Built Heritage

Listed Buildings

A listed building is a building, object or structure that has been judged to be of national historical or architectural importance. Within Aberdeenshire there are approximately 3500 listed structures.

Conservation Areas

Conservation Areas "are areas of special architectural or historical interest, the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance" s.61 Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997.

Inventory of Historic Battlefields and Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes

Historic Gardens and Designed Landscapes provide Scotland with valuable assets at National, Regional and Local level therefore recognition and understanding must be given to them in their own right.

Aberdeenshire Design Awards

The Aberdeenshire Design Awards is a competitive biennial event that seeks to recognise the very best in environmental design constructed within Aberdeenshire over the past 2-5 years.

HAMP project

View information about the HAMP project which manages the repair and maintenance of over 500 non-operational historic assets in council ownership.

Aberdeenshire Doors Open Days 2024

Doors Open Days is Scotland’s largest free festival that celebrates places and stories old and new. Aberdeenshire’s contribution to the 2024 event will take place over the weekend of 21st-22nd of September.

Regeneration schemes for town centres

Encourages the repair, conservation and re-use of built heritage within selected towns of Aberdeenshire by awarding CARS grants.

Contact Planning team

Find out how to contact the Planning team.