Stonehaven Conservation Area Review

What you told us

The Stonehaven Conservation Area Review was published for consultation on 25th May 2026 for a period of 8 weeks and closed on 16th August 2026.

There was a high volume of visits to the page and responses to the consultation were received from residents of Stonehaven as well as a range of internal and external consultees. Feedback was generally positive, and 82% of respondents were supportive of a separate conservation area for Stonehaven Old Town whilst the proposed conservation area for Stonehaven New Town received a more mixed response at 43%. Concerns were raised around the delineation of the proposed boundary and what should be included as well as a focusing on the buildings in and around Market Square. Furthermore, there was significant support for the retention of the southern part of Gurney Street to remain in the conservation area.

What we’re doing

The next stage of the process will be collating and examining survey responses, as well as using feedback from the community consultation event, and school engagement session, undertaken by Planning Aid Scotland in March 2025. The feedback is supportive of splitting the current conservation area into two and we will use this feedback to inform the final conservation area boundaries and supporting documentation. We expect this to take place towards the end of 2027.