Aberdeenshire

Gourdon-based Fotheringham Homes has signalled its intent to build 70 homes on land at Johnshaven.

Councillors have approved plans for 27 new homes in the Aberdeenshire village of Sauchen.

A new application has been submitted to Aberdeenshire Council in an attempt to transform a vacant Turriff bank into flats.

Aberdeenshire Council has appointed Paul Macari as its new head of planning and environment. Mr Macari previously served for three years as the council’s principal developer obligations officer.

Plans have been submitted to demolish the former function suite of The Kintore Arms Hotel in order to build a block of flats.

The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) has completed the work to renew roof finishes and replace cladding panels on the extension at Peterhead Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Court.

Aberdeenshire Council has confirmed that work on the extension of Hillside School in Portlethen is to begin in January as the local authority continues its ongoing programme of school estate investment.

Architectural design and planning firm Halliday Fraser Munro has been recognised on the national stage for its work in helping Aberdeenshire schools enhance the learning experience of pupils. The firm has been shortlisted in the Inspiring Learning Spaces category of the Educational Buildings Scotlan

Plans have been submitted to build 175 new houses in Aberdeenshire. Stewart Milne Homes intends to build the new homes beside Hillside School near Portlethen.

Emtec Energy has been awarded a combined solar & storage framework by Aberdeenshire Council.

FM Group has submitted plans to build apartments at the location of a proposed north east golf course designed by American golfer Jack Nicklaus.

Scottish Sculpture Workshop (SSW) has announced plans for a major capital project to upgrade its Lumsden workshop spaces and site in collaboration with Collective Architecture. Photo: Erika Stevenson

Agile Energy has submitted a Proposal of Application Notice (PoAN) for an energy park which includes a state-of-the-art energy recovery facility (ERF) in Inverurie.

A building firm has been ordered to demolish a newly-built £250,000 home. The Press & Journal reports that Aberdeenshire Council’s planners moved in after discovering the detached four-bedroom house had been built without permission on an estate near Banff.

Plans to breathe new life into Banff's Bridge Street by making it an attractive, welcoming route connected to the wider area have been submitted by Aberdeenshire Council. The Bridge Street Public Realm Improvement Scheme being led by the council's delivery team will link up strategic projects and ke