Issue - meetings

The Committee resolved:-

(i)             to approve the Strategic Housing Investment Plan for 2024/25 – 2028/29 as contained in Appendices 1 and 2; and

(ii)            to instruct Chief Officer Strategic Place Planning to confirm to the Scottish Government that the Strategic Housing Investment Plan has been approved.

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning, which sought approval of the Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) for the period 2024/25 – 2028/29, which was conditionally submitted to the Scottish Government on 27 October 2023.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)           approve the Strategic Housing Investment Plan for 2024/25 – 2028/29 as contained in Appendices 1 and 2; and

(b)           instruct the Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning to confirm to the Scottish Government that the Strategic Housing Investment Plan has been approved.

The Convener moved, seconded by the Vice Convener:-

          that the recommendations be approved.

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

that the Committee does not approve the Strategic Housing Investment Plan for 2024/25 – 2028/29 as contained in Appendices 1 and 2 until such time as officers provide a report into the probability of Greenferns Landward 350 homes being built by Aberdeen City Council within the timescales mentioned in the report following the SNP delaying this development until 2032 just before the Dyce, Bucksburn and Danestone by-election which was won by Aberdeen Labour.

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.

-       Councillor Miranda Radley, Convener