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Two new schools earmarked for Aberdeen – a sign of growth?
March 02, 2016
Aberdeen City Council has pledged to build two new schools to help with the rising population in the city – as part of the £130m education package earmarked by the Labour-led administration for the next five years in its budget
Old Aberdeen Community Council to oppose student flat plans: is there too much student accommodation in Aberdeen?
January 20, 2016
Old Aberdeen Community Council is set to oppose plans for new student accommodation on a site currently occupied by a First Bus depot and bus park in light of suggestions that there is too much student accommodation in the city.
What does the Marischal Square development mean for Aberdeen?
December 16, 2015
The Marischal Square development has been in the news again recently, during a debate in the Scottish Parliament, with an MSP calling the plans “about as popular as a visit by King Herod to the Bethlehem nursery” – but what actually are the pros and cons of the redevelopment?
Could Aberdeen City Council plans help bring over 400 council homes back into use?
October 28, 2015
For some people, council housing is the only thing stopping them from being homeless – and yet in Aberdeen there are presently hundreds of vacant homes which are habitable except from minor repair work.
A look at the Rowett South development masterplan – ASPC
September 30, 2015
There seems to be a lot of housing developments springing up in the North East over the past months: including Chapelton. In recent weeks, two further developments have been granted planning permission in principle: for the Rowett South site at Bucksburn, and for Loch of Loirston.
A look at the work at the Chapelton development: how is the new village coming along?
September 09, 2015
There has been major housing development in recent years in the North East of Scotland, in order to meet the rising housing demand across the region. The most comprehensive in recent years has been the Chapelton Development by Elsick Development Company (EDC), which, when complete, will provide 4,045 houses according to the initial masterplan – it is expected that the site, just to the South of Aberdeen, will comprise 8,000 houses once completed.