Countesswells
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Cultsburn Park in Countesswells | |
Location within Aberdeen City council area Location within Scotland | |
OS grid reference | NJ872051 |
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ABERDEEN |
Postcode district | AB15 |
Dialling code | 01224 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
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Scottish Parliament | |
Website | aberdeencity.gov.uk |
Countesswells (Scottish Gaelic : Baile Cobhan an t-Eas [1] ) is an area of Aberdeen, Scotland.
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]
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 is currently partially constructed and will eventually run through most of the development. [12]
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.
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]
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