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Local Development Plan - archive
This section provides access to key documents used in the preparation of the Aberdeenshire Local Development Plan 2017 leading up to its adoption. It also provides key documents used in the preparation of the Proposed Aberdeenshire Local Development Plan.
View:
- Main Issues Report and Draft Proposed Local Development Plan 2019
- Analysis of bid sites
- Proposed Local Development Plan 2016 – supporting documents
- Local Development Plan 2012
- Supplementary guidance
Main Issues Report and Draft Proposed Local Development Plan 2019
- Issues and Actions Papers – policies and introduction (pdf 876KB)
- Issues and Actions Papers – Banff and Buchan (pdf 387KB)
- Issues and Actions Papers – Buchan (pdf 443KB)
- Issues and Actions Papers – Formartine (pdf 636KB)
- Issues and Actions Papers – Garioch (pdf 699KB)
- Issues and Actions Papers – Kincardine and Mearns (pdf 2MB)
- Issues and Actions Papers – Marr (pdf 776KB)
- Submissions made on the Main Issues Report
- Draft Proposed Local Development Plan
- Interim Environmental Report for the Strategic Environmental Assessment (pdf 4.28KB)
- Strategic Flood Risk Appraisal (pdf 3.5KB)
- Habitats Regulations Appraisal Record (pdf 4.8MB)
- Interactive Main Issues Report
- Video on the Main Issues Report
- The Main Issues Report (pdf 10MB)
- Appendix 1 - Banff and Buchan (pdf 3.44MB)
- Appendix 2 - Buchan (pdf 4.48MB)
- Appendix 3 - Formartine (pdf 6.60MB)
- Appendix 4 - Garioch part 1 (6.10MB)
- Appendix 4 - Garioch part 2 (pdf 6.23MB)
- Appendix 5 - Kincardine and Mearns part 1 (pdf 6.50MB)
- Appendix 5 - Kincardine and Mearns part 2 (pdf 7.18MB)
- Appendix 6 - Marr (pdf 9.40MB)
- 'Bids' received from landowners and developers
- Aberdeenshire Local Development Plan 2021 briefing (pdf 145KB)
- Monitoring Statement (pdf 2.39MB)
Analysis of bid sites
- Strategic Environmental Assessment of bid sites - Banff and Buchan (pdf 636KB)
- Strategic Environmental Assessment of bid sites - Buchan (pdf 1.10MB)
- Strategic Environmental Assessment of bid sites - Formartine (pdf 2.77MB)
- Strategic Environmental Assessment of bid sites - Garioch (pdf 2.31MB)
- Strategic Environmental Assessment of bid sites - Kincardine and Mearns (pdf 2.30MB)
- Strategic Environmental Assessment of bid sites - Marr (pdf 1.37MB)
Proposed Plan 2016 – Supporting Documents
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (PDF 4MB)
- Equalities Assessment (PDF 276KM)
- Proposed Action Programme March 2015 (PDF 2.5MB)
- DPMTAG Assessment Report Part 1 (PDF 1.5MB)
- DPMTAG Assessment Report Part 2 (PDF 5.8MB)
- DPMTAG Assessment Report Part 3 (PDF 6.7MB)
- DPMTAG Assessment Addendum (PDF 38KB)
Aberdeenshire Local Development Plan 2012
Aberdeenshire Council adopted the Aberdeenshire Local Development Plan 2012 and its associated supplementary guidance on 1st June 2012. It was replaced by the Aberdeenshire Local Development Plan 2017 on 17th April 2017.
The Local Development Plan 2012 and its associated supplementary guidance can be downloaded below:
- Introduction and Policies (pdf 1.32MB)
- Proposals Maps - Banff and Buchan (pdf 3.9MB)
- Proposals Maps - Buchan (pdf 4MB)
- Proposals Maps - Formartine (pdf 4.5MB)
- Proposals Maps - Garioch (pdf 3.9MB)
- Proposals Maps - Kincardine and Mearns (pdf 4.5MB)
- Proposals Maps - Marr (pdf 4.7MB)
- Greenbelt (pdf 1.6MB)
- Schedules and Glossary (pdf 468KB)
Supplementary guidance
- Supplementary guidance - Policies (pdf 8.9MB)
- Settlement Statements Banff and Buchan (pdf 7.6MB)
- Settlement Statements Buchan (pdf 8.9MB)
- Settlement Statements Formartine (pdf 8.5MB)
- Settlement Statements Garioch (pdf 9.4MB)
- Settlement Statements Kincardine and Mearns (pdf 9.6MB)
- Settlement Statements Marr (pdf 7.8MB)