Agenda item

Transport & Accessibility Supplementary Guidance

Prior to considering the following item of business, the Council agreed to suspend Standing Order 12(9) to enable each amendment to be the subject of a vote against the motion - if an amendment carried its terms would be subsumed within the motion.

 

The Council also agreed to suspend Standing Order 13(1) to enable those members moving the motion or an amendment to exercise their right of reply in no more ten minutes rather than five minutes.

 

 

DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS

 

Councillor Noble declared an interest in the following item of business by virtue of his position as a Council appointed representative for Aberdeen Lads Club. Councillor Noble considered that the nature of his interest required him to leave the meeting when matters affecting Aberdeen Lads Club were considered.

 

Councillor Young declared an interest in the following item of business by virtue of his position as a Council appointed representative for Aberdeen Lads Club but did not consider that the nature of his interest required him to leave the meeting. Councillors Collie and Robertson also declared interests in relation to Aberdeen Lads Club but did not consider that the nature of their interests required them to leave the meeting.

 

 

 

The Council had before it a report by the Director of Enterprise, Planning and Infrastructure which presented the Aberdeen Local Development Plan - Proposed Plan, Supplementary Guidance and Action Programme for approval for publication on 24^th September 2010 for a 12 week period for receiving representations.

 

The report advised that the Aberdeen Local Development Plan - Proposed Plan set out the development land allocations and associated policies that would guide planning decisions in the city and which were consistent with the Aberdeen City and Shire Structure Plan. A new Local Development Plan was required to replace the current Plan, which had been adopted in June 2008 in conformity with North East Scotland Together, the approved Structure Plan at that time. The Structure Plan had since been replaced with the Aberdeen City and Shire Structure Plan approved by Scottish Ministers in August 2009. The report emphasised that planning legislation required that an up-to-date Local Development Plan which was consistent with the new Structure Plan was in place.

 

The report highlighted the work that had been carried in terms of early engagement. The next stage in preparing the new Aberdeen Local Development Plan was for the Council to agree the content of the Proposed Plan and publish it for public scrutiny. Once the Proposed Plan was published, the Council had to consider all of the representations it received and decide if it wanted to amend the Plan in response. If no significant changes were proposed, a summary of unresolved issues had to be prepared before submitting the Proposed Plan to Scottish Ministers. The Scottish Ministers would appoint a Reporter to hold an Examination in Public of the Proposed Plan if there were unresolved representations.

 

The report summarised the content of the Proposed Plan, which was the subject of a number of appendices to the report as follows:-

• Aberdeen Local Development Plan - Proposed Plan
• Aberdeen Local Development Plan - Action Programme
• Aberdeen Local Development Plan - New and Updated Supplementary Guidelines
• Appendix 1 - Equalities and Human Rights Impact Assessment
• Appendix 2 - Risk Register
• Appendix 3 - Changes from the Main Issues Report
• Appendix 4 - Publicity and Consultation
• Appendix 5 - List of Supplementary Guidance and Masterplans
• Appendix 6 - Summary of Technical Appendices
• Appendix 7 - Environmental Report

 

Lastly, the report explained how publicity and consultation would be managed. It was emphasised that the Council was no longer at the stage of consulting people about what should be in the Local Plan, therefore the focus would be on informing people of its content and advising them of the process for making representations and the next stage in the process. Minor corrections to the report were also provided by the Director.

 

The report recommended:-

that the Council -

(a)               approve the Aberdeen Local Development Plan - Proposed Plan, Supplementary Guidance and Action Programme;

(b)               authorise publication, subject to any minor drafting changes, of the Aberdeen Local Development Plan - Proposed Plan for a 12 week period for representations; and

(c)               authorise publication of the Environmental Report, Habitats Regulations Assessment and Technical Appendix which support the Proposed Plan.

 

Councillor Dean moved, seconded by Depute Provost Dunbar:-

That the Council approve the recommendations contained within the report subject to returning OP54 Loirsbank to greenbelt within the Aberdeen Local Development Plan - Proposed Plan, and to a comprehensive risk level assessment being carried out to inform a rapid review of the Aberdeen City and Shire Structure Plan.

Councillor Crockett moved as an amendment, seconded by Councillor Cooney:-

That the Council agree to approve the Aberdeen Local Development Plan - Proposed Plan, Supplementary Guidance and Action Programme subject to the following modifications:-

(1)               remove all reference in policy T1 to Third Don Crossing and all subsequent documentation thereafter removed from the proposals map;

(2)               remove reference in paragraph 2.29 to Community Stadium page 46 and delete from action programme on page 150 and revert to allocation in adopted Local Plan opportunity site at Kings Links; and

(3)               add 300 units at Woodside 2009-2016 OP19 and remove 70 units from Greenferns OP45 and 150 units from Loirston and Cove OP77 to accommodate, which would reduce capacity at these sites as opposed to changing the boundaries.

 

Councillor Cassie moved as a second amendment, seconded by Councillor Fletcher:-

That the Council approve the recommendations contained within the report subject to the following amendments:-

To include in Phase 1 (2007-2016) of the proposed Local Development Plan - land at Woodside for residential development for up to 300 homes (including reference in Appendix 2 opportunity sites to a requirement for 50% affordable housing as per the masterplan for Woodside Sports Park and Village) and remove from the aforementioned plan 150 homes from Phase 1 (2007-2016) land allocations at Greenferns (OP45) and 150 homes from Phase 1 (2007-2016) land allocations at Loirston (OP77).

 

Councillor Yuill moved as a third amendment, seconded by Councillor Malone:-

That the Council delete OP58 Countesswells from the Local Development Plan and relocate the 2007-2016 allocation to Clinterty and instruct officers to report back on alternative locations for the 2017-2023 allocation.

