Plot 3 Land To West Of Gairncliffe Bridge Of Gairn Ballater

1. 23 Mar 2026

   Received by Aberdeenshire

2. 25 Mar 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 28 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 20 May 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 64 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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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• Land West Of Balgairn Bridge Of Gairn Ballater AB35 5UA

  APP/2023/1991 Submitted 25 Oct 2023 46m away

  Formation of Public Water Compound and Installation of Public Water Supply, Formation Access and Access Track

  Granted Full applications 23 docs

• Land To The North West Of North Balgairn Steading Bridge Of Gairn Ballater AB35 5UA

  APP/2023/0343 Submitted 28 Feb 2023 66m away

  Erection of Dwellinghouse and Garage

  Granted Full applications 18 docs
  Domestic

• Land To North Of North Balgairn Steading Bridge Of Gairn Ballater Aberdeenshire AB35 5UA

  APP/2021/1102 Submitted 12 May 2021 78m away

  Erection of Dwellinghouse

  Granted Outline 27 docs
  Domestic

• Plot 3 Land To West Of Gairncliffe Bridge Of Gairn Ballater Aberdeenshire

  APP/2022/2606 Submitted 15 Dec 2022 80m away

  Erection of Dwellinghouse and Garage

  Granted Full applications 29 docs
  Domestic

• Bridge Of Gairn Bothy Site Adjacent To Waterworks Bridge Of Gairn Ballater

  APP/2020/2286 Submitted 17 Nov 2020 101m away

  Erection of Dwellinghouse and Garage

  Granted Full applications 33 docs
  Domestic

• Former Bridge Of Gairn Bothy Site Adjacent To Waterworks Glen Gairn Ballater Aberdeenshire

  APP/2024/0338 Submitted 4 Mar 2024 101m away

  Erection of Dwellinghouse and Bothy Annexe and Installation of Air Source Heat Pumps (Amendment to Planning Approval APP/2023/1432) (Part Retrospective)

  Granted Full applications 24 docs
  Domestic

• APP/2025/1810 Granted

  Site Adjacent To Wester Brae Hatton Peterhead

  Erection of Dwellinghouse

  5 Nov 2025 Full applications
• APP/2026/0901 Granted

  Land at Woodside of Ardoe Farm Banchory Devenick Aberdeenshire AB12 5XX

  Erection of Agricultural Storage Building and Installation of 2 Storage Containers (Part Retrospective)

  26 May 2026 Full applications
• APP/2026/1185 Granted

  5 Clio Mews Banchory AB31 5NE

  Erection of Dwellinghouse and Garage (Change of House Design and Plot Layout to Plot 3 of Planning Permission Reference APP/2019/1306)

  9 Jul 2026 Full applications
• APP/2025/0993 Granted

  Land To The East Of Buckie Farm Boddam Aberdeenshire AB42 3AJ

  Construction of Synchronous Condenser and Associated Infrastructure

  17 Jun 2025 Full applications
• APP/2026/1068 Granted

  Silver Stone Cottage Drumblade Huntly AB54 6EQ

  Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse

  22 Jun 2026 Full applications