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Stonehaven And Lower Deeside planning approval rate

Stonehaven And Lower Deeside ward in Aberdeenshire has a 96.1% approval rate based on 206 planning decisions. Aberdeenshire overall: 95.8%.

Last updated: June 2026

96.1%
ward approval rate
206
Decisions
198
Approved
8
Refused
95.8%
Aberdeenshire average

Stonehaven And Lower Deeside is broadly in line with the Aberdeenshire average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.

How Stonehaven And Lower Deeside compares

Stonehaven And Lower Deeside ward (206 decided)
96.1%
Aberdeenshire overall (2,809 decided)
95.8%
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Recent decisions in Stonehaven And Lower Deeside

APP/2026/0680
Erection of Dwellinghouse (Change of House Type, Garage and Plot Layout to Plann · Mon 22 Jun 2026
Approved
APP/2026/0720
Erection of Garage · Fri 19 Jun 2026
Approved
APP/2025/1697
Erection of Poultry Shed (Egg Production Unit), Feed Silos, Associated Works and · Fri 19 Jun 2026
Refused
APP/2026/0635
Conversion of Steading to Dwellinghouse Without Compliance with Condition 1 (Tim · Fri 12 Jun 2026
Approved
APP/2026/0722
Alterations and Extension to Dwellinghouse · Thu 11 Jun 2026
Approved

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Other wards in Aberdeenshire

Aboyne, Upper Deeside And Donside (98.3%) Huntly, Strathbogie And Howe Of Alford (95.2%) Mearns (97.3%) Central Buchan (92.8%) Banff And District (93.6%) Mid-Formartine (94.8%) Turriff And District (96.7%) Banchory And Mid-Deeside (97.9%) North Kincardine (96.8%) West Garioch (96.4%) Ellon And District (100.0%)
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