Aberdeenshire

Aberdeenshire Council has launched a Call for Ideas and Call for Sites as it prepares for the next Local Development Plan for the region. The Aberdeenshire Local Development Plan guides land use and planning decisions, and sets out policies and proposals for development, including new homes and gree

The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) has revealed an ambitious, multi-million-pound masterplan to safeguard and reimagine Fyvie Castle, Garden & Estate in Aberdeenshire. Spanning over a decade and delivered in carefully planned phases, the masterplan marks the beginning of a ‘sixth age&rs

Plans for a major development of up to 800 new homes on the outskirts of Peterhead have been granted planning permission in principle. Developer Claymore Homes is set to transform land alongside the A90 at Inverugie, in a project that will also include a new primary school and a community hub.

Plans to build nine new homes in the coastal village of Sandend have been approved, following a heated debate over their potential impact on the area’s traditional character and infrastructure.

Aberdeenshire Council has developed a new pilot project to further highlight the significant opportunities around long-term undeveloped sites across the region. The 2025 Delivery Programme is a live document which will feature progress updates on allocated sites as well as other relevant information

EasyGo has been awarded a 20-year contract to provide EV charging infrastructure throughout the north of Scotland. Estimated to be worth £300 million, the deal is with Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray councils, with Highland Council acting as the lead authority.

Plans have been unveiled to demolish the former Stewart Milne Group offices in Westhill and replace them with a new residential development. Hillcrest is behind a proposal to flatten the vacant three-storey Peregrine House on Enterprise Road to make way for 45 new homes.

North east council leaders are seeking to access a long-promised £20 million housing fund that has remained unused since its creation nearly a decade ago.

Statera Energy has secured a resolution to grant planning permission from Aberdeenshire Council for the UK’s largest green hydrogen project.

Aberdeenshire Council has been working to assess residents’ access and proximity to trees and green spaces using a new analysis service that applies the increasingly popular 3+30+300 research rule.

Cala Homes has started work on its latest multimillion-pound development in Inverurie, bringing high-quality new homes to one of Aberdeenshire’s most sought-after locations.

The long-vacant site of the former Ellon Academy annexe could soon be transformed into a small development of affordable homes under new plans put forward by Aberdeenshire Council. The local authority has unveiled a £1.5 million proposal to build 11 new homes on the plot, which has remained em

Aberdeenshire Council will hold a pre-determination hearing in April to discuss a planning application for onshore transmission infrastructure for the Muir Mhor offshore windfarm. The plans include formation of an onshore landfall point, laying of underground cables, erection of substation and assoc

Construction work on an extension and modernisation of the Macduff Marine Aquarium is about to get underway. Appointed contractor Ogilvie Construction has already begun pre-construction activities on-site alongside the external landscaping works it started earlier this year.

People considering building their own home are once again being encouraged to sign up to the Aberdeenshire Self-Build Register. Launched in October 2023, the register asks people to provide basic information around their requirements and what type of plot they are looking for.