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(i)       to note the progress to deliver the programme of social housing sites across the city per Appendix 1;

(ii)      to note the Council had submitted planning applications for developments at Craighill, Kincorth and Tillydrone and would shortly undertake the same for Kaimhill;

 (iii)     to note that subject to receipt of said planning application approvals (within 2.2 above), agrees to instruct the Chief Officer Capital to take all necessary arrangements for Contractors to be on site within 16 weeks, taking account of the significant challenges arising within the procurement process;

(iv)      to note the decision of the City Growth and Resources Committee on 28th October 2020 regarding Granitehill;

(v)      to instruct the Chief Officer Capital to pause negotiations around the Granitehill site immediately in order for the Council to concentrate on progressing the developer led sites at Auchmill Road, Cloverhill and Grandhome as noted at 3.22 of the report; and

(vi)      to instruct the Director of Resources to stop any further housing developer led procurement exercises again to concentrate on prioritising the current developer led sites that are underway per 2.5 above.

With reference to article 4 of the minute of its meeting of 28 January 2021, the Committee had before it a report by the Director of Resources which provided an update on the progress of works being undertaken as part of the Aberdeen City Council’s directly delivered new build Council housing sites and developer led schemes to meet the political commitment of 2000 new homes.

The report recommended:-

That the Committee notes the progress to deliver the programme of social housing sites across the City as referred to in Appendix 1.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to note the progress to deliver the programme of social housing sites across the city per Appendix 1;

(ii)      to note the Council had submitted planning applications for developments at Craighill, Kincorth and Tillydrone and would shortly undertake the same for Kaimhill;

(iii)      to note that subject to receipt of said planning application approvals (within resolution (ii) above), agree to instruct the Chief Officer - Capital to take all necessary arrangements for Contractors to be on site within 16 weeks, taking account of the significant challenges arising within the procurement process;

(iv)      to note the decision of the City Growth and Resources Committee on 28th October 2020 regarding the Granitehill site;

(v)      to instruct the Chief Officer Capital to pause negotiations around the Granitehill site immediately in order for the Council to concentrate on progressing the developer led sites at Auchmill Road, Cloverhill and Grandhome as noted at 3.22 of the report; and

(vi)      to instruct the Director of Resources to stop any further housing developer led procurement exercises to concentrate on prioritising the current developer led sites that are underway as per resolution (v) above.