Issue - meetings

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

(ii)      to note that going forward, individual project progress reports would be submitted at an appropriate time to the Capital Programme Committee for each project; and

(iii)      to review the planned delivery of the Council led sites at Craighill, Kincorth, Tillydrone and Kaimhill in light of the current forecast increase in costs across the construction sector and to report the outcome of that review to the next appropriate meeting of the City Growth & Resources committee or the Council.

With reference to article 6 of the minute of its meeting of 1 December 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 -

(a)      note the progress to deliver the programme of social housing sites across the city as referred to in Appendix 1;

(b)      note that going forward, individual project progress reports would be submitted at an appropriate time to the Capital Programme Committee for each project; and

(iii)      review the planned delivery of the Council led sites at Craighill, Kincorth, Tillydrone and Kaimhill in light of the current forecast increase in costs across the construction sector and to report the outcome of that review to the next appropriate meeting of the City Growth & Resources committee or the Council.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations contained in the report.