Issue - meetings

The Committee resolved:-

(i)             to approve the Strategic Housing Investment Plan for 2025/26 – 2029/30 as contained in Appendices 1 and 2; and

(ii)            instruct the Chief Officer – Housing to report back to committee with the implications of the resource planning assumptions, when they were made available from the Scottish Government as detailed at 3.5 of the report.

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Officer – Housing, which sought approval of the Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) for the period 2025/26 – 2029/30, prior to submission to the Scottish Government.

The report noted that the core purpose of the SHIP was to set out strategic investment priorities for  affordable housing over a 5-year period to achieve the outcomes set out in the Local Housing Strategy (LHS). The SHIP reinforced the local authority as the strategic housing authority and detailed how investment priorities would be delivered.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)          approve the Strategic Housing Investment Plan for 2025/26 – 2029/30 as contained in Appendices 1 and 2; and

(b)          instruct the Chief Officer – Housing to report back to Committee with the implications of the resource planning assumptions, when they were made available from Scottish Government as detailed at 3.5.

The Convener moved, seconded by the Vice Convener:-

          That the recommendations be approved.

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

          That the Committee -

1.    Notes the contents of the report; and

2.    Notes the SHIP was usually drafted in accordance with the resource planning assumptions as provided by the Scottish Government.   Agrees the SNP had once again let down those desperate for social housing by failing on its resource planning which defies the so-called housing emergency called by Aberdeen Labour and supported by this Committee.  

On a division, there voted – for the motion (5) – the Convener, the Vice Convener and Councillors Davidson, Greig and McLellan – for the amendment (3) – Councillors Cross, Graham and Tissera.

The Committee resolved:-

to adopt the motion.