Aberdeen

New plans have been submitted to transform a vacant building in Aberdeen city centre into shops, a cafe and a residential development. Developer Rockspring, which owns several linked properties on Union Street including the former BHS store and the attached indoor market, has submitted two new appli

A developer has submitted detailed plans to transform a former textile factory in Aberdeen city centre into 460 homes and accommodation for 430 students. The Broadford Works ‘urban village’ will also include commercial office space, shops, restaurants and cafes set in a landscaped environment.

The £22 million transformation of Union Terrace Gardens (UTG) is poised to start this year after the detailed planning application was unanimously approved by Aberdeen City Council. Planning officers had recommended supporting the project which aims to improve access, amenity and activity

The developer behind plans for 299 private rented flats and a public promenade at Aberdeen’s Rubislaw Quarry has submitted the application for planning. Toronto-based developer Carttera also wants to deliver a gym, and a “heritage bistro” at disused the quarry, which will host a permanent exhi

The expected opening of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) project has been deferred until Autumn 2018 – six months later than planned, economy secretary Keith Brown has confirmed. The consortium tasked with delivering the £745 million project Aberdeen Roads Limited (ARL) said the impac

A decision on the proposed redevelopment of Aberdeen’s Union Terrace Gardens has been delayed to allow councillors to carry out a site visit. LDA Design submitted a raft of refinements to its plans in November following feedback from the public and Aberdeen City Council planners had recommende

The company charged with cladding work on the new £333 million Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC) has gone into administration, though Robertson Group has ensured that the project will finish on time. The Evening Express has reported that Leeds-based Cover Structure was placed into ad

Workers on the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) had to pay to £100 receive their wages in the wake of the collapse of Carillion, Scottish Labour has claimed.

Transport Scotland has announced that two bidders will be competing to deliver the A90/A96 Haudagain Improvement project in Aberdeen. The two shortlisted bidders are Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Ltd and Farrans Construction.

Aberdeen City Council is to develop plans for the delivery of 2,000 new council homes following this week’s annual budget meeting. Elected members have instructed the director of resources to report back to the city growth and resources committee with self-financing business plans, in conjunction

Plans to develop 256 homes and a park on the banks of the River Dee in Torry have been submitted by the Aberdeen Harbour Board. A proposal of application notice has been lodged with Aberdeen City Council for the development on a strip of land between the river and South Esplanade West ahead of the p

Aberdeen City Council’s decision to allow planning approval for Aberdeen Football Club’s new stadium at Kingsford will not be called in by ministers, the Scottish Government has confirmed. The decision paves the way for the football club to replace its current home of Pittodrie with a &p

Proposed view from North Deeside Road Detailed plans have been lodged to develop more than 100 new homes on the site of a disused papermill plot in Aberdeen.

A typical CALA street scene CALA Homes has been granted detailed planning permission to begin work on a brand new community at Craibstone in Aberdeen.

The outline business case for the construction of two health facilities in Aberdeen has been agreed, though the final cost has risen by £13.7 million due to “design complexities and site conditions”. The NHS Grampian Board gave its formal approval yesterday to the project to deliver the new Bai