Proposal

WHO?

CHAP are a local well established privately owned Group of Companies with a proven track record and expertise in Construction, Civil Engineering, Quarrying, Kitchen Supply and Housing Building. CHAP, has a reputation for delivering quality and service in all these fields and are more than capable of delivering a new village that will be a showcase of innovation, quality and deliverability for Aberdeenshire and Scotland in conjunction with a carefully selected project team.

WHY?

The Aberdeen City and Shire Structure Plan identifies a requirement for 72,000 homes over the next 30 years in the structure plan area.  The Park proposal is tailored to adopt the vision and main aims of the plan. 

The key objectives of the Structure Plan and the Park Village proposal are outlined below:

• Population Growth -As a self sufficient, single ownership site Park Village can deliver over 2000 houses during the period of the plan.
  
• Sustainable Development and Climate Change -The scale of the village enables the highest specification in terms of well proven renewable energy, conservation and environmental technologies already incorporated into existing Chap Homes.
• Quality of the Environment -As a brownfield site the proposal will not lead to any loss or damage to natural heritage assets but seeks to enhance the natural beauty of its Deeside setting.
• Sustainable mixed communities -A minimum of 25% of the housing will be affordable and it will be fully integrated within the village. The form and layout of the village will follow the latest urban design principles.
• Economic Growth -As a self-sustaining community the provision of business/employment land within the village as well as incorporating working-from-home house types are key factors.
• Accessibility -The proximity to Aberdeen and public transport options will ensure that CO2 emissions from travel will be minimised and the Deeside Railway Cycle route offers considerable potential.

WHERE?

Park Quarry is situated to the south of the village of Drumoak within 2km of the Aberdeen City political boundary and 12.5km from the city centre. It has direct access to the B9077 South Deeside Road and is linked by Park Bridge across the River Dee to the existing village of Drumoak and the A93 North Deeside Road. The A93 is the main commuter link to Aberdeen from the west connecting Banchory, Aboyne, Ballater and Braemar to the city.

At present it is an extensive sand and gravel quarry covering an area amounting to 100ha and produces washed sand and aggregates for a range of civil engineering applications as well as accepting inert landfill from buildings and demolition processes. The site is however nearing the end of its operational use and to restore the site to poor grade agriculture would, in our view, be a waste of an unrepeatable opportunity.

Chap’s aim is for Park Village to act as a catalyst for sustainable design. If built to its intended scale it would be the largest sustainable construction project in the country.