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Planning Applications

Development Management is the process which regulates development and the use of land. Through the Development Management process the Council is able to influence the location and quality of development in ways that comply with the Council's objectives, policies and plans.

The Council, as planning authority, enables the development process, safeguards the quality of the environment and mediates between conflicting land uses or development proposals. At times unauthorised developments can occur and these require investigation and may result in enforcement action to cause them to cease, to minimise their effect or to make such development acceptable.

The range of work covered by the Development Management process includes:

  • General Development Advice
  • Agricultural Notifications
  • Advertisement Applications
  • Stop Notices
  • Enforcement Notices
  • Mineral Extraction Applications
  • Planning Applications
  • Planning Appeals
  • Certificates of Lawful Use
  • Public Inquiries
  • Breach of Condition Notices
  • Waste Disposal Applications
  • Listed Building Applications
  • Conservation Area Consent Applications

Development Management Charter

The main purpose of this Charter is to improve access to the Development Management Service in Aberdeenshire and to promote quality in the delivery of the Service. The key features of the Charter are:

  • How the Service is Organised
  • Service Standards
  • Complaints Procedure