Agenda, decisions and minutes

The agenda and reports associated with this minute can be found here. 

Please note that if any changes are made to this minute at the point of approval, these will be outlined in the subsequent minute and this document will not be retrospectively altered.

The Committee had before it the minute of the previous meeting of 18 February 2021, for approval.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the minute as a correct record. 

The Committee had before it a planner of future Committee business.

The Committee resolved:-

to note the information contained in the Committee business planner.

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning, which sought approval to consult on the content of a new guide on Planning Consents for the inner-city multi-storey blocks which had recently been listed at Category A by Historic Environment Scotland.

The Committee heard from Ross Wilson, Senior Planner, who spoke in furtherance of the report and answered questions from members.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee -

(a)            approve the content of the Draft ‘A Guide to Planning Consents for the Aberdeen Multis’ (Appendix 1) for a minimum 6-week period of public consultation; and

(b)            instruct the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning to report the findings of the public consultation to a future meeting of this Committee, but no later than 12 months of this date.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations.

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning, which considered whether planning application 201558/DPP, which triggered the statutory criteria requiring that a Pre-Determination Hearing be held, should be determined by the Planning Development Management Committee or if it would be advisable for the Pre-Determination Hearing and determination to be carried out by Full Council.

The Committee heard from Alex Ferguson, Planner, who spoke in furtherance of the report and answered procedural questions from members. 

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)            note the contents of the report; and

(b)            agrees that the application be subject of a statutory Pre-Determination Hearing by a special meeting of the Planning Development Management Committee (PDMC) and that the application is then determined at a subsequent scheduled PDMC meeting.

The Convener, seconded by the Vice Convener, moved:-

           that the recommendations in the report be approved.

Councillor Cooke moved as an amendment, seconded by Councillor Copland:-

that the application be subject of a statutory Pre-Determination Hearing by a special meeting of Full Council and that the application then be determined by Full Council.

On a division, there voted – for the motion (5) – the Convener, the Vice Convener and Councillors Allan, MacKenzie and Malik– for the amendment (4) – Councillors Cooke, Copland, Greig and Alex Nicoll.

The Committee resolved:-

to adopt the motion.

-        Councillor Marie Boulton, Convener