A number of proposals have been unveiled to redevelop the former Ellon Academy Site and Annexe in Aberdeenshire.

The council will meet next week to discuss a range of plans which were drawn up following discussions with partner organisations.

Potential ideas include developing;

• A new health and social care hub, including a new health centre. Council officers have been working in partnership with NHS Grampian and Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership to develop proposals for a new Health and Social Care Hub.


• A new council office. Current employees who work in Ellon would move to either the proposed new council office, new family centre or the new health and social care hub in the town.

• A family resource centre to help fill a gap in service provision in one of the largest settlements in Aberdeenshire.

• New affordable housing for social rent

• New extra care housing

Both housing proposals would provide a mix of accommodation types to meet identified housing need in Ellon. At the council meeting, members will be asked to provide comments on the proposed rationalisation of properties in the town and to agree that further business cases for the various proposals be taken forward.

In addition, members will discuss a report which provide a summary of the initial proposals. Each proposal will be subject to its own business case scrutiny, but collectively form an approach to the redevelopment of the site and redevelopment of the town centre.

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