Need and land ownership

Aberdeenshire Local Development Plan 2016

New PitsligoNew Pitsligo is a small village located in northern Aberdeenshire approximately 10 miles southwest of Fraserburgh. Built primarily in a grid format, New Pitsligo supports a range of local services including shops, small businesses, education and health care facilities.

Development of new housing during the plan period will ensure local housing need is met and existing local services are sustained during the plan period. The settlement has been identified for organic growth opportunities to further support the settlement.

New PitsligoKey statistics• Population 1150, 26% change

since 2005• 38 single houses on unallocated

sites since 2005• 0 Houses on allocated sites

since 2005

Local Development Plan • Local Growth and

diversification area• Local Need• 5.5 years worth of Housing

land• Further 4.5 years

“marketability” constrained

• 3 sites in New Pitsligo• Allocations for 32 new

homes

• Sustainability• Flooding• Built Heritage• Need

• Delivery

New Pitsligo

• Water• Waste Water• Roads• Education• Services • Natural Heritage

New PitsligoSites in private ownership unable to attract

a developer• Demand 2.4 new houses per year

• Viability No extra-ordinary costs

• Investment Lack of capital for site investment?

• Confidence Up front investment and attitude to risk?

• Assets Value as book assets ?

• Delivery

New Pitsligo

Land reform solutions ?• Capital poor land owners.• Choice prevents CPO.• Land transfer within

families.• Asset value.• Constraint on sustainable

development. • Public site infrastructure

development.