Aurora Planning

Owners of an Aberdeen planning consultancy have announced a refocus of their activities with sights set firmly on emerging technology and renewables infrastructure. Aurora Planning’s founding directors Maggie Bochel and Pippa Robertson decided on the refocus as they embark on their sixth year

Plans to deliver the site of Aberdeen's Silverburn House office block into a large housing development have been given the go-ahead in principle. Parklands View LLP lodged an application in 2019 to convert the site on Claymore Drive into 119 new homes, of which 30 will be affordable.

The Church of Scotland has revealed plans to convert abandoned Aberdeen buildings into homes. The church hopes to knock down Northfield Parish Church to make space for 16 flats while plans have also been submitted to demolish Summerhill Parish Church and build 14 homes.

Plans for a new TrustFord dealership in Aberdeen have moved a step closer after developers submitted plans to the local authority.

A planning stipulation that threatened to halt the development of new homes in Aberdeen has been removed by the Scottish Government. London-based property developer Xusa received the green light to convert a disused office block in Dyce into a complex of 50 modern apartments and public spa

Aberdeen’s growing Muslim community has secured permission to convert part of a former school into a mosque thanks to assistance from consultancy Aurora Planning. The C-listed Frederick Street School was later used as office space by Aberdeen City Council but has lain empty for three year

Aurora Planning Ltd has been recognised in the prestigious Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Awards for Planning Excellence 2021. Company founders Maggie Bochel and Pippa Robertson said that they are delighted at winning the Small Planning Consultancy of the Year category.

The best small planning consultancies from across the UK have been recognised in the list of finalists for the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Awards for Planning Excellence 2021. Finalists in the Small Planning Consultancy of the Year category at this year’s RTPI Awards include Auro

Owners of a Scottish consultancy firm are urging employers to nurture the next generation of planners to avoid a crisis in the profession. Directors of Aurora Planning Ltd in Aberdeen, Maggie Bochel and Pippa Robertson, insist action must be taken now to prevent a skills shortage in the sector.

While many companies are struggling during the pandemic, Aurora Planning is one small business bucking the trend. In only three years, the company has taken on countless significant projects including securing planning permission for the first Scottish satellite launch site and advising ground-break

Plans to build 17 new flats which were refused by Aberdeen City Council have now been appealed to the Scottish Government.

The Scottish Government has given its approval for plans to develop 245 flats at Aberdeen's historic Rubislaw Quarry.

Canadian real estate firm Carttera has this week lodged full plans for its revised housing development at Aberdeen’s Rubislaw Quarry.

The developer behind a failed bid for hundreds of homes at Aberdeen's historic Rubislaw Quarry has submitted new plans for the site. Canadian firm Carttera has lodged a proposal of application notice to Aberdeen City Council for 250 private flats, gym, function room, public bistro and promenade alon

LAR Housing Trust has teamed up with Carnoustie Links Development Ltd to lodge plans to build new affordable homes in Aberdeen.