The new town, which will be Scotland's largest planned new town, will be located on a 2,000-acre farmland ten miles south of Aberdeen. The initial masterplan for the scheme proposes 4,000 homes, but long term plans include the building of up to 8,000 homes across seven neighbourhoods.
There will also be schools as well as industrial and business development and the scheme is expected to create 8,000 jobs. A town centre, including a main high street for Chapelton, will follow in a subsequent phase.
EDC originally submitted plans to Aberdeenshire Council in September last year. The developer has since undertaken extensive consultation with the local community, statutory agencies and developers to refine the masterplan, in particular the design for the first phase of the development, which will comprise 800 homes.
The amendments have been set out in a Further Information Report (FIR). As well as amendments to the design of the scheme, a range of additional supporting technical, environmental and design information has been added.
"As part of the extensive consultation a number of important issues have been raised, which we have reviewed and worked hard to address," said EDC director Lord Southesk. "We have been very careful to ensure that the scheme and design refinements respect the concerns of those living within the surrounding area as well as the overarching vision for Chapelton: both are integral to building a new sustainable community for Scotland," he said.
Lord Southesk said he hoped that the Councillors would be able to approve the FIR at the Aberdeenshire planning committee meeting in November.
The Council approved the Development Framework for the new town and the first phase of the masterplan in June this year. Work on the first phase of the development is expected to begin in the spring 2013.
