A very good turnout tonight at Newtonhill, Muchalls and Cammachmore Community Council when the main talking point were the bids from developers as Aberdeenshire Council sets out to refresh the Local Development Plan.
The local bids for land west of Muchalls, south of Newtonhill, to the south of Cammachmore for housing and for employment land west of the A90 at Newtonhill were discussed one by one. This will help the community council when members meet Aberdeenshire councillors next month.
The consensus was that no further land needs to be zoned for housing.
(There are 137 bids in Kincardine and Mearns which can be viewed at https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/planning/plans-and-policies/ldp-2021/?area=Kincardine and Mearns#list)
The meeting also heard that work should start on refurbishing the play area in Newtonhill Park in August or September. It will be a phased improvement with the new equipment being bought shortly. There is still a question mark over whether developer funding of £26,000 will be available.
Ownership of the land at the former cattle underpass under the A90 has now been established. The community council has ambitions to reopen the underpass for pedestrian and bike access to connect St Michael’s Road in Newtonhill with west Cammachmore.
The community council is to write to Police Scotland urging that action is taken over inconsiderate parking – including on pavements – at Newtonhill School, especially in afternoons.
The annual general meeting of the community council takes place on Wednesday 20 June in the Skateraw Hall. There are a number of vacancies, and nominations close on 30 May. Let me or the community council know if you would like a form.
What hope is there, if even known basic facts are stated incorrectly on bid submissions? For example, in the land bid KN082 – proposed by Stewart Milne Homes for 160 houses on green belt & agricultural ground by Clasfarquhar, just south of Bramble Way in Portlethen – I would love to know where in Portlethen is the 4th primary school that they mention. It took long enough, after all the homes were built by Stewart Milne up at Hillside to finally get a 3rd primary school!
Inconsiderate Parking!!! Many more places need attention .