Derek Ritchie - Councillor for Aberdeenshire (Ward 08 - Mid-Formartine)

Councillor Derek Ritchie

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Ward 08 - Mid-Formartine

Email: cllr.d.ritchie@aberdeenshire.gov.uk

Council: Aberdeenshire

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

73 meetings · Page 1 of 15

Committee Committee Member

Infrastructure Services Committee - Friday, 30th January, 2026 10.15 am

January 30, 2026, 10:15 am
Committee Committee Member

Infrastructure Services Committee - Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 10.15 am

January 22, 2026, 10:15 am
Committee Committee Member

Formartine Area Committee - Tuesday, 20th January, 2026 9.45 am

January 20, 2026, 9:45 am
Committee Committee Member

Aberdeenshire Council - Thursday, 15th January, 2026 10.15 am

January 15, 2026, 10:15 am
Committee Committee Member

Formartine Area Committee - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 9.45 am

December 09, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

156 decisions · Page 7 of 32

APP/2025/0134 - Land at Beauty Hill House, Newmachar

From: Formartine Area Committee - Tuesday, 23rd September, 2025 9.45 am - September 23, 2025

...to grant Full Planning Permission for a pet grooming salon at Land at Beauty Hill House, Newmachar was rejected, upholding the officer's recommendation to refuse the application.

Refuse

APP/2025/0415 - Land at Middleton of Blackford, Rothienorman

From: Formartine Area Committee - Tuesday, 23rd September, 2025 9.45 am - September 23, 2025

...consideration of the application for a battery energy storage system was deferred pending a site visit to assess the road network, visual impact, and impact on the area's character and landscape, with further details sought regarding community benefits.

Defer

APP/2025/0752 - Site adjacent to 16 Tree Road, Tarves

From: Formartine Area Committee - Tuesday, 23rd September, 2025 9.45 am - September 23, 2025

...to grant Full Planning Permission for the erection of a dwellinghouse at Site Adjacent to 16 Tree Road, Tarves was delegated to the Head of Planning and Economy, subject to satisfactory drainage arrangements, the conclusion of developer obligations, and any relevant conditions stipulated by the Planning Service, as a departure from policy, on the grounds that the applicant, a retiring worker and longstanding tenant of the site, would not be able to meet ALDP 2023 PA2023-11 due to their circumstances.

Refuse

Summary

Meetings Attended: 73

Average per Month: 3.0

Decisions Recorded: 156