Aberdeenshire

Balbegno Castle’s new American owners have secured permission to press ahead with a £1 million restoration of the historic Mearns landmark. Chicago couple Caroline and Lee Betsill bought the A‑listed property near Fettercairn last year for £780,000 and immediately carried out ess

SSEN Transmission and Balfour Beatty have marked an early milestone in the delivery of the Netherton Hub, with the opening of a new shared office space in Peterhead where staff working on the clean energy project will be based. Earlier this month, staff from both companies joined local stakeholders

Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK has been contracted by Vattenfall to deliver roads and access tracks, electrical infrastructure, turbine foundations and other infrastructure as part of the construction of Clashindarroch II, its 14-turbine wind farm in Aberdeenshire.

A Scottish offshore wind farm, seeking to deliver a £1 billion opportunity for the supply chain, has submitted its onshore planning application. Bowdun Offshore Wind Farm, planned for 44 km off Stonehaven, has submitted the application for planning permission in principle for the onshore infra

Network Rail has completed major renewal work on the Banff Turnpike railway bridge near Keith, allowing the A95 to reopen two weeks ahead of schedule.

Previously planned works to repair Aboyne Bridge will no longer be carried out due to newly uncovered structural issues, Aberdeenshire Council has revealed.

A business case is to be drawn up that could see Inverurie Town Hall refurbished or extended if funding becomes available, councillors have agreed.   An options appraisal for the building had been requested by Aberdeenshire Council’s Garioch Area Committee after previous plans for the hal

Aberdeenshire Council has marked the completion of 73 new rental properties as part of a housing development at Nether Aden, Mintlaw. The homes are a mix of houses, flats, and bungalows with between one and four bedrooms and were completed in the summer. Most are now in occupation, with the final pr

Peterhead Community Campus and the Peterhead Cultural Quarter project have taken another step forward following a recent meeting of Aberdeenshire Council.

Aberdeenshire Council’s new affordable housing plan could see more than 2,000 new homes delivered across the area over the next five years. The Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) outlines the council’s affordable housing priorities for 2026-2031 in support of the local housing stra

A pre-determination hearing will be held on Wednesday 26 November to discuss a planning application for the construction and operation of a 400 kV air insulated substation and associated infrastructure at Fetteresso Forest, Stonehaven. The plans include the construction and operation of the 400 kV a

Proposals to demolish the former Stewart Milne Group offices in Westhill and replace them with a new residential development have been refused. Bancon Construction wanted to demolish Peregrine House on Mosscroft Avenue to make way for the Hillcrest development.

Restoration work is being carried out around the striking pyramid cairn erected by Queen Victoria in memory of Prince Albert on the Balmoral Estate in Aberdeenshire.

A dedicated hub for community engagement, education, and information sharing tied to the project to run a 505km 2GW subsea cable from Aberdeenshire to Yorkshire has officially opened in Peterhead. The Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2) is the UK’s biggest ever electricity transmission project, design

A council-led scheme to help owners of empty properties throughout Aberdeenshire bring them back into use and reach potential buyers is seeking to make matches. Aberdeenshire Council’s Matchmaker project allows owners of empty properties to list them for free with the council then able to shar