Aberdeen

Artist’s impression of the completed development Construction work has begun on a £16 million student accommodation development in Aberdeen.

Partner Doug Gardner and acquisition surveyor Paul Richardson from Ryden Work to demolish an Aberdeen office that has lain vacant for almost two years is underway after development and investment firm West Coast Estates secured planning permission to transform it into a drive-thru Costa Coffee.

Construction work at Aberdeen's £107 million Marischal Square development was suspended earlier this month over concerns waste material was blocking safe access for workers. Morgan Sindall said work on the office, leisure and hotel development was halted on April 7 to review and improve procedures

Allan McGregor A new project director has been appointed to oversee the delivery of the £800 million new community of Countesswells to the West of Aberdeen.

The Keppie-designed Capitol office building in Aberdeen’s Union Stree has been recognised as one of the best workplaces in Scotland. It was crowned winner of the ‘Best Commercial Workplace 2017’ category at the British Council for Offices’ (BCO) regional property sector awards in Glasgow.

Ian Downie of principal contractor WM Donald, Laura Scott-Simmons of landscape architects Benton Scott-Simmons and Gordon Rendall of project managers Turner & Townsend at the new community of Grandhome, where more than 1,200 trees are being planted in the first phase of development. Major invest

Developer Dandara has submitted proposals to Aberdeen City Council to build 151 homes and a retirement apartment block in the Pinewood area of Countesswells. Under the plans, 116 of the properties will be spread across two apartment blocks with the remaining 35 units built as nearby houses.

Aberdeenshire Council has objected to Aberdeen FC's plans to build a new £40 million stadium west of the city. Under proposals lodged by the club in January, the football and community sports hub would be built on a 24.5 hectare site at Kingsford, close to the Aberdeen bypass, near Westhill.

Details of how a £10 million dolphin watching centre in Aberdeen could look have been unveiled with the release of a new image. The proposed centre at Greyhope Bay, near Torry, will feature a wildlife viewing platform and a variety of amenities to encourage science and education through performance

LDA Design’s £20 million revitalisation of Aberdeen’s Union Terrace Gardens was narrowly granted planning permission by councillors yesterday. Aberdeen City Council approved the business case for the proposals by 21 votes to 20.

The owners of the Bon Accord and St Nicholas shopping centres in Aberdeen are set to lodge plans to expand the facility by the end of the month. Developers BMO Real Estate Partners’ planned extension of the Bon Accord Centre to George Street would encompass nearly 9,500sq ft of shops, offices and

Planners in Aberdeen have approved plans for a 374-bed student accommodation development on John Street. The scheme, prepared by Fletcher Joseph Associates, is a high-quality development of an empty brownfield site, left derelict following the demise of an originally approved hotel scheme set out by

A full investigation has been launched into the cause of an accident which resulted in a worker on the new Aberdeen bypass being taken to hospital yesterday. Emergency crews were called out following reports that the man had become trapped after being crushed by part of a pipe.

A new primary school is to be built in Torry after councillors on Aberdeen City Council’s education and children’s services committee yesterday approved plans for the new facility. The new school which would include early learning and childcare facilities and a Community Hub is scheduled to be b

An incident on the site of Aberdeen’s multi-million-pound Marischal Square development saw work halted on Friday after a worker was injured.