| Official Name: | Countesswells |
| Gaelic Name: | Baile Cobhan an t-Eas |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Static Image: | Countesswells - Cultsburn Park.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Cultsburn Park in Countesswells |
| Pushpin Map: | Scotland Aberdeen |
| Os Grid Reference: | NJ872051 |
| Coordinates: | 57.1367°N -2.2125°W |
| Post Town: | ABERDEEN |
| Postcode Area: | AB |
| Postcode District: | AB15 |
| Dial Code: | 01224 |
| Constituency Westminster: | Aberdeen South |
| Unitary Scotland: | Aberdeen City |
| Lieutenancy Scotland: | Aberdeen |
| Constituency Scottish Parliament: | Aberdeen South and North Kincardine (Scottish Parliament constituency) |
| Website: | aberdeencity.gov.uk |
Countesswells (Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Baile Cobhan an t-Eas[1]) is an area of Aberdeen, Scotland.
In 2014, planning permission was granted for 3,000 homes in the area.[2] [3] However, the development was initially delayed after the developers and land owners could not agree on the funding for schools and infrastructure.[4] In April 2016, Stewart Milne Group stated that it expected to start work on the development immediately.[5] By November 2021, 900 homes were either completed or under construction.[6]
There is a Sainsbury's[7] and a primary school,[8] along with a number of vacant shop units - the NHS has been granted planning permission for one of these.[9] A pharmacy has applied for a licence for one of the units which was rejected by the local NHS board after pharmacies in Cults and Kingswells said it would lose them business [10] - this is awaiting appeal as of August 2023.[11] There are a number of empty commercial units both beside the school and towards where the planned town-centre will eventually be.
Cults Burn Park is currently partially constructed and will eventually run through most of the development.[12]
There are three wooded areas around Countesswells.To the West is Countesswells Forest,[13] which was heavily damaged in a major winter storm.To the South is Foggieton.[14] To the East is the wooded area at the back of Hazlehead Park.
There are two bus routes to Countesswells; one via First Aberdeen, the other via Stagecoach using route number 4.[15] In July 2022, service 15 was introduced by First Aberdeen. It runs from Countesswells to Balnagask via Aberdeen city centre.[16]