Aberdeen FC stadium protest group set for council talks

A group opposing Aberdeen FC's plans for a new stadium is set to meet the council chief executive.

The club recently put plans for the £50m stadium and training facilities at Kingsford, near Westhill, on hold.

BBC Scotland then revealed Aberdeen City Council chief executive Angela Scott met Aberdeen FC chairman Stewart Milne as officials were finalising the application.

No Kingsford Stadium said its request for a meeting had been accepted.

The campaign group said transparency was needed.

A No Kingsford Stadium spokeswoman said: "The chief executive's office has been in touch with us to say that our request for a meeting with Mrs Scott has been accepted, and that a suitable time is to be arranged."

Aberdeen City Council said: "We have responded to the No Kingsford Stadium group about its meeting request."

The authority's interim head of planning was also at the earlier meeting between the club and council.

The council said the meeting was "in line with expectations" around a proposed development of such scale and significance, and legal advice was taken to ensure the discussions were appropriate to the planning process.

The club has said a new facility is vital to its future.

However, objectors want the club to look elsewhere.