Aberdeenshire

An agent acting on behalf of a landowner and a contractor in relation to proposed works at a quarry should be regarded as “aggrieved person” and therefore entitled to challenge a planning decision, a Court of Session judge has ruled. Lord Drummond Young held that the appel

A public consultation is to be held into plans for 500 new homes and a primary school in an Aberdeenshire village. At least 25% of the properties would be classed as affordable, amounting to 125 homes, with shops, businesses, playing fields and other leisure facilities also proposed on land previous

A ‘newly-identified’ stone circle which was thought to be thousands of years old has turned out to be a replica built by a farmer in the 1990s. Archaeologists were initially excited about the addition of another Recumbent Stone Circle to the many already identified in Aberdeenshire.

Fresh plans by Grampian Housing Association to deliver affordable homes on the site of a former Deeside school have been lodged. The Association purchased this site with the desire to rejuvenate the C-listed Old School site in Ballater and provide 24 much-needed affordable homes.

A study into the viability of building a second bridge across the river Deveron has been agreed by members of Aberdeenshire Council’s Banff and Buchan area committee. At its December meeting, the committee approved a tender for a detailed assessment to determine the feasibility of constructing

An Aberdeenshire charity group has won a public vote for its plans to create a sensory garden, community orchard and series of allotments across its site. Alford and District Men’s Shed won the hearts of the public as part of the Stewart Milne Group’s Greener Spaces, Better Places campai

Aberdeenshire Council has approved planning permission in principle for more than 700 homes and community facilities on the outskirts of Inverurie. Crichie Developments, led by Dandara, is looking to build 737 homes, a primary school and retail development at Crichie, which is just outside the Aberd

Plans for 12 new homes in Macduff have been given the go-ahead by Aberdeenshire Council. Businesswoman Elaine Duthie had submitted plans to turn a former dry cleaners into flats.

Inveruie-based agriculture cooperative ANM Group is expanding the Thainstone Business Park with the support of a £5 million funding package from Royal Bank of Scotland. One of the largest producer-owned farming, food and finance business in Scotland, ANM Group was established in 1872 and has m

Councillors have approved plans for a £17 million project to build a new abattoir and meat-processing facility in Inverurie. The new Scotbeef meat processing facility is a joint venture between ANM Group and meat processing company JW Galloway.

Plans to invest more than £150 million to continue the development of affordable housing across Aberdeenshire over the next five years have been agreed. The Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) outlines opportunities across the area from 2019-2024.

The Trump Organisation’s plans to build 500 new homes as part of a £150 million second phase of development at its golf resort in Aberdeenshire have been described as a "weak substitute" for the original proposals put forward 10 years ago. Plans were lodged with Aberdeenshire Council for

A contractor has been appointed to deliver a flood protection scheme for Stonehaven which will offer comfort and security to local residents and businesses. McLaughlin and Harvey Ltd will carry out the work on behalf of Aberdeenshire Council following the agreement of an ‘NEC option C target c

A deteriorating road-over-rail bridge threatening the East Coast Main Line in Aberdeenshire will be demolished over Christmas Day and Boxing Day to minimise disruption to rail travellers. Abbeyton Bridge, on the B966 just north of Fordoun, is threatening the region’s railway link with the sout

Two Aberdeenshire companies are celebrating after their collaboration was named the Best Self Build Home under £250k at the UK-wide BuildIt awards in London. Scotframe and Cairnrowan Custom Homes picked up the accolade for their partnership on ‘Glencommon’, near Banchory, Aberdeens