Aberdeenshire Council

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Proposed Local Development Plan

You can view and download the proposed plan:

• Proposed Local Development Plan 2020 – Introduction and Policies (PDF 17MB)
• Appendix 1 Employment Land Allocations (PDF 226KB)
• Appendix 2 Retail Centres (PDF 155KB)
• Appendix 3 Regeneration Priority Areas (PDF 151KB)
• Appendix 4 Boundaries of the Green Belt (PDF 7MB)
• Appendix 5 Coastal Zone (PDF 17MB)
• Appendix 6 Housing Land Allocations (PDF 441KB)
• Appendix 7a Settlement Statements – Banff and Buchan (PDF 13MB)
• Appendix 7b Settlement Statements – Buchan (PDF 16MB)
• Appendix 7c Settlement Statements – Formartine (PDF 16MB)
• Appendix 7d Settlement Statements – Garioch (PDF 17MB)
• Appendix 7e Settlement Statements – Kincardine and Mearns (PDF 22.5MB)
• Appendix 7f Settlement Statements – Marr (PDF 17MB)
• Appendix 8 Successful Placemaking Design Guidance (PDF 174KB)
• Appendix 9 Building Design Guidance (PDF 169KB)
• Appendix 10 Standards for Open Space (PDF 210KB)
• Appendix 11 Conservation Areas (PDF 22KB)
• Appendix 12 Local Nature Conservation Sites – Part 1 (PDF 24.3MB)
• Appendix 12 Local Nature Conservation Sites – Part 2 (PDF 7MB)
• Appendix 12 Local Nature Conservation Sites – Part 3 (PDF 32MB)
• Appendix 12 Local Nature Conservation Sites – Part 4 (PDF 26MB)
• Appendix 13 Aberdeenshire Special Landscape Areas (PDF 25.5MB)
• Appendix 14 Areas Safeguarded or Identified as Areas of Search for Minerals Development (PDF 19MB)
• Appendix 15 Recycling and Waste Facilities (PDF 208KB)
• Appendix 16 Schedule of Land Ownership (PDF 150KB)
• Glossary (PDF 215KB)

The Proposed Local Development Plan is supported by the following documents:

• Habitats Regulations Appraisal (PDF 3MB)
• Equality Impact Assessment (PDF 2MB)
• Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (PDF 5MB)
• Monitoring Report November 2019 (PDF 2MB)
• Proposed Delivery Programme April 2020 (PDF 7MB)
• Development Planning and Management Transport Appraisal Guidance (DPMTAG) Assessment Report (PDF 5MB)

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Strategic Environmental Assessment

As part of the preparation of the Proposed Local Development Plan 2020, we prepared a Strategic Environmental Assessment – Environmental Report of the Proposed Local Development Plan. This is based on the following site specific assessments of the sustainability of development sites within settlements:

• Strategic Environmental Assessment – Environmental Report of the Proposed Local Development Plan (PDF 9MB)
• Strategic Environmental Assessment of new allocated sites and alternative bid sites – Banff and Buchan (PDF 652KB)
• Strategic Environmental Assessment of new allocated sites and alternative bid sites – Buchan (PDF 973KB)
• Strategic Environmental Assessment of new allocated sites and alternative bid sites – Formartine (PDF 3MB)
• Strategic Environmental Assessment of new allocated sites and alternative bid sites – Garioch (PDF 3MB)
• Strategic Environmental Assessment of new allocated sites and alternative bid sites – Kincardine and Mearns (PDF 3MB)
• Strategic Environmental Assessment of new allocated sites and alternative bid sites – Marr (PDF 2MB)

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Short films

We have produced short films about the proposed plan and the consultation process.

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Virtual drop-in

During the plan-making process, officers would usually engage face-to-face with members of the public through drop-in events, usually held in public halls. However, given restrictions associated with COVID-19, it was not possible to hold these events.

Instead, we offered opportunity for statutory consultees and members of the public to continue to engage via the drop-in format. As such a 'virtual drop-in' was created.

The 360 degrees virtual drop-in is still available to view for reference only.

We recommend using Google Chrome or Firefox browser to view the virtual drop-in.