Banff And District planning approval rate
Banff And District ward in Aberdeenshire has a 95.1% approval rate based on 61 planning decisions. Aberdeenshire overall: 98.8%.
Last updated: March 2026
95.1%
ward approval rate
61
Decisions
58
Approved
3
Refused
98.8%
Aberdeenshire average
Banff And District is 3.7 percentage points below the Aberdeenshire average, suggesting slightly tighter scrutiny in this ward. Preparation matters more here.
How Banff And District compares
Banff And District ward
95.1%
Aberdeenshire overall
98.8%
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Recent decisions in Banff And District
Change of Use from Guest House (Class 7) and Restaurant (Class 3) to form Reside · Mon 27 Oct 2025
Installation of Replacement Windows · Mon 13 Oct 2025
Alterations to Dwellinghouse · Thu 31 Jul 2025
Alterations to Former Bakery Building to Form Residential Holiday Let, Installat · Mon 14 Jul 2025
Change of Use and Alterations to Former Bakery Building to Form Residential Holi · Tue 08 Jul 2025
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✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 1,022 decisions.
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