Further opportunity to have your say on a new Aberdeenshire crematorium facility
A second public consultation event for a proposed new crematorium for Aberdeenshire at Mains of Glack near Daviot will show the new facility, with its very distinctive view.
A Proposal of Application Notice was submitted to Aberdeenshire Council in April 2023 with the first consultation taking place in May.
Comments have been taken on the proposal and now a second event is set to take place at Daviot Village Hall on Monday, October 9 from 3pm to 7pm to which all are welcomed.
McWilliam Lippe Architects on behalf of Fraser Milne have presented proposals for a new crematorium, access, parking and landscaping at Mains of Glack, Daviot on a site adjacent to Stewart Trailers facility.
As it comprises a major development a Proposal of Application Notice (POAN) has been submitted and a process of formal statutory public engagement is being undertaken.
It is considered that there is scope for a new crematorium facility in the central Aberdeenshire area based on a number of factors.
At present Baldarroch Crematorium at Crathes serves the more southern part of central Aberdeenshire while Moray Crematorium at Buckie is some considerable distance from even the more northerly parts of Aberdeenshire
Hazlehead Crematorium can struggle with demand and is again at some distance from the more northern parts of Aberdeenshire.
A 30-minute drive time from the family's house is generally considered an appropriate measure of local geographic market and a quantitative need can be established if 59,000 to 95,000 people have such a facility within 30 minutes drive.
Architectural images for the proposal show it taking advantage of the view of Bennachie and an unbroken and direct linear route has therefore been formed from car park to chapel to emphasise this.
