View the national customer satisfaction survey conducted by the Scottish Government, which aim to support the Building Standards verification performance framework. Please...

Development management is the term used for the process of deciding whether to grant or refuse planning permission and other related consents.

Find out more about what the Planning Information and Delivery Team does, how it does it, and how it delivers and contributes towards Scottish Government and Aberdeenshire...

View prior guidance appendices.

The Design and Access Statement includes detailed information about the project and a number of visuals and 3D imagery to help offer some perspective and understanding of what...

The Strategic Development Plan sets the strategic framework for investment in jobs, homes and infrastructure. It has been prepared by the Aberdeen City and Shire Strategic...

In the course of preparing the Proposed Local Development Plan we have to take account of submissions made to the Main Issues Report (MIR) documents. Each issue identified was...

View Draft Proposed Local Development Plan documents.

Developer obligations cover both developer contributions and affordable housing. When a development takes place there is a need for infrastructure and services to accompany it....

View the Invasive Non-Native Species privacy notices.

View the 2019 Aberdeenshire housing site prospectus. This is divided into the following five sections, which include the introduction and the four different housing categories.

View documents about the Main Issues Report - Local Development Plan 2021

View Strategic Environmental Assessment documents – Local Development Plan 2021

View regular bulletins form Developer Obligations team.

The Planning and Building Standards Member/Officer Working Group deal with planning policy issues and procedural matters that arise from time to time.

The assessment of performance has been part of the Scottish Government’s ongoing development of modernising, streamlining and improving the Planning System.