Planning application
Portsoy Library Aird Green Portsoy AB45 2RH
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of Use and Alterations of Library (Class 10) to Dwellinghouse (Class 9)
As published by the council, reference APP/2026/0706
Application record
- Reference
- APP/2026/0706
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 27 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 8 May 2026
- Ward
- Banff And District
- Parish
- Portsoy & District
- Postcode
- AB45 2RH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Aberdeenshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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APP/2026/0751 Granted
Portsoy Library Aird Green Portsoy AB45 2RH
Replacement Windows
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Apr 2026
Received by Aberdeenshire
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8 May 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 3 July 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
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.
About full applications
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