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Planning permission has been granted for Aberdeenshire’s first rural live/work community. The scheme is designed to deliver a dozen homes, five of which contain integrated live/work space.

A natural environment

According to the Live Work Network, the planned scheme consists of a mixture of four and five bedroom homes and slightly smaller three and four bedroom properties. 

The proposed houses will be a mixture of contemporary and traditional designs and will use natural stone, timber, glass and slated roof. The homes and business units will be grouped round a courtyard to echo the style of the traditional ‘steading’ type development found in the area.

The development is based on recent research showing significant local demand throughout rural Aberdeenshire for housing in which occupiers are able to work in a business type environment.

Simon Laird, of developers Angus Estates, said:

'The communication technologies of the 21st Century mean that people do not now always have to travel the country (or even the world) for business meetings.  What people do need, though, is a good working environment.'

• Source: Live Work Network
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