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The Committee resolved:-

to note the progress on delivery of Aberdeen City’s Affordable Housing Delivery Programme.

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning, which provided an update on Aberdeen City’s Affordable Housing Delivery Programme.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee note the progress on delivery of Aberdeen City’s Affordable Housing Delivery Programme.

The Convener moved, seconded by the Vice Convener:-

          that the recommendation be approved.

Councillor Malik, seconded by Councillor Lawrence, moved as an amendment:-

          that the Committee –

(a)           note the progress on delivery of Aberdeen City’s Affordable Housing Delivery Programme;

(b)           agree that, as the background papers detail the previous administration delivered 2277 affordable houses beating the 2,000 homes they promised to deliver by 277 homes, a record for the city;

CGR PLA/18/061 18 September 2018 

CGR PLA/19/318 26 September 2019 

CGR COM 20/181 28 October 2020 

CGR COM 21/169 25 August 2021 

CGR COM 22/197 21 September 2022;

(c)           agree that thanks to the forward-thinking previous administration commitment to provide £250m to build 2,000 Council homes, most to a gold standard, further council housing at Summerhill, Bridge of Don and other sites throughout the city would soon become available to help many residents who are suffering through SNP austerity cost of living crisis; and

(d)           agree that the Strategic Housing Investment Plan shows that of the 2,814 homes projected to be delivered 1,242 are a direct result of the previous administration's commitment to build a record number of council houses in Aberdeen.

On a division, there voted – for the motion (7) – the Convener, the Vice Convener, Councillor Delaney, the Depute Provost and Councillors Copland, Davidson, Greig and McLellan – for the amendment (5) – Councillors Brooks, Cross, Lawrence, Malik and Tissera. 

The Committee resolved:-

to adopt the motion.