Planning application
Land To South And West Of Forrit Brae Bucksburn Aberdeen AB21 9SL (Rowett South)
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Residential-led mixed use development including approx. 1700 homes, local retail and commercial provision, education, leisure and community uses and associated new and upgraded access roads, landscaping and ancillary engineering works (variation of condition 17 (noise mitigation for new homes) of 180650/S42 to reduce the required standards for noise in line with neighbouring developments
As published by the council, reference 251332/S42
Application record
- Reference
- 251332/S42
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Approve Conditionally & Legal Agreement
- Received
- 4 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 4 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 7 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone
- Parish
- Bucksburn And Newhills
- Postcode
- AB21 9SL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Aberdeen City register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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261053/MSC Awaiting decision
Land To South And West Of Forrit Brae Bucksburn Aberdeen AB21 9SL (Rowett South)
Approval of matters specify in condition 31 (submission of masterplan) of planning permission ref. 251332/S42 for residential-led mixed use development including approx. 1700 homes, local retail and commercial provision, education, leisure and community uses and associated new and upgraded access roads, landscaping and ancillary engineering works
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Dec 2025
Received by Aberdeen City
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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7 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approve Conditionally & Legal Agreement
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10 Sep 2026
Status changed to Approved
Previously Pending.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
54 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Aberdeen City granted permission on 7 September 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About this record
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