Government will not call in plans for new stadium

Plans by Aberdeen FC for a new stadium will not be called in by the Scottish government.

The club wants to construct the £50m stadium and training facilities at Kingsford, near Westhill.

The plans were put on hold last October but the council approved the application in January.

Thescottishgovernment said in a statement there were no issues requiring a decision to be taken at a national level. Aberdeen FC believes the new facilities are vital to its future, but objectors claimed the stadium should be located elsewhere.

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