Agenda item

With reference to article 11 of the Housing and Environment Committee of 10 May 2011, when a number of properties were declared surplus to the requirements of the Service, the Committee had before it a report by the Director of Enterprise, Planning and Infrastructure on progress in their disposal.

The report recommended:

that the Committee -

(a)       agree that the cleansing depot, Sillerton Lane, Kincorth, be retained on the General Services Account until such time as the adjoining building services depot became available and that, in the meantime, the Head of Asset Management and Operations give consideration to the possibility of the subjects being made available for lease on a short-terms basis;

(b)       instruct the Head of Asset Management and Operations to further investigate the possibility of utilising part of the Council owned car park adjacent to the cleansing sub-depot and public convenience, Victoria Street, Dyce, and thereafter market the combined site for sale on the open market, and that a further report be submitted to this Committee on the outcome;

(c)        instruct the Head of Asset Management and Operations to market the cleansing sub-depot, Pitmedden Terrace, Kaimhill, for sale on the open market, and that a further report be submitted to this Committee on the outcome;

(d)       agree that the lock-up garage/sub-depot, Watchman Brae, Middlemuir Place, Bucksburn, be included within the mainstream housing garages stock on the Housing Revenue Account, and, as such, that this report be referred onto the next appropriate meeting of the Housing and Environment Committee for action;

(e)       agree that the cleansing sub-depot and public convenience, ASDA shopping centre, Jesmond Drive, Middleton Park, Bridge of Don, be returned to the owners of the supermarket development;

(f)         instruct the Head of Asset Management and Operations to market the former shop, 33 Richmond Street, Rosemount, for sale on the open market, and that a further report be submitted to this Committee on the outcome;

(g)       agree that the public convenience, multi-storey car park, West North Street, be retained on the General Services Account, per car parks, as part of the multi-storey car park;

(h)        in relation to the public convenience, 800 King Street, Seaton, to instruct the Head of Asset Management and Operations to:-  (1) submit a planning application for change of use, for the most likely use of hot food takeaway, in terms of Class 3 of The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Scotland) Order 1997 following further investigation into the possibility of also utilising part of the adjacent Council-owned ground;  (2) market it thereafter for sale on the open market;  and (3) submit a further report to this Committee on the outcome;

(i)         agree that the public convenience, Inverurie Road, Bucksburn, be returned to the owners of the site;

(j)         instruct the Head of Asset Management and Operations to market the public convenience, Cove Road, Cove Bay, for sale on the open market, and that a further report be submitted to this Committee on the outcome;  and

(k)        agree that the public convenience, Kincorth shopping centre, Provost Watt Drive, Kincorth, be retained on the General Services Account for inclusion within the Kincorth shopping centre as part of the investment properties portfolio, with a view to seeking its lease.

The Committee resolved:

to approve the recommendations.