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(i)       to agree, in terms of the discretionary powers afforded to Aberdeen City Council by the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 (as described in paragraphs 3.10.1 to 3.10.11 of the report):-

(1)    to instruct the Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning to propose to Aberdeenshire Council a partnership for the production of a Regional Spatial Strategy for the Aberdeen City Region;

(2)    that no current need for a Masterplan Consent Zone exists with the Council’s administrative boundary;

(3)    that no current need for a Short Term Let Control Area exists with the Council’s administrative boundary;

(4)    that any future decision on whether or not to charge discretionary planning fees would be considered through a Cost Benefit Analysis undertaken as part of the General Fund Revenue Budget process and the proposed budget for Strategic Place Planning; and

(5)    that any necessary changes to the Council’s Powers Delegated to Officers resulting from the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 be undertaken through the annual review to the Council’s Scheme of Governance, which is due to be presented to the Council meeting on 2 March 2020; and

(ii)      to thank all officers who were involved in the preparation of the report.

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning which provided an update on the expected implications for the Council resulting from the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee agree, in terms of the discretionary powers afforded to Aberdeen City Council by the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 (as described in paragraphs 3.10.1 to 3.10.11 of the report):-

(a)       to instruct the Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning to propose to Aberdeenshire Council a partnership for the production of a Regional Spatial Strategy for the Aberdeen City Region;

(b)       that no current need for a Masterplan Consent Zone exists with the Council’s administrative boundary;

(c)       that no current need for a Short Term Let Control Area exists with the Council’s administrative boundary;

(d)       that any future decision on whether or not to charge discretionary planning fees would be considered through a Cost Benefit Analysis undertaken as part of the General Fund Revenue Budget process and the proposed budget for Strategic Place Planning; and

(e)       that any necessary changes to the Council’s Powers Delegated to Officers resulting from the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 be undertaken through the annual review to the Council’s Scheme of Governance, which is due to be presented to the Council meeting on 2 March 2020.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)        to approve the recommendations; and

(ii)       to thank all officers who were involved in the preparation of the report.