Aberdeenshire Council

Aberdeenshire Council has appointed Paul Macari as its new head of planning and environment. Mr Macari previously served for three years as the council’s principal developer obligations officer.

Plans have been submitted to demolish the former function suite of The Kintore Arms Hotel in order to build a block of flats.

Plans by Police Scotland to build flats on the grounds of an Inverurie police station have been refused by Aberdeenshire Council. The force had lodged plans to build nine two-bedroom flats within a three-storey block inside land by the station on Blackhall Road.

Langstane Housing Association is now part of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) ‘Social Housing Digital Champions Network’. Joining the ‘North Cohort’, Langstane now sits alongside Aberdeenshire Council, Osprey Housing, Castlehill HA, Lochaber HA, Or

Aberdeenshire Council has missed another deadline for meeting the Scottish Government’s minimum standards at one of its sites for Gypsy/Travellers but has delivered service improvements for people who are homeless.

Emtec Energy has been awarded a combined solar & storage framework by Aberdeenshire Council.

Plans to deliver ten new homes near Banff have been narrowly backed by councillors.

New council houses were officially opened in two Aberdeenshire communities on Friday. The completion of work on 31 homes at Dales View Drive and Ruby Crescent in Peterhead was celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, while a further 26 properties were revealed in Oldmeldrum.

The Scottish Government has overturned Aberdeenshire Council's rejection of plans to build 113 homes in Tarves, The Press and Journal reports. Councillors at the local authority refused Scotia Homes' plans last year due to concerns over the scale of the development and lack of accompanying amenities

Police Scotland has lodged plans to build flats on Inverurie police station grounds. The force wants to build nine two-bedroom flats within a three-storey block inside land by the station on Blackhall Road, The Press and Journal reports.

Aberdeenshire Council will hold a drop-in day at various sheltered housing locations across Aberdeenshire to celebrate Scottish Housing Day. The council is inviting the public to celebrate on September 18th by attending the drop-in events to showcase the sheltered housing accommodation and provide i

Peterhead’s affordable housing stock received a significant boost this week with the official launch of 23 new homes by Osprey Housing Group. The nine two-bedroom flats and 14 three-bedroom houses in Lingbank Close in the town’s Upper Grange area were officially opened by housing ministe

Aberdeenshire Council is to update its housing allocation policy to take account of changes introduced by the Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 and a move towards reducing timescales for rehousing tenants. The authority currently has around 13,000 properties for rent and plans to invest more than £1

Castlehill Housing Association has progressed plans for 220 homes at Chapelwell.

An additional £9 million of funding will be provided to local authorities to prevent homelessness and help people into more permanent accommodation.