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Have Your Say Now
Local Place Plan (LPP) - Your Local Community Consultation!
Torphins Community Council believes it is important for our area to prepare a LPP for Torphins. We have put our ideas together in a draft LPP and would very much welcome your comments, feedback and response. Please read the two attachments via links below then submit your comments to: admin@torphins.net
including your name and postcode, or via the contacts page: https://www.torphins.net/contact
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1. Notes explaining LPP process
2. Draft Torphins Local Place Plan
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​The consultation is open and closes at 5pm on 31 March 2025
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Learney Hall Refurbishment - Work started 24 February 2025
The refurbishment of Learney Hall started on 24 February to be complete by 31 March 2025. During this time the hall will be closed to the public. Improvements are:
Main Hall Floor sanded and resealed
Lesser Hall Floor sanded and resealed; Room decoration: New LED lighting
Kitchen Replacement kitchen with new fridge and cooker; New vinyl wood effect flooring;
New windows; Room decoration
Ladies Toilets Space reconfigured to provide two separate ladies toilets accessible from stairs;
New sanitaryware; Room decoration; New vinyl flooring
Gents Toilets New sanitaryware; Room decoration; New vinyl flooring; New windows
Accessible Toilet New sanitaryware and fixtures; Room decoration; New vinyl flooring;
New windows
Entrance hall Room decoration; New wood effect vinyl Flooring
Electrical upgrade There will be an Electric upgrade in the kitchen, lesser hall, gents toilets and
accessible toilet
Former Flat Storage shelving installed
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Hill of Fare Wind Farm Application
The planning application for the HoF windfarm has been transferred from the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit to the Division of Planning and Environmental Appeals (DPEA). A Reporter will be appointed who will decide next steps and how the public inquiry will be conducted. Apply by 11 March 2025 to participate in Public Enquiry.
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Torphins, Lumphanan, Tarland Bus Service changes will be effective 19 August 2024 - Go to Stagecoach website
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