Aberdeenshire

Some of the biggest names from Scotland's business community have united in a plea to the UK government, urging immediate support for the Acorn Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project in Aberdeenshire.

Councillors have agreed to progress with a new academy for Peterhead after being presented with a range of options for the project. Originally anticipated to be complete by mid-2026, the Peterhead Community Campus was hit with a lengthy delay after the preferred contractor Robertson Group withdrew f

North-east residents, businesses and more than 700 community groups are being encouraged to give their views on the Aberdeenshire Development Plan Scheme.

Malcolm Allan Housebuilders has unveiled plans to expand its existing site in the west of Inverurie with a further 49 new homes. Under the proposals, the plot of land just east of the A96 will feature 49 new homes, ranging from one-bedroom flats to five-bedroom semi-detached houses.

The owner of Dunnottar Castle has been told that his plans for a new £3.5 million visitor centre cannot be supported by planners.

Aberdeenshire Council has approved plans for a 900-home development to be built on the outskirts of Inverurie. 

A range of improvements are about to be introduced between Montgarrie and Alford as Aberdeenshire Council develops a new active travel route.  The existing path will be closed for construction at the end of January to enable the route to be widened, surfaces improved and a new footbridge instal

Two community drop-in sessions are to be held in January to discuss five possible options for the future use of Aboyne Bridge. 

Two community councils in the south of Aberdeenshire are the first to submit Local Place Plans which gather ideas, highlight issues and express their communities’ aspirations for the future of their place.

Transport Scotland has published supplementary draft orders to support a new railway overbridge at Oatyhill.

A local firm in the north-east of Scotland has been awarded a multi-million-pound contract to help deliver a new HVDC converter station required as part of Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2), the UK’s largest ever electricity transmission project.

The James Hutton Institute has chosen Green Cat Contracting to deliver the construction phase of its world-leading demonstration project HydroGlen, following a competitive tendering process. The project aims to show how farming communities could soon become self-reliant, green-hydrogen energy produc

Plans have been submitted for the new multi-million-pound Museum of Aberdeenshire and Peterhead Library. 

Persimmon North Scotland will be re-entering the housing market in the north east with a new residential development at Strabathie Village, Aberdeenshire.

Kincardine Offshore Windfarm Limited (KOWL) and Flotation Energy welcomed members from the Scottish Affairs Select Committee yesterday as part of a fact-finding mission into energy companies in the north east. The 50 MW floating Kincardine offshore windfarm, owned by Dragados S.A., is located 15km o