Ramsay Arms Hotel Main Street Fettercairn AB30 1XX Data via plota.co.uk

APP/2026/1072 - Full Planning Permission Awaiting decision

Proposal

External Alterations to Hotel Including Conversion of Outbuilding to Hotel Accommodation (Class 7) and Community Room (Class 10) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Jun 2026
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Validated
15 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 4 Oct 2026; it is now day 81. The consultation period closed on 13 Sept 2026.

Documents 63

Plans & drawings 56

PDF EXISTING OUTBUILDING NORTH-EAST ELEVATION Drawing · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING OUTBUILDING NORTH-WEST ELEVATION Drawing · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING OUTBUILDING SOUTH-EAST ELEVATION Drawing · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING OUTBUILDING SOUTH-WEST ELEVATION Drawing · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ROOF PLAN Drawing · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED NORTH-EAST ELEVATION Drawing · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SOUTH-WEST ELEVATION Drawing · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED OUTBUILDING NORTH-EAST ELEVATION Drawing · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED OUTBUILDING NORTH-WEST ELEVATION Drawing · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED OUTBUILDING SOUTH-EAST ELEVATION Drawing · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED OUTBUILDING SOUTH-WEST ELEVATION Drawing · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ROOFLIGHTS DETAILS Drawing · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE PLAN Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING NORTH-EAST ELEVATION Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING NORTH-WEST ELEVATION Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SOUTH-EAST ELEVATION Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SOUTH-WEST ELEVATION Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED NORTH-WEST ELEVATION Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SOUTH-EAST ELEVATION Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED OUTBUILDING FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED REPLACEMENT WINDOW TYPE A DETAIL Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED REPLACEMENT WINDOW TYPE B DETAIL Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED REPLACEMENT WINDOW TYPE C DETAIL Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 25 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ROOF PLAN Drawing · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING OUTBUILDING FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING OUTBUILDING ROOF PLAN Drawing · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED OUTBUILDING ROOF PLAN Drawing · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED TIMBER PORCH PLINTH DETAILS Drawing · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED BALUSTRADE DETAILS Drawing · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF DEMOLITION GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF DEMOLITION FIRST FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF DEMOLITION ROOF PLAN Drawing · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF DEMOLITION NORTH-EAST ELEVATION Drawing · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF DEMOLITION NORTH-WEST ELEVATION Drawing · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF DEMOLITION SOUTH-EAST ELEVATIONS Drawing · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF DEMOLITION SOUTH-WEST ELEVATION Drawing · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF DEMOLITION OUTBUILDING NORTH-EAST ELEVATION Drawing · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF DEMOLITION OUTBUILDING NORTH-WEST ELEVATION Drawing · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF DEMOLITION OUTBUILDING SOUTH-EAST ELEVATION Drawing · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF DEMOLITION OUTBUILDING SOUTH-WEST ELEVATION Drawing · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF DEMOLITION SECOND PLAN Drawing · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF DEMOLITION OUTBUILDING FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF DEMOLITION OUTBUILDING ROOF PLAN Drawing · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED REPLACEMENT WINDOW SCHEDULE 1 OF 6 Drawing · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED REPLACEMENT WINDOW SCHEDULE 2 OF 6 Drawing · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED REPLACEMENT WINDOW SCHEDULE 3 OF 6 Drawing · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED REPLACEMENT WINDOW SCHEDULE 4 OF 6 Drawing · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED REPLACEMENT WINDOW SCHEDULE 5 OF 6 Drawing · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED REPLACEMENT WINDOW SCHEDULE 6 OF 6 Drawing · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Grade B listed: Ramsay Arms Hotel, Fettercairn
List entry LB9488 · 1 m away · 15 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade A, 5 Grade B, 9 Grade C)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Fettercairn conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Not affected
No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
AB30 1XX
Received
23 Jun 2026
Validated
15 Jul 2026
Ward
Mearns
Parish
Mearns
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Simpson Studio

Decision outlook

Day 81, past the statutory target. 81% of changes of use in Aberdeenshire are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 14 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 2 Oct 2026.

Day 8125 days past the 56-day target
38%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
89decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Aberdeenshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Aberdeenshire decision record →

Public comments

3comments received
3 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 75%

15 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
100759369-001
Comments by
13 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
31 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No