Planning application
Abbeyfield House Kincardine Road Torphins Aberdeenshire AB31 4GH
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Alterations and Change of Use from Care Home (Class 8) to Dwellinghouse (Class 9)
As published by the council, reference APP/2026/0976
Application record
- Reference
- APP/2026/0976
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 5 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Aboyne, Upper Deeside And Donside
- Parish
- Torphins
- Postcode
- AB31 4GH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Jun 2026
Received by Aberdeenshire
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26 Jun 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 21 August 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
9 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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