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Hedging/shrubs planted along periphery at Banff Springs Hotel

Reported via mobile in the Overgrown Vegetation from Private Property category anonymously at 16:31, Mon 1 September 2025

Sent to Aberdeenshire Council less than a minute later. Council ref: 923488.

In the last couple of months The Banff Springs Hotel has planted shrubs/hedging along its periphery with Boyndie Road, Banff (A96). This is causing a visibility problem when exiting from Golden Knowes Road onto Boyndie Road(A96) and potentially could cause an accident.

Updates

  • We’ve had a look at the issue and we have now passed your enquiry to our Road Safety Team to assess what can be done to resolve the matter.

    We’ll let you know when that assessment has taken place with details of the outcome.

    Thanks again for bring this issue to our attention.

    In the meantime, you can find out more on our website at www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/roads-and-travel/transportation/road-safety.

    Posted by Aberdeenshire Council at 16:31, Mon 1 September 2025

  • Category changed from ‘Road Safety Issue’ to ‘Overgrown Vegetation from Private Property’

    Posted by Aberdeenshire Council at 09:01, Tue 2 September 2025

  • Thank you for your report. We’ve arranged for an inspection to take place so we can confirm who is responsible for the issue you’ve raised.

    This may involve checking whether the defect relates to the public road network or to infrastructure maintained by another council service, a utility company or other private party.

    We’ll update you once the inspection is complete and we know how the matter will be progressed.

    State changed to: Action scheduled

    Posted by Aberdeenshire Council at 09:27, Tue 2 September 2025

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