/0073
Felling of Dead Elm and Reduction of Mature Elm
10 King David Drive Inverbervie DD10 0SW
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionTRE/2026/0074
Felling of 2 Spruce Trees
Mains Of Hilton Catterline Stonehaven AB39 2UN
Received 18 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1580
Erection of Dwellinghouse
Ground To North West Of Fife Arms Hotel Aberchirder AB54 7TA
Received 18 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1581
Demolition of Existing Buildings and Erection of 2 Dwellinghouses
Site Adjacent To Lochside New House Drumoak Banchory Aberdeenshire AB31 5HE
Received 18 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionTRE/2026/0075
Felling of 1 Holly Tree and 4 Lawson Cypress Trees
5 Pheppie Road Muchalls Stonehaven AB39 3XU
Received 18 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1583
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Kinnaird Cottage Arbuthnott Laurencekirk AB30 1LR
Received 18 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1585
Erection Of Agricultural Shed and Formation Of Hardstandings (Part Retrospective)
Land To North Of Eastgate Lonenwell Alford
Received 18 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1586
Extension To Dwellinghouse
Callivar 65 Station Road Ellon AB41 9AR
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1588
Alterations to Dormer Cladding
54 Manse Street Fraserburgh Aberdeenshire AB43 9JB
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionTRE/2026/0076
Felling of Norwegian Spruce
Land South Of Somerset Cottage 25 Mar Road Braemar AB35 5YL
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionTRE/2026/0077
Pruning of 4 Sycamore Trees and 1 Cherry Tree
Cardowan 31 Slug Road Stonehaven Aberdeenshire AB39 2DU
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1591
Erection of Garden Room
Birchfield 9 Barclay Park Aboyne AB34 5JF
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1595
Erection of Shed (Class 6 - Storage and Distribution)
Land At Tortorston Blackhills Peterhead
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionTRE/2026/0078
Pruning of 7 Trees and Felling of 1 Larch Tree
Roscobie House Corsee Road Banchory AB31 5RT
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1602
Siting of Portacabin (Class 4)
Site At Watermill Coaches Blackhouse Way Peterhead AB42 1BQ
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1606
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse
Smithy Cottage Muir Of Alford Alford AB33 8NP
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1607
Erection of 35 Dwellinghouses and Associated Infrastructure without Compliance with Condition 2 (Off Site Infrastructure Improvements) of Planning Permission Reference APP/2023/0562
Land To The North Of Cairn Close Cairn Close Memsie Fraserburgh
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionAPP/2026/1612
Erection of Agricultural Building and Polytunnel in relation to Prior Notification Reference APP/2026/1197
Land Between The A96 & Conglass Walk Inverurie
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decisionTRE/2026/0079
Pruning of 1 Tree
Castlehill 58 Castle Street Banff AB45 1DL
Received 24 Sept 2026
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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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