North East Scotland

Aberdeenshire Council Planning Applications

SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Aberdeenshire Council. Track residential extensions, commercial developments and major infrastructure projects in one place, updated daily.

257Applications (90 days)
23Major applications
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APP/2026/1180Householder£50k–100k

Land Adjacent To Cotter House Nether Benholm Farm Benholm Johnshaven Aberdeenshire DD10 0HU

Change of Use and Part Conversion of Steading to Form Extension to Dwellinghouse

Pending
APP/2026/1053Other

Netherley Rooms 2 Netherley Place Ballater Aberdeenshire AB35 5QE

Installation of Illuminated Sign

Pending
APP/2026/1216Agricultural£50k–100k

Knaps Newmachar AB21 0QJ

Extension of Agricultural Storage Building in relation to Prior Notification Reference APP/2026/0737

Pending
APP/2026/1187Institutional£500k–1m

Former Newburgh Lifeboat Station Beach Road Newburgh Aberdeenshire AB41 6BY

Alterations and Change of Use of Building to form Lifeboat / Maritime Heritage Centre, Erection of Decking, Erection of Ancillary Building, Installation of Ground Mounted Solar PV Array and Formation

Pending
APP/2026/0947Commercial£500k–1m

Ground At Macduff Industrial Estate Tarlair Way Tarlair Business Park Macduff Aberdeenshire

Change of Use of Land to Car Sales and Erection of Building for Car Sales and Repairs (Sui Generis)

Pending
ENQ/2026/1247InfrastructureMajor£1m–5m

Mill Of Auchlin New Aberdour AB43 7LL

Erection of 2 Replacement Wind Turbines (Hub Height 30 metres) Total Height 43.5 metres and Associated Infrastructure

Pending
APP/2026/1003Residential£50k–100k

2 Market Square Stonehaven Aberdeenshire AB39 2BT

Change of Use from Office (First and Second Floor) (Class 4) to Residential Flat (Sui Generis) Including Internal Alterations

Pending
APP/2026/1186Other

West Of Old Meldrum Road Newmachar

Installation of 1 Advance Sign

Pending
APP/2026/1202IndustrialMajor£1m–5m

Mill Of Auchlin New Aberdour Aberdeenshire AB43 7LL

Erection of 2 Replacement Wind Turbines (Hub Height 30 Metres) Total Height 43.5 Metres and Associated Infrastructure

Pending
APP/2026/1193Householder£10k–50k

Ramsay Arms Hotel Main Street Fettercairn Aberdeenshire AB30 1XX

Installation of Replacement Windows

Pending
APP/2026/1144Institutional£50k–100k

Aboyne Steeple Repair Maintenance Trust The Hall Charlestown Road Aboyne Aberdeenshire AB34 5EJ

Roof Repair Works

Pending
APP/2026/1122Institutional£50k–100k

Huntly Swimming Pool The Linden Centre And The Simpson Building Huntly

Installation of Boiler Unit and Associated Works

Pending
APP/2026/1214Householder£50k–100k

2 Davan Place Ellon AB41 9FZ

Extension to Dwellinghouse and Formation of Driveway

Pending
APP/2026/1072Commercial£500k–1m

Ramsay Arms Hotel Main Street Fettercairn AB30 1XX

External Alterations to Hotel Including Conversion of Outbuilding to Hotel Accommodation (Class 7) and Community Room (Class 10)

Pending
APP/2026/1123Institutional£50k–100k

Huntly Swimming Pool The Linden Centre & The Simpson Building Huntly

Installation of Boiler and Associated Works

Pending

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Planning appeals in Aberdeenshire Council

Aberdeenshire Council is not in England, so the Planning Inspectorate does not decide its planning appeals. They are decided by Scottish Government Planning and Environmental Appeals Division (DPEA). SiteLens holds that body’s own record, shown below. It is not comparable with the Inspectorate’s England figures, which are decided under different legislation, so it is read against that nation’s rate instead.

Appeals recorded
337
Judged either way
335
Allowed / dismissed
263 / 72
Overturn rate
Still collecting
That nation's rate
Not published

SiteLens is still collecting the DPEA's record, and a rate taken part-way through would reflect which parts have been collected rather than how Aberdeenshire Council fares. The counts above are what is held so far and will rise. The counts above are published either way.

Source: the DPEA, read from its own published case record. Still being collected, so the counts are a floor and will rise.

Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database, published quarterly on GOV.UK. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. These figures are the Inspectorate's appeal record, not the council's own planning register.

Money behind development in Aberdeenshire Council

Developer contributions at Aberdeenshire Council

Aberdeenshire Council collects contributions from developers under planning obligations, but we do not yet hold its register in a form we can publish figures from. Only a minority of authorities publish one we can read, and this is not one of them, so we show nothing rather than a figure we cannot stand behind.

About Aberdeenshire Council

Aberdeenshire Council is a local planning authority responsible for processing planning applications within its area. Applications are submitted through the council's planning portal and cover a wide range of development types, from householder extensions and change of use to large-scale residential and commercial schemes.

SiteLens tracks the Aberdeenshire Council planning register daily and enriches every new application automatically. Each is AI-classified by category and trade, given an estimated value band and a plain-English project brief, mapped, and checked against constraint flags like flood zones, conservation areas and green belt. Where an application names an agent, SiteLens shows the firm and matches companies to Companies House. Pro adds the applicant's name, the directors and company health behind each match, and the agent's direct email and phone where the council or firm publishes them, so you know who to speak to about the scheme.

You can also browse the council's own planning register on the official Aberdeenshire Council planning portal.

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