Banff & Buchan – Main Settlements

Banff

Key Facts Twelve development sites shown as: a) Role – A main service, employment and • Site eh1, suitable for around 60 tourist centre in North Aberdeenshire houses. b) Population – 3,894 (2004). • Site eh2, suitable for around 9 houses. c) Main services and facilities – • Site eh3, suitable for around 8 • Town centre. houses. • 1 primary and 1 secondary school. • Site eh4, suitable for around 5 • A swimming pool and various other houses. sports/leisure facilities. • Site eh5, suitable for around 4 • Golf course. houses. • Site eh6, suitable for around 6 • Hospital. houses. • An industrial park. • Site eh7, suitable for around 22 • Two supermarkets and a wide variety houses. of local shops. • Site ch1, suitable for around 9 • Duff House (art gallery & historic houses. Banff & Buchan – Main Settlements monument). • Site ch2, suitable for around 29 houses. 110 What are the main planning • Site A, suitable for around 25 issues affecting Banff? houses. a) Steady demand for new housing. • Site B, suitable for around 55 houses. b) Steady demand for employment oppor- • Site C, suitable for around 5 houses. tunities. Development briefs detailing the re- c) Protection and enhancement of the quirements for landscape planting, pub- outstanding Conservation Area. lic access and road improvements will be prepared for Sites B & C and other d) Protection and enhancement of the development sites as appropriate. town’s landscape setting.

The Aberdeenshire Local Plan The Aberdeenshire Local Plan Three project areas shown as: e) Improvement of the quality of retailing in the town centre. • Site P1 (strategic landscaping). • Site P2 (footpath/cycleway/bridle- What are the main Local Plan way). proposals for Banff? • Site P3 (possible cemetery The following list of proposals has been extension). prepared to help deal with the issues above. Future housing land shown as: Their boundaries are shown on the maps overleaf. • Sites fh1(40) and fh2(60). Other land use allocations shown as: • Protected areas. • A Conservation Area. • A defined town centre. Banff is also covered by the coastal planning policy: boundary of ‘designated coast: developed’ shown as –– - –– - The Aberdeenshire Local Plan

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Key Facts Ten development sites shown as: a) Role – The main service and employ- • Site eh1, suitable for around 39 ment centre for the Banff and Buchan houses. Area. • Site eh2, suitable for around 14 b) Population – 12,116 (2004). houses. c) Main services and facilities – • Site eh3, suitable for around 5 houses. • Town centre. • Sites eh4, suitable for around 197 • 1 secondary, 4 primary schools. houses. • Swimming pool, sports centre and • Site A, suitable for around 150 other community facilities. houses. • The National Lighthouse Museum. • Sites EmpB, EmpC, EmpD, EmpE • Hospital. & EmpF suitable for appropriate employment uses. • Employment areas and an active fish- Three project areas shown as: ing and commercial harbour. • Site P1 (possible car parking, tourist • 3 supermarkets. and recreation facilities). The Aberdeenshire Local Plan • Golf course. • Site P2 (possible new sports facilities). What are the main planning 115 issues affecting Fraserburgh? • Site P3 (possible new park). a) High demand for new housing. Future housing land shown as: • Site fh1(200) (part of this site should b) Availability of land for new employment be made available for employment opportunities. use). c) Options for expansion. Other land use allocations shown as: d) Protection and enhancement of the role • Protected areas. of the central area. • A defined town centre. e) Protection and enhancement of the • A Conservation Area. landscape setting and the Conservation • A redevelopment area (covers the Area at Broadsea. town centre area and north towards What are the main Local Plan the lighthouse museum.The former proposals for Fraserburgh? cinema site is highlighted also as a commercial or retail opportunity). The following list of proposals has been prepared to help deal with the issues above. Fraserburgh is also covered by the Their boundaries are shown on the maps coastal planning policy: boundary of overleaf. ‘designated coast: developed’ shown as –– - –– - Banff & Buchan – Main Settlements ��

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Key Facts Five development sites shown as: a) Role – An important employment and • Site eh1, suitable for around 40 service centre for North Aberdeenshire. houses. b) Population – 3,808 (2004). • Site eh2, suitable for around 5 c) Main services and facilities – houses. • Site eh3, suitable for around 10 • Local shops. houses. • Marine aquarium. • Site A, suitable for around 85 • 1 primary school. houses. • Busy harbour. • Site EmpB, suitable for appropriate employment use(s). • Industrial park. A project area shown as: • Sports and other community • Site P (strategic landscaping). facilities. Future housing land shown as: • Golf course. • Sites fh1(20) and fh2(80). What are the main planning Other land use allocations shown as: issues affecting Macduff? • Protected areas. The Aberdeenshire Local Plan a) Steady demand for new housing. Macduff is also covered by the coastal b) Availability of land for new employment planning policy: boundary of ‘designated 119 opportunities. coast: developed’ shown as –– - –– - c) Protection and enhancement of the town’s landscape setting. What are the main Local Plan proposals for Macduff? The following list of proposals has been prepared to help deal with the issues above. Their boundaries are shown on the maps overleaf. Banff & Buchan – Main Settlements ��

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