Planning application
Land To The North Of The Corner Of Venture Drive And Exploration Way Westhill
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Erection of 6 Retail/Commercial Units (Classes 1A and 4) Including Associated Car Parking and Infrastructure
As published by the council, reference APP/2026/1124
Application record
- Reference
- APP/2026/1124
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 1 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 9 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Westhill And District
- Parish
- Westhill & Elrick
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Jul 2026
Received by Aberdeenshire
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9 Jul 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 September 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
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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