Aberdeen

Liberal Democrat councillors have called on Aberdeen City Council to consider the compulsory purchase of the “badly neglected and dangerous” Broadford Works. A large fire broke out at the disused factory on Saturday but no-one was hurt.

Proposed masterplans for the new and current Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC) sites are to go out for public feedback after they were backed by councillors. Proposals for the new 10,000-seater AECC arena at Rowett North in Bucksburn, which would include an energy centre and three hot

Members of the public are being invited to view the latest stage of development plans for the expansion of Aberdeen Harbour as fresh images of the expansion are revealed. Aberdeen Harbour Board, Scottish Enterprise and Aberdeen City Council are preparing a development framework for Nigg Bay, Altens

Councillors have backed plans to build a 200-bedroom hotel on green belt land in Aberdeen. Proposals for the £40 million development at Hazlehead, which were recommended for approval by city planners last week, passed the final hurdle at a meeting yesterday.

NHS Grampian has accepted a £10 million donation from the Wood Foundation to develop a multi storey car park at the Foresterhill Health Campus in Aberdeen. To be built solely for patients and visitors, the facility will increase the number of spaces on the site by at least 1,000 which will allow mo

Interior and exterior construction and refurbishment services North Group has secured a new contract worth in excess of £900,000. The work will see Aberdeen-based North Group provide a range of fit out and refurbishment services on behalf of Knight Property Group at its landmark £35 million develo

A £40 million five-star hotel and country club development at Hazlehead Park in Aberdeen has been backed by city planners. The Press and Journal reports that an application for a 200-bedroom hotel, spa and swimming pool complex with conference facilities and an equestrian centre will be consid

Laverock Braes will be the first neighbourhood created within the new community of Grandhome, on the north-west edge of Aberdeen A planning application has been lodged for the infrastructure that will support the creation of the first neighbourhood within the new community of Grandhome on the north-

Proposals to build a new 210-bedroom hotel in the North Dee area of Aberdeen city centre have been announced by Drum Property Group. A detailed planning application has been submitted by Drum for consideration by Aberdeen City Council. Subject to planning consent, the new 90,000 square foot complex

Visualisation of how the new development will look on completion in Autumn 2016 A project to create much-needed, bespoke accommodation for nearly 200 students at a site close to the University of Aberdeen began with a ground-breaking ceremony yesterday.

Architectural practice Keppie Design has been appointed as architect for the new state-of-the-art Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC). Aberdeen City Council has recently approved the financial proposals for the development of the new AECC as well as the redevelopment of the site of the

The University of Aberdeen New Library received a BREEAM Excellent rating Aberdeen City Council is to be the first local authority in Scotland to have in-house BREEAM assessors who will review developments for environmental performance.

The University of Aberdeen has put a number of major projects at the campus on hold as part of plans to reduce its budget by £10.5 million. All capital expenditure projects which have yet to start have been put on hold for three months, including the £100m energy research centre and the redevelopm

Kirsten Macfarlane, Karen Reid and Emily Fawdon’s interpretation of the festival hub Architecture students at Robert Gordon University (RGU) have put forward their designs for a festival hub as part of Aberdeen’s newest visual arts event.

Morgan Sindall has moved on site on the mixed-use Marischal Square development in Aberdeen city centre. Appointed by developer and urban regeneration specialist Muse Developments to construct the £107 million development, Morgan Sindall will deliver the two-year construction programme, creating 300