Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Councillors will discuss overnight campervan parking on beach front in Stonehaven

Stonehaven beach
Stonehaven beach

Councillors will discuss plans for overnight camper van parking in Stonehaven next week following concerns raised by local residents about safety issues.

The vehicles can often be found “wild camping” on the town’s beach front road next to the Cowie community.

Some residents have raised concerns that multiple motorhomes parking on the road could hamper emergency vehicle access to their homes.

Following a meeting with Aberdeenshire council’s area manager, residents of Cowie, Police Scotland, Scottish Fire and Rescue, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Stonehaven Town Partnership and the town’s community council, a prepared report will now be discussed at next week’s Kincardine and Mearns area committee.


>> Keep up to date with the latest news with The P&J newsletter


Several different options will be considered by members, including the creation of designated overnight parking spaces at various places throughout the town.

In her report, Karen McWilliam said there had been “no concerns” raised by the emergency services about the proposal.

Stonehaven Square

But she added: “There was a willingness to look at what provisions might be considered to enable safe informal parking for motorhomes when the caravan site was full.

“However, it is recognised that some people prefer wild camping.

“In assembling this report, consideration was given to practise in other areas in Scotland.

“In Colonsay, they currently do not allow motorhomes on to the island. And, in Tiree motorhome owners are requested to reserve an overnight pitch before arrival.”

Other areas which are being considered for overnight pitches include Mineralwell Park, Baird Park, Backies car park at the harbour, the lay-by near the golf course, the Leisure Centre car park, the Co-op car park and the town’s Market Square.

The area committee findings will be delivered back to the director of Infrastructure Services for his consideration and he, in turn, will report back to a Kincardine and Mearns area committee meeting in the New Year.