Aberdeenshire

Councillors have given their support for a new housing development in the rural Aberdeenshire village of Sauchen. Stewart Milne Homes North had applied to Aberdeenshire Council for planning permission to build 49 homes and associated works on land at Cluny Greens, just south-west of Kemnay

A landlord of commercial premises in Aberdeenshire whose former tenant refused to pay for the cost of work to the property at the end of their tenancy has successfully obtained a decree for payment from the Outer House of the Court of Session.

Work has swung into action to deliver the 18-hole championship golf course designed by Jack Nicklaus at the Ury Estate in Stonehaven. Activity is commencing on the careful preparation of the land for the construction of the masterpiece signature golf course and housing. Opening date for the golf cou

Owners of a Scottish building firm defied the odds when they took on a project just as covid struck but completed it with weeks to spare. Scorgie Construction Ltd was awarded the contract to renovate a former hostel and day care centre in Banff by Aberdeenshire Council last spring but the project wa

A north east housebuilder has reaffirmed its commitment to the regional supply chain by announcing the appointment of local suppliers for the construction of its latest development in the south of Aberdeenshire. Gourdon-based Fotheringham Homes announced its new development – The Beaches at Jo

CALA Homes (North) has handed over a project to build dozens of new homes at the Meldrum House Hotel & Golf Club in Oldmeldrum to a new developer after deciding it "no longer fits" with the company's wider business strategy.

Premium spirits company Beam Suntory is to invest £6 million into a restoration of Glen Garioch’s distillery in Oldmeldrum.

Extensive work in early years childcare settings, the Peterhead Community Campus as well as investment in digital services, roads, and bridges are to benefit from funding as part of the 2021/22 budget set by Aberdeenshire Council. Council members agreed to set the revenue budgets at £

A public realm improvement scheme which aims to reinvigorate Bridge Street in Banff has taken another step forward with the appointment of a main contractor. Hunter Construction (Aberdeen) Ltd will undertake the ambitious works which are expected to commence in April.

Councillors have approved plans for 37 new homes to be built in the Aberdeenshire town of Oldmeldrum, with land to be set aside for 12 affordable homes as part of the application.

Plans to enhance and improve the village greens and wayfinding in the centre of Ballater have been lodged with Aberdeenshire Council. The planning application, submitted by Moxon Architects and Ballater Royal Deeside Ltd, follows the Storm Frank floods in 2015, which led to serious damage in the vil

Plans to build 284 new homes on the border between Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire have been approved by Aberdeenshire Council. Kirkwood Homes will progress the project at Blackdog, just southeast of the Aberdeen bypass roundabout that links to the A92.

Aberdeenshire Council’s infrastructure services committee has decided on a number of planning applications involving new homes across the region. The committee approved a delegated grant for the council’s own application for the erection of 12 affordable houses and flats to the south of

Plans to convert Lairhillock Lodge near Stonehaven into two three-bedroom and three four-bedroom homes have been approved by Aberdeenshire Council. The former guest house has been closed for almost a year after it fell victim to the oil downturn in the North East.

Plans by brewery giant BrewDog to create new environmentally-friendly infrastructure at its Ellon headquarters have been approved by Aberdeenshire Council. An application was submitted last year for an anaerobic digestion plant, water treatment plant, Co2 recovery plant and associated energy ge