There are calls for an urgent meeting to be held regarding plans for a new Kintore Primary School.

In a statement, Aberdeenshire Council said it was "disappointed" to discover that the government is looking to hold a Public Local Inquiry (PLI) into its planned compulsory purchase of a site for the new school.

The meeting has been called following objections from landowners.

The current school is in need of replacement due to the increasing number of children in the area needing places

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Significant population growth in the village means that the existing Kintore Primary School is struggling to cope with the number of children needing places. The local authority has said of the objections it received by landowners, where appropriate, it has agreed to the various demands.

Doug Milne, Garioch Area Manager, said: "Aberdeenshire Council is ready to start construction on the school and it is deeply frustrating that we have been unable to obtain the land.

"We have always been open to acquire the land voluntarily from the landowners and shall continue to pursue this course of action. We are urgently seeking a meeting with them to resolve this and avoid unnecessary delays to construction of this much needed school."

(JP/IT)