Welcome to
Portlethen & District
Community Council WebPortal
Portlethen and District Community Council was officially reformed on 30th November 2007. Now Fully back in Business this website will be redeveloped over the coming months.
PDCC represents the views of the local community.
Community councils can carry out a variety of roles, including:
- help with environmental projects
- organising local galas
- printing and distributing local newsletters (see Cloch page )
- representing Community Councils on other organisations
- campaigning on local issues
- conducting local surveys
- organising public meetings on major development proposals or the Local Plan
- carrying out Planning for Real exercises © Neighbourhood Initiative
Portlethen is a town situated about 6 miles South of Aberdeen, on the North East coast of Scotland. It comprises:
- Portlethen
- Old Portlethen
- Downies
- Findon
- Marywell
- Hillside
- Badentoy Ind Est
- Barclayhill Ind Est
From less than a thousand people a couple of decades ago, it has mushroomed to over 6,500 today. The large number of young families here give Portlethen the highest proportion of under 25s in Europe.
Further expansion is happening on the west side of the A90 Adjacent to Portlethen with the addition of 800 houses and associated infrastructure.