Planning application
Former Secret Garden Ballater Road Aboyne Aberdeenshire AB34 5HN
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Installation of 1 Illuminated Sign
As published by the council, reference APP/2026/0986
Application record
- Reference
- APP/2026/0986
- Type
- Advertisement Consent
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 8 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 8 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Aboyne, Upper Deeside And Donside
- Parish
- Mid Deeside
- Postcode
- AB34 5HN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jun 2026
Received by Aberdeenshire
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 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 64 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 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 advertisement consent applications in a median of 62 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About advertisement consent applications
Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.
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