Planning advice: meeting LDP requirements
Published: 26 September 2017Last Updated: 25 April 2025
Planning advice provides best practice guidance on how to meet the requirements of the Local Development Plan. The guidance provides applicants with a useful steer on proposals, leading to better quality developments from the outset. We review this advice regularly and update it as required.
In addition in 2015 the Economic Development team has provided advice on obtaining community benefits from renewable energy developments, including wind turbines.
View the most up to date agreed planning advice which reflects the National Planning Framework 4.
Publications
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PA2023-01 – Aberdeenshire Forestry and Woodland Strategy (PDF 8.3MB)
Last Update: 24/10/2023
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PA2023-02 – Allotments (previous reference 1/2019) (PDF 1.6MB)
Last Update: 24/10/2023
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PA2023-03 - Landscape Sensitivity Assessment – Onshore Wind Energy Development in Aberdeenshire (PDF 5.9MB)
Last Update: 24/10/2023
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PA2023-03 – Appendix 1 – Sensitivity Assessment Tables (PDF 3.6MB)
Last Update: 25/10/2023
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PA2023-03 - Appendix 2 - Maps (PDF 5.5MB)
Last Update: 25/10/2023
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PA2023-04 – Energetica (previous reference 5/2012) (PDF 9.29MB)
Last Update: 20/01/2023
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PA2023-05 – Energy Statements (PDF 655KB)
Last Update: 24/10/2023
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PA2023-06 – Fraserburgh Shopfront Design (previous reference 2/2018) (PDF 3.8MB)
Last Update: 24/10/2023
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PA2023-07 – Landscape Character Advice for Small Scale Development Introduction (previous reference 12/2012) (PDF 6.9MB)
Last Update: 24/10/2023
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PA2023-07a - Coastal Landscape Character Types (PDF 6.2MB)
Last Update: 24/10/2023
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PA2023-07b - Woodlands and Valley Landscape Character Types (PDF 9.13MB)
Last Update: 20/01/2023
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PA2023-07c - Upland Landscape Character Types (PDF 2.9MB)
Last Update: 24/10/2023
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PA2023-07d - Farmed and Lowland Landscape Character Types (PDF 17.1MB)
Last Update: 24/10/2023
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PA2023-08 – Landscaping Design (previous reference 13/2015) (PDF 877KB)
Last Update: 25/04/2025
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PA2023-09 – Master planning (previous reference 7/2012) (PDF 970KB)
Last Update: 24/09/2024
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PA2023-10 – Securing Positive Effects for Biodiversity (PDF 1.1MB)
Last Update: 24/10/2023
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PA2023-11 – Development in the Countryside Policies R1 and R2 including Organic Growth of Settlements (PDF 12.3MB)
Last Update: 24/10/2023
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PA2023-12 – Outdoor Access and Development (previous reference 10/2015) (PDF 741KB)
Last Update: 24/10/2023
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PA2023-13 – Pipelines and Hazardous Development Consultation Zones (previous reference 1/2017) (PDF 636KB)
Last Update: 24/10/2023
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PA2023-13 - Pipeline and Hazardous Development Consultation Zones - maps 1 to 10 (PDF 4.8MB)
Last Update: 25/10/2023