Countesswells (Scottish Gaelic: Baile Cobhan an t-Eas[1]) is an area of Aberdeen, Scotland.

Construction

In 2014, planning permission was granted for 3,000 homes in the area.[2][3] However, the development was initially delayed after the developers and land owners could not agree on the funding for schools and infrastructure.[4] In April 2016, Stewart Milne Group stated that it expected to start work on the development immediately.[5] By November 2021, 900 homes were either completed or under construction.[6]

Facilities

There is a Sainsbury's[7] and a primary school,[8] along with a number of vacant shop units - the NHS has been granted planning permission for one of these.[9] A pharmacy has applied for a licence for one of the units which was rejected by the local NHS board after pharmacies in Cults and Kingswells said it would lose them business [10] - this is awaiting appeal as of August 2023.[11] There are a number of empty commercial units both beside the school and towards where the planned town-centre will eventually be.

Cults Burn Park

Cults Burn Park is currently partially constructed and will eventually run through most of the development.[12]

Forest Access

There are three wooded areas around Countesswells. To the West is Countesswells Forest,[13] which was heavily damaged in a major winter storm. To the South is Foggieton.[14] To the East is the wooded area at the back of Hazlehead Park.

Transportation

There are two bus routes to Countesswells; one via First Aberdeen, the other via Stagecoach using route number 4.[15] In July 2022, service 15 was introduced by First Aberdeen. It runs from Countesswells to Balnagask via Aberdeen city centre.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Celtic Place Names in Aberdeenshire".
  2. ^ "Approval recommended for 3,000 new Aberdeen homes". BBC News. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Approval for 3,000 new homes at Countesswells in Aberdeen". BBC News. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Aberdeen councillors reject special Countesswells planning conditions". Scottish Housing News. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  5. ^ McCulloch, Scott (1 April 2016). "Stewart Milne Group secures £86m government guarantee for Aberdeen development". businessInsider. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  6. ^ Smulian, Mark (26 November 2021). "Major development collapses into administration". Construction News. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Sainsbury's opens new Aberdeen Store".
  8. ^ "Pupils celebrate official opening of new Countesswells School".
  9. ^ "Planning - application summary".
  10. ^ "Form A(1)" (PDF).
  11. ^ "Current Pharmacy Applications".
  12. ^ "Cults Burn Park Optimised Environments".
  13. ^ "Countesswells Forest".
  14. ^ "Foggieton".
  15. ^ "stagecoach-announces-revisions-for-aberdeenshire-routes".
  16. ^ Milne, Ellie. "First Aberdeen announce shake-up of services to make bus journeys faster". Press and Journal. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
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