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Local Place Plan

Stonehaven Local Place Plan (LPP) has been prepared by the Stonehaven & District Community Council (SDCC) with significant voluntary assistance from the community. It has been informed by extensive public engagement and research, with the purpose of capturing how residents would like to see the town and its immediate environs develop in the short- and medium-term future.

Stonehaven's LPP was one of the first to be registered with Aberdeenshire Council. Once registered, LPPs will be taken into account in the preparation of Aberdeenshire's Local Development Plan, and are included in the reports for non-domestic planning applications to Kincardine & Mearns Area Committee.

Cover of Stonehaven LPP Cover of Stonehaven LPP

Not just land, but Community Buildings too

In December 2025, Stonehaven & District Community Council used the Stonehaven Local Place Plan to inform our response to the proposed asset reduction of Shepherd's Hall by Aberdeenshire Council. 

Page 16 of the Stonehaven LPP highlights the community facilities (including Shepherd’s Hall) which the SDCC wish to continue to be dedicated to community/public use in perpetuity, with a focus on ensuring that they are used to their full potential to the benefit of the community as a whole.

LPP - Map of Important Community Buildings LPP - Map of Important Community Buildings

To view the Stonehaven Local Place Plan in more detail:

Stonehaven Local Place Plan (registered in November 2024): Stonehaven LPP 2024

Report on Questionnaire Responses (conducted in Autumn 2023): Questionnaire Reponses

Questionnaire Results (conducted in Autumn 2023): Results - Charts & Graphs

Town Centre Health Check

Aberdeenshire Council performs an annual Town Centre Health Check of Stonehaven and other main town across the shire.  The checks analyse the factors that contribute to successful town centres and show good standards of vitality and viability. The reports present the results of the Town Centre Health Checks to enable an understanding of the vitality and viability of the town centre. The results are not definitive of the well-being of a town centre, but instead they give an evidence-based comparative perspective on this matter and help in identifying actions that could be taken to improve and maintain their status.

The results of the latest Town Centre Health Check for Stonehaven are here: Stonehaven Town Centre Health Check 2024

Intermediate Zone Profiles

Detailed facts, figures and information about Aberdeenshire's intermediate zones.

Population statistics, employment rates, public health statistics, household income, housing types, and accessibility (geographical, digital, food).

For detailed information on:

 

Demographics Detail from Stonehaven South Intermediate Zone Profile Demographics Detail from Stonehaven South Intermediate Zone Profile
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