1 Old Market Place Banff Aberdeenshire AB45 1GE Data via plota.co.uk

APP/2026/1232 - Full Planning Permission Awaiting decision

Proposal

Change of Use of Offices (Class 1A) to Ground Floor Public House (Sui Generis) and First Floor Residential Flat (Sui Generis) Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
17 Jul 2026
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Validated
6 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 83.

The consultation period closed on 14 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 7

Grade B listed: 1 Old Market Place, Banff
List entry LB22073 · 10 m away · 26 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade A, 11 Grade B, 14 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.
Show the other 26 with distances
Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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 ↗
Banff 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.
Scheduled monument 92 m away: Banff, St Mary's parish church and burial ground
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Also on the record
SSSI 258 m away: Whitehills to Melrose Coast; Radon affected area, class 3; Registered park or garden 199 m away: Duff House.

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
AB45 1GE
Received
17 Jul 2026
Validated
6 Aug 2026
Ward
Banff And District
Parish
Banff & Macduff
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Mantell Ritchie

Decision outlook

Day 83, past the statutory target. 81% of changes of use in Aberdeenshire are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 5 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 23 Oct 2026.

Day 8327 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

5comments received
5 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

36 neighbours consulted · Last counted 23 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
100762144-001
Comments by
14 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
25 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No