Aberdeenshire

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

An Aberdeenshire contractor has died following an accident involving a tractor – just five years after his brother was killed by a combine harvester at the same farm. Neil Ironside, director of construction company KW Contractors, died on his family farm on Saturday, November 10.

Grampian Housing Association has won an appeal to build affordable houses on the site of a Victorian school in a Royal Deeside community. The application to build 26 affordable houses at the C-listed Old School site in Ballater was initially rejected amid concerns over a lack of amenities and road s

A housing developer is challenging Aberdeenshire Council to repay more than £100,000 in developer obligations it claimed it was charged “erroneously”. Bancon Homes claims a change in the capacity figures for Banchory Academy means the charges it had to make towards secondary educat

Plans have been submitted for a £1.5 million extension to Buchan House in Peterhead that would provide dedicated space for Police Scotland. The two-storey extension would link to the existing Aberdeenshire Council base on St Peter Street, increase partnership working in the building and share

A deteriorating road-over-rail bridge which threatens the East Coast Main Line in Aberdeenshire will be demolished in the interest of safety. Abbeyton Bridge, on the B966 just north of Fordoun, was shut in July after inspections found serious failings in the 170-year-old structure, which continue to

The content for the proposed next Strategic Development Plan (SDP), which sets out the vision for long-term planning development in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, has been agreed by both councils. A consultation on the proposed plan will soon be available for local communities and interested parties to

The Caley Building in Peterhead The regeneration of a listed historic building in the Peterhead Central Conservation Area has been selected to go forward as a finalist for a prestigious Scottish property award.

Aberdeenshire Council is to take direct action to resolve a long running planning related issue at a residential development on the site of the former Kingseat Hospital, near Newmachar. The local authority will carry out work to form a community park and install play equipment, after the initial dev

Aberdeenshire housebuilder Claymore Homes has invested £600,000 in new headquarters in a move aimed at ensuring the future growth of the business. Established in 2007, the firm has built its new 4,480sq ft premises in Aden Business Park, Mintlaw.