A Bridge of Don driving test centre has sparked complaints from an IT firm worried about learners crashing into employees’ cars, while a row is developing over plans for a new Braemar home. All these and more feature in this week’s Planning Ahead, our weekly round-up of the latest proposals being pondered across the north-east. Every week we bring readers a selection of the most interesting applications submitted to our councils to form changes big and small in our communities.
We start with plans to keep a coffee kiosk in place along the Deeside Way for at least another year...
Cults coffee kiosk needs new permission to stay open Plans to transform the old Cults railway station into a cafe go back some time. To boil the saga down: Owner John Mackenzie of JJ’s Food and Drink , and is ploughing ahead with the work. In the meantime, he has been allowed to keep a kiosk on the site selling coffee and cakes to peckish passersby along the Deeside Way.
However, as things stand, that would have to close under the current consent. Mr Mackenzie now wants permission to keep it open for another year – by which time, the revamped railway station should be on track to open. Papers state: “The applicant expects to appoint a main contractor in early 2025 to carry out the refurbishment, with construction expected to take six months.
“The short term renewal of this permission would allow this business to continue, providing a strong foundation for the future permanent cafe on the s.
