THE GRANDE CITY CENTRE REGENERATION PROJECT The Grande is a £100m redevelopment of the derelict Aberdeen Seafood Park in Aberdeen City Centre, directly adjacent to the railway station, undertaken by Drum Property Group. The Grande development is aligned with Scottish Planning Policy and the National Planning Framework and responds to various policy aims and objectives of Aberdeen City Council, including:
• Investment in the City Centre Key Growth Area
• Being accessible via a range of sustainable modes of transport;
• Economic investment in a derelict and disused building or space;
Location
The site has the potential to accommodate up to 255 residential units for mainstream residential, Build To Rent or student accommodation. The residential offer has potential to kick start the emerging North Dee Urban Quarter, a residential development providing a pedestrian link between the River Dee and the city centre, including a new bridge over to Torry.
The Local Development Plan 2020 promotes a “Living City for Everyone” encouraging city centre living and aiming to add 3,000 new residents to live in the city centre by 2040. Aberdeen City Council introduced a moratorium on affordable housing requirements for residential development in the city centre in 2018. The Grande site is located within this boundary and therefore at present any residential development would benefit from this waiver and can be delivered as 100% mainstream units.
Accommodation
The site offers the opportunity to develop up to 150,000sqft of net internal office accommodation with associated car parking as well as potential for a variety of other uses including:
• Innovation Hub
• Retail
• Leisure
Specification
• Cleared and level site extending to 0.9 acres / 0.36 hectares / 39,000 sq ft
• 116 year long ground lease from Aberdeen City Council at £0.50 per annum
• Suitable for a variety of uses subject to planning