Issue - meetings

That Council:

1.    Notes that Burnbutts Crescent, Cove, Aberdeen, is a cul-de-sac providing access to over 36 dwellings and around a dozen lock up style garages.  The road is adopted and maintained by Aberdeen City Council.

2.    Notes that in 2024, severe flooding  in the street resulted in damage to the road surface that necessitated an area being completely resurfaced.  The cause of the flooding was reported as contributed to by a blocked culvert under the main Aberdeen to Dundee railway line.

3.    Understands the culvert is the responsibility of Network Rail and that water draining from the roadway from Burnbutts Crescent empties into the culvert.

4.    Notes during May, June and July 2025, weather has again caused Burnbutts Crescent to experience severe flooding impacting householders’ property including cars and the aforementioned lock up garages.

5.    Notes that the north end of Burnbutts Crescent is a private lane with bollards to restrict vehicular access.

6.    Instructs the Chief Officer - Operations to work with Network Rail to establish the likely timeline for any remedial works to be undertaken to resolve this issue; and in the meantime instructs that Chief Officer to consider what options or measures can be put in place to allow residents to mitigate the effects of the flooding on their property and to report the results to the Net Zero, Environment and Transport Committee in early course.

The Council resolved:-

to approve the notice of motion.  

The Council had before it a notice of motion by Councillor Nicoll in the following terms:-

“That Council:

1.    Notes that Burnbutts Crescent, Cove, Aberdeen, is a cul-de-sac providing access to over 36 dwellings and around a dozen lock up style garages.  The road is adopted and maintained by Aberdeen City Council.

2.    Notes that in 2024, severe flooding  in the street resulted in damage to the road surface that necessitated an area being completely resurfaced.  The cause of the flooding was reported as contributed to by a blocked culvert under the main Aberdeen to Dundee railway line.

3.    Understands the culvert is the responsibility of Network Rail and that water draining from the roadway from Burnbutts Crescent empties into the culvert.

4.    Notes during May, June and July 2025, weather has again caused Burnbutts Crescent to experience severe flooding impacting householders’ property including cars and the aforementioned lock up garages.

5.    Notes that the north end of Burnbutts Crescent is a private lane with bollards to restrict vehicular access.

6.    Instructs the Chief Officer - Operations to work with Network Rail to establish the likely timeline for any remedial works to be undertaken to resolve this issue; and in the meantime instructs that Chief Officer to consider what options or measures can be put in place to allow residents to mitigate the effects of the flooding on their property and to report the results to the Net Zero, Environment and Transport Committee in early course.”

The Council resolved:-

to approve the notice of motion.