Proposed Local Development Plan 2020
On this page you can view the Proposed Aberdeenshire Local Development Plan 2020 and its supporting documents. The purpose of the proposed plan is to address the spatial implications of economic, social and environmental change, identifying opportunities for development and set out policies against which planning applications will be determined. The proposed plan represents the council’s "settled view" as to what the final adopted content of the Local Development Plan should be.
A map-based, interactive Proposed Aberdeenshire Local Development Plan has been created to allow greater and easier interaction with the area’s planning maps and documents. View our interactive online Proposed Local Development Plan.
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)
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)
Short films
We have produced short films about the proposed plan and the consultation process.
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.