Open space strategy, audits and assessments
Published: 11 December 2025Last Updated: 13 January 2026
On this page, you can find the Open Space Strategy, the Open Space Audit, and Play Sufficiency Assessment. You can also view participation statements that explain how people were involved in the process.
The 2024 Open Space Audit and Play Sufficiency Assessment were approved on 27th November 2025.
The most recent site audits took place in 2022 and 2023.
To find about local parks and open spaces view the open space strategy settlement accounts.
Publications
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Parks and Open Spaces Strategy 2011-2027 (PDF 242KB)
Last Update: 11/12/2025
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PA2025-02 - Aberdeenshire Open Space Audit 2024 (PDF 2.22MB)
Last Update: 28/11/2025
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PA2025-03 - Aberdeenshire Play Sufficiency Assessment 2024 (PDF 5.17MB)
Last Update: 28/11/2025
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Open Space Audit 2024 - Settlement Summaries
Last Update: 11/12/2025
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Play Sufficiency Assessment 2024 - Settlement Summaries
Last Update: 11/12/2025
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Participation statement - youth engagement play sufficiency assessment 2024 (PDF 1.79KB)
Last Update: 11/12/2025
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Participation statement - stakeholder and public consultation for Open Space Audit 2024 (PDF 1.53KB)
Last Update: 11/12/2025