Local Development Plan 2023

Once in every five years we are required to publish a new plan for the area, excluding the Cairngorms National Park. This is to inform and advise developers and communities on the principles that built development should follow and where it should be located.  Having been through an extensive period of consultation, including the publication of a Main Issues Report and a Proposed Local Development Plan, the Aberdeenshire Local Development Plan 2023 was formally adopted on 13th January 2023.

The Local Development Plan 2023 has been written to accord with the National Planning Framework 3, and be consistent with the Aberdeen City and Shire Strategic Development Plan 2020.

Every year, we publish a Development Plan Scheme which sets out the programme for the delivery of the Local Development Plan.

Link to Full details of the LDP 2023

Settlement Statement for Kemnay can be found on  pages 577 to 582 in the pdf file link shown below.  Details on those pages have been inserted below the link

Appendix 7d Settlement Statements – Garioch (PDF 39.7MB)

Policy H2 Affordable Housing
H2.1
The Housing Need and Demand Assessment 2017 identifies a minimum requirement of around 48% of all new homes to be affordable. While it will not be possible to meet all affordable housing needs through the Plan’s housing allocations, this is still an important part of creating sustainable mixed communities.

H2.2
All new housing developments of four or more homes must include 25% of the serviced plots for affordable housing according to the definitions in the current Housing Need and Demand Assessment (i.e. housing made available at a cost below full market value, to meet this identified need). It includes social rented housing, subsidised low cost housing for sale (discounted, shared ownership or shared equity) and low-cost housing without subsidy (entry level housing for sale). Private rented accommodation available at lower cost than market rents should also be considered within the affordable housing category. This policy does not preclude the developer offering a greater level of affordable housing, but proposals will have to conform with the principle of sustainable mixed communities and meet an established local need. Such proposals shall also require to demonstrate that a greater level of affordable housing can be delivered with little or no public subsidy. Only in exceptional circumstances will we accept a lower figure. Supplementary Guidance, Developer Obligations and Affordable Housing4, supports this policy by providing further detail on the forms that the affordable housing contribution could take and, outlining the exceptional circumstances where a lower contribution or an alternative to onsite provision may be appropriate.