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BikeOnBye
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Fetternear Estate to convert Bishops Palace
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 12:39pm
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Fetternear Estate to convert Bishops Palace into a Leisure Complex if plans are approved:
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Owners of the Fetternear Estate, near Kemnay, in Scotland have submitted an outline planning application for a mixed-use development and the restoration of Bishops Palace to Aberdeenshire Council.
The plans to redevelop disused farm land and restore the listed building, built in 1329, in collaboration with Scottish Heritage, have been created in partnership with Hardie Planning Consultancy and Leslie F Hunter Chartered Architects.
If approved, the site will host a 2,127sq m (22, 894sq ft) leisure centre with a 25m, six-lane swimming pool and a learner pool, a fitness studio, sports shop, a café and meeting rooms.
There will also be a 161sq m (1,733sq ft) visitor centre offering offices, exhibition space and a café along with a business centre, an exhibition and conference venue and 77 houses. Also included in the proposal are allotment gardens and a cyclist and pedestrian bridge across the Don River linking Kemnay to the estate.
Fetternear used to be used as a Summer palace of the Bishops of Aberdeen between the 12th and 16th century, but a fire in 1919 left it in ruins. The Fetternear Trust, which is in charge of preserving the historical and cultural heritage around the ruins for the benefit of the public, needs to raise £600,000 in order to make the building available for public access. |
Source: leisureopportunities.co.uk
They also plan to built 70 odd houses on the estate and build a footpath across the river from near the academy.
The reason for the footpath is so that Fetternear is linked to Kemnay and therefor is no longer countryside.
At the moment it can be treated as countryside as there is no other connection to Fetternear other than a road bridge, but if they build a foot bridge it makes a link with Kemnay and therefor could be treated as part of Kemnay. They have also plans to turn part of a river walk and park that is part of Kemnay next to the academy into a car park for cars and coaches. This would appear to be not one of the best ideas since there are two schools, one a primary on the access road.
70 odd houses may not seam a lot, but it will just be a start.
The road out to Fetternear is not the best, it should be improved before building on a large scale.
There is also a very popular walk through the estate which no doubt will be affected if not lost due to the building of houses.
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BikeOnBye
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History of the Fetternear Estate
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 12:47pm
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History of the Fetternear Estate
This was done for the Fetternear Trust: History of the Fetternear Estate
It is a long read but if you are into history.......
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BikeOnBye
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Fetternear to build houses
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 1:10pm
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Estate has big plans for ancient palace site
Fetternear project includes new homes
Story in the Press and Journal
Aberdeenshire Planning applications:
APP/2008/3890
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Jim
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Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 10:18pm
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The Estate might have big plans, but what do the locals think about the proposals? I suspect that this may never happen in the current economic climate, even in Aberdeenshire. I suspect that even the Trump plans may be grinding to a halt too....I read last week that he and his daughter have resigned from the board of one of their companies because it is about to be forced into receivership....oh how the mighty are fallen!
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BikeOnBye
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Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 10:32pm
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I don't think there is much opposition to him building houses.
There is a lot against him taking over council land and building a car park and coach park on what is now a riverside walk and a football pitch.
They have plans to build a bridge from there to link up with the estate.
That is a lot of extra traffic going past two schools.
I wonder if they will take a sewage pipe through under the bridge?
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polarvoid
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Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:48pm
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There is a lot against him taking over council land and building a car park and coach park on what is now a riverside walk and a football pitch.
That is a lot of extra traffic going past two schools.
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Have they given any idea if they are looking to make much of custom from school trips/community groups & the like? |
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BikeOnBye
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Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 3:06pm
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He tried to dangle a carrot by saying the swimming pool will be open to locals as well as health club members.
But then it just raises the question as to how long it will be open to locals?
You don't build a swimming pool attached to a health club and allow locals to come in at a fraction of the cost it is costing the members, that just won't work!
No mention of schools etc, as I understand it is going to be a health club with member subscription.
They have also a training centre planned for the home farm with overnight accommodation attached.
There are plans for 77 houses as well in what looks like three areas.
I was not at the meeting as I didn't find out about it until it had already started.
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