Plans for £15m urban park on major city street revealed

Plans for a multi-million pound urban park on a major city street in Aberdeen have been revealed.

Aberdeen City Council has submitted plans for the £15m park on Queen Street, across from the former police headquarters building.

The park will include outdoor seating, informal performance spaces, a terraced garden and sensory garden.

The council has described the plan as a “key element” in the development of the area including the city centre and beach.

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The attractions are part of a multi-million-pound revamp of the waterfront and city centre in Aberdeen.

It’s hoped the new park will encourage investment from surrounding buildings and landowners.

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A spokesperson for the council added: “The new park would be located on land on the other side of Queen Street from the former police headquarters building. Options for the former police building are currently being reviewed by the council.

“Each space within the urban park would perform a range of environmental and social functions which will be categorised by the overarching themes of urban nature, community, heritage, and arts and culture.”

It added that the area would improve pedestrian and cycle movement between the city centre and the beach.

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