George Street Draft Mini-Masterplan - Consultation

Overview

'George Street Connected!' - the George Street area is an important, diverse and vibrant neighbourhood within the city centre. To ensure that its communities are invested in, as well as connected to the delivery of the city centre masterplan and beach projects, Aberdeen City Council approved the George Street draft mini-masterplan in December 2022.

The draft mini-masterplan focuses on the wider George Street area within the city centre boundary - between Gallowgate and Charlotte Street, Spring Garden / Maberley Street and with the Bon Accord Centre to the south. However, immediate and wider influences around the area are also recognised and included.

The draft mini-masterplan puts forward a vision of 'George St Connected!', provides a place-based analysis and proposes a range of regeneration projects to support the neighbourhood because we believe successful places are people focused, have a diverse economy and are within attractive environments that work for everyone.

An vital aim of the city centre masterplan is to create the heart of Aberdeen as a destination and not a through route by re-thinking how places could be accessed and used. Working our way through the inclusive processes of masterplanning consultation and engagement we wish to achieve a consensus amongst residents, businesses and visitors in identifying and endorsing those opportunities for change, and to provide a strong foundation for delivery.

To help with recording your views on the draft mini-masterplan we have provided a few questions on key points, and welcome your feedback which will be used to shape the finalising draft masterplan.

Engagement and consultation will continue until a finalising draft masterplan is complete with updates presented to Council throughout 2023.

(Links to the George Street Draft Mini-Masterplan, the Executive Summary Environmental Report and ACC General Data Protection Regulation guidance are included)

Why your views matter

Participation Statement

By participating in this consultation on the George Street Draft Mini-Masterplan you are helping Aberdeen City Council determine what is essential to you and your communities in the George Street area. It is important that you are involved and aware of the projects proposed and that your opinions and needs shape the draft mini-masterplan to support the neighbourhood's future as a vibrant, attractive and connected part of the city centre. 

How we use your information

Your responses to the Draft Mini-Masterplanconsultation will help endorse the place-based strategy and the project details proposed in the Draft Mini-Masterplan. You  and we will not be identified identify you as a named individual but if you . If you do provide comments, and we hope that you do, we may use them in our reporting but you won’t be identified.  

How long we keep your information   

Responses will be kept until we complete the analysis of the responses which will be used to inform decisions on the content of the Draft Mini-Masterplan. The results of the consultation will be reported to Council to inform their decision making and will be kept permanently.    

Your rights 

You have rights in relation to your data, including the right to ask for a copy of it. See more information about all of the rights you have and how they work in practice, as well as contact details for the Council’s Data Protection Officer. You also have the right to make a complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office if you think we have not handled your data properly.  

Our legal basis 

Aberdeen City Council is the Data Controller for your information. Wherever we process personal data we must have a legal basis in data protection law for doing so. The Council’s legal basis for this processing is that it is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of the official authority vested in the Council. In doing so, we are also likely to process special categories of personal data about you. The Council’s legal basis for doing so is that it is necessary for reasons of substantial public interest. 

Thank you for taking the time to participate in this Consultation, your opinions in shaping the Draft Mini-Masterplan matter. 

What happens next

We will use your responses in our evaluation of the draft mini-masterplan and in reporting, however you won’t be identified and your responses will be kept until we complete our analysis. The results of the consultation will be reported to Council to inform their decision making and will be a permanent record.