Cruickshank Botanic Gardens Old Aberdeen Aberdeen AB24 3UU
Approved on 20 January 2026
Council decision: Approve ConditionallyDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Erection of single storey astronomy facility, access ramp with handrails and installation of fencing, gate and installation of CCTV to Bothy
- Received
- 13 November 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Aberdeen City Council
- Ward
- Tillydrone/Seaton/Old Aberdeen
- ReceivedReceived13 Nov
- ValidatedValidated13 Nov
- Consult.Consultation7 Jan
- TargetTarget Date12 Jan
- DecidedDecided20 Jan
Decided in 68 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Cruickshank Botanic Gardens Old Aberdeen Aberdeen AB24 3UU. Aberdeen has handled 3,869 applications of this type. This one was decided in 68 days, 3 weeks longer than Aberdeen's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 47 applications across Tillydrone/Seaton/Old Aberdeen. We hold 916 applications in total for the AB24 postcode area.
92% of full applications at Aberdeen City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- AB24 3UU
- Application type
- Detailed Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Old Aberdeen
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 13 November 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 17 December 2025
- Last date for comments
- 7 January 2026
- Target decision date
- 12 January 2026
- Permission expires
- 19 January 2029
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- University of Aberdeen
- Agent address
- University Of Aberdeen Office Regent Walk Aberdeen AB24 3FX
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 60 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 17 December 2025
Additional information
- Documents
- 26
Site constraints
Source: Aberdeen
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