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Manhole cover collapsing

Reported via mobile in the Third Party Defect - Utility category anonymously at 21:58, Sun 30 November 2025

Sent to Aberdeenshire Council less than a minute later. Council ref: 936127.

The manhole cover outside the entrance to Banchory police station is subsiding. It has been gradually sinking over the last few months and is now significantly dipped below the surrounding road surface. It looks in danger of collapsing if not repaired soon. There is also another one a few metres further west which looks like it is also starting to collapse but isn't nearly as bad (yet).

Updates

  • Thank you for letting us know about this issue. We will now investigate and provide you with an update within the next 7 days.

    You can find out more about our road maintenance on our website at www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/roads-and-travel/roads/maintenance.

    Posted by Aberdeenshire Council at 21:58, Sun 30 November 2025

  • We’ve had a look at the issue and we have now passed your enquiry to our local Roads Team to assess what can be done to resolve the matter. We’ll let you know when that assessment has taken place.

    Thanks again for your report

    State changed to: Action scheduled

    Posted by Aberdeenshire Council at 12:48, Mon 1 December 2025

  • State changed to: not the council's responsibility

    Updated by Aberdeenshire Council at 14:06, Tue 2 December 2025

  • Category changed from ‘Sinkhole or Subsidence’ to ‘Third Party Defect - Utility’

    Posted by Aberdeenshire Council at 07:20, Wednesday 8 July 2026

This report is now closed to updates from the public. You can make a new report in the same location.