Aberdeenshire

Plans have been approved for 120 homes on the outskirts of Fraserburgh, though with fewer affordable homes included than initially planned. Colaren Homes has entered into discussions with Aberdeenshire Council to lay the framework for an eventual 600-home expansion to the south of the town.

The former Mearns Academy building in Laurencekirk is to be demolished and the site placed on the open market following agreement from Aberdeenshire Council. Councillors on the policy & resources committee agreed to dispose of the building but to retain the playing fields among a raft of decisio

Scottish Water is submitting a planning application for a state-of-the-art Waste Water Treatment Works upgrade at its site in Inverurie. If approved, the work will be carried out by Scottish Water’s alliance partner Efficient Service Delivery (ESD), a joint venture between Galliford Try, MWH Treat

A cousin of the Queen is due to go before the Supreme Court to bring an end to a legal dispute over a bill worth millions of pounds. The 4th Duke of Fife, David Carnegie, took Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire councils to the Court of Session over his plans to build a new town after they demanded contribut

Stewart Milne has outlined plans to increase the number of homes being built at a development in Stonehaven due to market demands. The developer has approval to build 109 houses at the Carron Den at Mill of Forest Road but has been struggling to sell plots for large houses that can have up to five b

A Springfield Properties development in Braemar has been named 2016’s Small Development of the Year at the Homes for Scotland awards. With 25 three and four bedroom homes set in the heart of the Cairngorm National Park, the Middleton of Canmore development impressed the judges on their visit to th

CHAP Group has offered to assist with the delivery of a new or upgraded bridge should its plans for a 1,500 home development on the outskirts of a North-east village get the green light. The developer lodged a planning permission in principle application with Aberdeenshire Council for the new proper

Claymore Homes has unveiled plans to build hundreds of homes across three sites in Aberdeenshire. The Peterhead firm has tabled a proposal for a second phase of 31 properties at its Merryhillock housing scheme, to the west of Fraserburgh.

Plans for an out of town supermarket in Aberdeenshire have been approved against the advice from planners. Applicant FM Ury submitted plans for a 3,750 square metre supermarket alongside a 50-bedroom hotel and restaurant and associated infrastructure at land at Ury Estate, Stonehaven.

Plans for a £80 million golf course development in Aberdeenshire backed by American golfer Jack Nicklaus have been approved by councillors. FM Group’s Ury Estate development, near Stonehaven, will see a “world class” golf course, designed by golfing legend Nicklaus, as well as a clubhouse, ho

Alford Community Campus The development of the new Alford Community Campus and Noss Primary School have earned national recognition for raising the bar for considerate construction.

Plans for a new £150 million mixed use development that will create a new town centre, with housing, retail, leisure and business facilities at Blackdog have been lodged with Aberdeenshire Council. If successful the development will create 600 new homes, including 150 affordable homes, to accommoda

A total of £100 million is to be invested into capital programmes in Aberdeenshire as councillors agreed its budgets for the year ahead. A budget of almost £700m of funding for local services was agreed at a meeting of full council yesterday, also including £533m for revenue and £60m for housing

Keith Brown Multi-million funding to take forward the design and construction of a new grade-separated junction at Laurencekirk on the A90 in Aberdeenshire has been announced by the Scottish Government.

David Mundell The north east of Scotland is to benefit from over £500 million of funding to improve its housing and infrastructure.