Issue - meetings

(i)       approve the proposal to lease airspace rights over The Deeside Way to enable construction of a new bridge, subject to approval of its final technical design by the planning authority;

(ii)      instruct the Chief Officer – Corporate Landlord to agree Terms for the proposed lease of the airspace based on the final approved technical design of the bridge; and

(iii)      instruct the Chief Officer – Governance to conclude an agreement for the lease of the airspace rights incorporating conditions necessary to protect the Council’s interest in accordance with the Terms agreed at 2.2.

The Committee had before it a report by the Director of Families and Communities which (1) provided details of a developer’s approach regarding the proposed development of Inchgarth Retirement Village, Cults and their requirement to obtain airspace over The Deeside Way to enable construction of a new bridge; and (2) advised that the bridge would form part of a new link road through the development connecting North Deeside Road and Inchgarth Road.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      approve the proposal to lease airspace rights over The Deeside Way to enable construction of a new bridge, subject to approval of its final technical design by the planning authority;

(b)      instruct the Chief Officer – Corporate Landlord to agree Terms for the proposed lease of the airspace based on the final approved technical design of the bridge; and

(c)      instruct the Chief Officer – Governance to conclude an agreement for the lease of the airspace rights incorporating conditions necessary to protect the Council’s interest in accordance with the Terms agreed at (b).

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations contained within the report.