Aberdeenshire Council

(from left) Glenn Adcook, Osprey chief executive; Emma Bugden with Sophia; John Forsyth and housing minister Kevin Stewart Housing minister Kevin Stewart has officially opened the second phase of a popular Aberdeenshire development for Osprey Housing.

Young Tenant of the Year Chloe Dunn from Rosehearty (left) receives her award from Cllr Anne Stirling, chair of Aberdeenshire Council’s Communities Committee The first winner of an award in memory of Aberdeenshire Council’s former head of housing has been chosen.

Proposals to build 247 new homes in Laurencekirk have been rejected by Aberdeenshire Council. Councillors on the Kincardine and Mearns area committee cited concerns of housing density and the layout of roads for the plan at Fordoun Road.

A north-east MSP has called on the Scottish Government to do more to help Aberdeenshire Council build more homes after new figures revealed that local authority has spent almost £7 million putting homeless people into temporary accommodation in the last six years. The statistics, which were release

Planners have set out a timetable for the production of a new Aberdeenshire Local Development Plan (LDP), which provides a planning blueprint for the area. Just months after the adoption of the current plan, work has started on the pre-planning phase of a four-year project to produce the next one.

Kier Construction Scotland has been named as one of four principal supply chain partners on Aberdeenshire Council's new £160 million Social Housing Improvement Framework, which will see Kier deliver up to £40 million worth of construction, renovation and maintenance improvements to thousands of co

Bob Holt Lakehouse has won a £44 million contract to carry out housing energy efficiency upgrades for Aberdeenshire Council.

(from left) Councillor Charles Buchan, architect Gokay Deveci, Councillor Iris Walker, Councillor Anne Stirling, Janis Kerr, John Kerr, housing minister Kevin Stewart, Provost Bill Howatson, Councillor Brian Topping and Councillor Andy Kille. An Aberdeenshire Council housing development in Fraserbur

Proposals to overhaul the planning system in Scotland are unlikely to have any positive effect in meeting the demands and aspirations of communities and the development industry, councillors have told the Scottish Government. Aberdeenshire Council’s infrastructure services committee (ISC) has writ

Aberdeenshire Council has given the green light to plans for 150 homes on the outskirts of Cruden Bay. Councillors on the Buchan Area Committee agreed with the recommendations of council planners this week by approving the plans with provision being made for affordable housing at the site just west

Grampian Housing Association has unveiled plans to transform the site of a former Aberdeenshire school into affordable homes. The proposals to create 27 rented homes for families and individuals at the C-listed Old School site in Ballater will be unveiled to the public next month.

Aberdeenshire is the worst place in the north of Scotland for sheltered housing fires, new figures have revealed. The statistics, which were obtained by the Press and Journal through freedom of information requests, show that, in 2016 in Aberdeenshire, there were 55 fires in sheltered housing.

Neil Clapperton, chief executive of Grampian Housing Association (left) and Kevin Stewart MSP Grampian Housing Association and its subsidiary Kirkgate Developments are celebrating the completion of its latest development of affordable homes, increasing the group’s portfolio of properties for rent

The public are being asked for their say on proposed changes to how Aberdeenshire Council calculates developer obligations. Launched as the local authority adopted its Local Development Plan (LDP) last week, the eight-week public consultation is set to help assess the level of proportional contribut

Sheltered housing support services provided by Aberdeenshire Council have continued to perform to a high standard, according to the latest report by the Care Inspectorate. The service provides housing support to 1500 sheltered housing tenants across the region. Service users have a wide range of nee