Planning application
Site To The North East Of Fordoun Road Laurencekirk Aberdeenshire
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Erection of 35 Dwellinghouses and Associated Infrastructure
As published by the council, reference APP/2026/0200
Application record
- Reference
- APP/2026/0200
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 9 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 16 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Mearns
- Parish
- Mearns
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Feb 2026
Received by Aberdeenshire
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16 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 April 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Aberdeenshire took a median of 65 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
107 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Aberdeenshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Aberdeenshire decided full applications in a median of 71 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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