Aberdeen City Council • 260136/MSC
Detailed designs submitted for 33 new homes at Countesswells, Aberdeen
Site N1 Countesswells Aberdeen
A developer has submitted detailed plans covering design, roads, drainage, and landscaping for 33 new homes at Countesswells, following earlier approval of the development in principle.
- Status
- pending
- Type
- other
- Consultation ends
- 2026-03-04
Summary
This is called a 'matters specified in conditions' application. It does not ask for new permission to build homes — that was already granted under planning reference 140438. Instead, it sets out the detailed designs, site layout, landscaping, road layout, parking, drainage, and low-carbon measures for 33 new houses. Countesswells is a planned new community on the western edge of Aberdeen. The site, known as N1, forms part of a wider masterplan for the area. The conditions being resolved cover how the homes will look, where they will sit on the land, and how roads, parking, and drainage will work in practice. Because the permission to build here already exists, comments at this stage cannot challenge whether homes should be built at this location. Residents can only raise points about the specific detailed matters listed in the conditions.
What you can do
You can comment on the detailed matters covered by this application — siting, design, landscaping, roads, parking, drainage, and low-carbon measures. You cannot object to the principle of housing on this site, as that decision was made under planning reference 140438. Search for reference 260136/MSC on Aberdeen City Council's planning portal to view the submitted documents and submit a comment.