Planning application
Land Adjacent To Rathen School House Rathen Fraserburgh
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Erection of Dwellinghouse
As published by the council, reference APP/2026/1065
Application record
- Reference
- APP/2026/1065
- Type
- Planning Permission in Principle
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 22 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Fraserburgh And District
- Parish
- Rathen, Memsie & District
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jun 2026
Received by Aberdeenshire
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23 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 18 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
11 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 outline applications in a median of 69 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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