There are now 255 houses occupied in Chapelton, with a further 50 completed or under construction (excluding the retirement village).

The Chapelton liaison committee heard tonight that further expansion is very much under consideration. Snowdrop plans to build at the Pheppie Burn while other developments are planned to the west.

• Affordable houses are being built towards the retirement home.

• The next five years or so will see the development of Geddes Square with retail shops, a pub, supermarket, hall, and a primary school, playing fields and allotments.

• Two commercial conifer plantations to the west are to be felled and replanted, including broadleaf trees and paths.

• Mud on local roads from construction traffic was discussed with hopes that matters have been improved.

• Improvements to lighting in the bus shelter at the park and choose (pictured) were appreciated by residents, but complaints remain about how dark the area remains. Concerns are to be raised – again – with Aberdeenshire Council officers. The area is owned by the developers. • A defibrillator is now is in place on the side of the hut in Liddell Park.

• A bus shelter is scheduled to be placed on Greenlaw Road outside Teacake. Clarity is to be sought over whether the 7B Stagecoach service is a hail and ride service.

• The park to the north west of the development is to be named after a Scottish climber. It is due to open shortly.

The liaison committee is attended by residents’ representatives (there is a vacancy for one person), the North Kincardine Rural and the Newtonhill community councils, Aberdeenshire ward councillors, and the developers. Numbers were limited tonight due to covid restrictions. The next meeting is in March.