Decision details

(i)        to approve the recommended options resulting from the External Transportation Links to the Aberdeen South Harbour Scottish Transport Appraisal Guidance (STAG) Pre-Appraisal and STAG Part 1 Appraisal Report, as detailed in the table at Section 3.9, subject to approval by the UK Government and Scottish Government;

(ii)       to instruct the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning to conduct a STAG Part 2 Appraisal on those options and to report the outcomes to this Committee upon completion, conduct of that Appraisal being subject to prior approval by the Strategic Commissioning Committee of the total estimated expenditure in relation to that Appraisal; and

(iii)      to recognise the community concerns in relation to some options but appreciate that the recommended options must be subject to an evidence-based appraisal to minimise the risk of a successful challenge to the option ultimately selected.