Issue - meetings

(i)       to note the outcomes of the Nestrans Aberdeen to Laurencekirk Multimodal Corridor Study Detailed Options Appraisal, and the progress already underway by Aberdeen City Council to further develop the relevant active travel and bus based recommendations for the City;

(ii)      to note the decisions of the Nestrans Board at their meeting of 25 June 2025 in relation to this item;

(iii)      to endorse the approval of the Nestrans Board to progress the local rail station elements of the Detailed Appraisal Report to a Strategic Business Case; and

(iv)     to agree that relevant Aberdeen City Council teams will work with Nestrans to support the preparation of the Strategic Business Case (as relevant to Aberdeen City), and that the outcomes of the Strategic Business Case will be communicated back to this Committee before the end of 2026.

With reference to article 13 of the minute of meeting of the North East Scotland Transport Partnership Board (Nestrans) of 25 June 2025, the Committee had before it a report by the Executive Director – City Regeneration and Environment which (1) advised on the outcomes of the Aberdeen to Laurencekirk Multimodal Corridor Study; and (2) sought endorsement of the Nestrans Board decision to progress a local rail station Strategic Business Case.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee -

(a)      note the outcomes of the Nestrans Aberdeen to Laurencekirk Multimodal Corridor Study Detailed Options Appraisal, and the progress already underway by Aberdeen City Council to further develop the relevant active travel and bus based recommendations for the City;

(b)      note the decisions of the Nestrans Board at their meeting of 25 June 2025 in relation to this item;

(c)      endorse the approval of the Nestrans Board to progress the local rail station elements of the Detailed Appraisal Report to a Strategic Business Case; and

(d)      agree that relevant Aberdeen City Council teams will work with Nestrans to support the preparation of the Strategic Business Case (as relevant to Aberdeen City), and that the outcomes of the Strategic Business Case will be communicated back to this Committee before the end of 2026.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations contained in the report.