About 600 bids for developing land in Aberdeenshire have been received as the council goes through the process of reviewing the local development plan.
This is undertaken every five years and includes the opportunity for anyone to put forward suggestions about which areas should have more houses, business and so on. The closing deadline was 31 March.
There will be public consultation in due course once the bids have been analysed by council officers. These are not planning applications but bids to have the principle of development accepted. There are some major proposals to be considered, particularly in the Portlethen area, and further north at Banchory Devenick, as well as south of Newtonhill, in Muchalls, and in the rural area.
Councillors will eventually be asked to decide which bids are included in the new plan.
You can read about all the bids in the North Kincardine ward by following this link: https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/planning/plans-and-policies/ldp-2021/?area=Kincardine+and+Mearns#listÂ
It is well worth spending a few minutes following the link to see what impact these proposals could have on your area. Just scroll down the list until you see a placename which is of interest. Click on the link to seek what developers would like to see included in the plan.