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All of this demand for new houses has come from the Scottish
Government. The local councils have asked to draw up plans to
accommodate this anticipated growth in population.
As part of these plans, Aberdeenshire Council is in the process of
drawing up a Strategic Development Plan that will describe a clear
vision for the future development of the North East over the next 20
years.
For
more information on the Strategic Planning Process click here.
Part of this Strategic Plan is the Local Development Plan. It is
described as…
‘The Local Development
Plan will contain statements of Aberdeenshire Council’s policy for assessing planning
applications submitted to it, and proposals, in the form of allocations of land, for
uses within different parts of Aberdeenshire.’
For
more information on the Local Development Plan click here.
To aid in the consultation process while drawing up the Local
Development Plan, a report called the ‘Main Issues
Report’ has been released. This is basically a discussions
document that is used to gather information from areas that are
affected by the Local Development Plan. In Aberdeen Councils own
words…
‘This document
identifies choices for development in the area, in particular the
locations where we feel development should and should not
occur. This is the key document for early engagement on the
Local Development Plan. Aberdeenshire Council has not taken a
firm view on the strategy to be followed and we will be open to your
responses to our initial ideas.’
For
more information on the Main Issues Report click here.
What must be emphasised is that of this date - June 2009 - nothing is
finalised in terms of how large or where these developments will be
located. The Main Issues Report has been released for a 6 week public
consultation period that finishes on the 6’th July 2009. It
is during this period that the public can feedback views and opinions
on the plan and basically can raise objections.
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