 

Councillor Boulton moved as a fourth amendment, seconded by Councillor Farquharson:-

            That the Council:-

(1)               remove 50 houses from (9/01-9/21) Friarsfield Cults and replace with 55 houses (9/43) at Malcolm Road Culter - Phase 1;

(2)               add (9/42) 16 houses at Malcolm Road - Phase 1;

(3)               add (9/44) 8 houses at Mid Anguston Culter - Phase 1;

(4)               add (152/1) 19 houses at Peterculter Burn - Phase 1;

(5)               defer 100 houses from Oldfold Milltimber to Phase 2;

(6)               agree to review the Countesswells development should the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route not be delivered; and

(7)               note that in total, the effect on Lower Deeside would be

Phase 1 (2010-2016) - no change in numbers

Phase 2 (2017-2023) - an additional 50 houses.

 

Councillor Reynolds moved as a fifth amendment, seconded by Councillor Leslie:-

That the Council approve the recommendations contained within the report subject to the removal of the allocation of properties from OP12 Grandhome, namely 2,600 (2007-2016), 2,100 (2017-2023), 2,300 (2024-2030) totalling 7,000 and reallocate to Clinterty with the same phasing, and instruct officers to report back as a matter of urgency on alternative locations for the balance. That the Council also agree to insert as a development opportunity the land on Denmore Road, currently used as playing fields.

 

On a division between the motion and the amendment by Councillor Crockett, there voted:-

 

For the motion  (26)  -  Lord Provost Peter Stephen; Depute Provost Dunbar; and Councillors Clark, Corall, Cormack, Cormie, Dean, Donnelly, Fletcher, Greig, Kiddie, Leslie, McCaig, McDonald, Malone, May, Penny, Robertson, Jennifer Stewart, John Stewart, Kevin Stewart, Wendy Stuart, John West, Kirsty West, Wisely and Yuill.

 

For the amendment by Councillor Crockett  (9)  -  Councillors Adam, Allan, Collie, Cooney, Crockett, Hunter, Ironside, Laing and Young.

 

Declined to vote  (4)  -  Councillors Boulton, Cassie, Farquharson and Reynolds.

 

Absent from the division  (2)  -  Councillors Graham and Noble.

 

On a division between the motion and the amendment by Councillor Cassie, there voted:-

 

For the motion  (12)  -  Depute Provost Dunbar; and Councillors Cormack, Dean, Donnelly, Greig, Leslie, McCaig, Malone, Penny, Jennifer Stewart, John Stewart and Wisely.

 

For the amendment by Councillor Cassie  (26)  -  Lord Provost Peter Stephen; and Councillors Adam, Allan, Boulton, Cassie, Clark, Collie, Cooney, Corall, Cormie, Crockett, Farquharson, Fletcher, Hunter, Ironside, Kiddie, Laing, McDonald, May, Reynolds, Robertson, Kevin Stewart, Wendy Stuart, John West, Kirsty West and Young.

 

Declined to vote  (1)  -  Councillor Yuill.

 

Absent from the division  (2)  -  Councillors Graham and Noble.

 

On a division between the motion, incorporating the amendment by Councillor Cassie, and the amendment by Councillor Yuill, there voted:-

For the motion incorporating the amendment by Councillor Cassie  (16)  -  Lord Provost Peter Stephen; Depute Provost Dunbar; and Councillors Cassie, Corall, Cormie, Dean, Fletcher, McCaig, McDonald, May, Noble, John Stewart, Kevin Stewart, Wendy Stuart, John West and Kirsty West.

 

For the amendment by Councillor Yuill  (15)  -  Councillors Boulton, Clark, Cormack, Donnelly, Farquharson, Greig, Kiddie, Leslie, Malone, Penny, Reynolds, Robertson, Jennifer Stewart, Wisely and Yuill.

 

Declined to vote  (9)  -  Councillors Adam, Allan, Collie, Cooney, Crockett, Hunter, Ironside, Laing and Young.

 

Absent from the division  (1)  -  Councillor Graham.

 

On a division between the motion, incorporating the amendment by Councillor Cassie, and the amendment by Councillor Boulton, there voted:-

 

For the motion incorporating the amendment by Councillor Cassie  (6) -  Councillors Clark, Cormack, Dean, Fletcher, Robertson and John Stewart.

 

For the amendment by Councillor Boulton  (33)  -  Lord Provost Peter Stephen; Depute Provost Dunbar; and Councillors Adam, Allan, Boulton, Cassie, Collie, Cooney, Corall, Cormie, Crockett, Donnelly, Farquharson, Greig, Hunter, Ironside, Kiddie, Laing, Leslie, McCaig, McDonald, Malone, May, Noble, Penny, Reynolds, Jennifer Stewart, Kevin Stewart, Wendy Stuart, John West, Kirsty West, Young and Yuill.

 

Declined to vote  (1)  -  Councillor Wisely.

 

Absent from the division  (1)  -  Councillor Graham.

 

On a division between the motion, incorporating the amendments by Councillors Boulton and Cassie, and the amendment by Councillor Reynolds, there voted:-

 

For the motion incorporating the amendments by Councillors Boulton and Cassie (24) -  Lord Provost Peter Stephen; Depute Provost Dunbar; and Councillors Corall, Cormack, Cormie, Dean, Donnelly, Fletcher, Greig, Kiddie, McCaig, McDonald, Malone, May, Noble, Penny, Jennifer Stewart, John Stewart, Kevin Stewart, Wendy Stuart, John West, Kirsty West, Wisely and Yuill.

 

For the amendment by Councillor Reynolds  (7)  -  Councillors Boulton, Cassie, Clark, Farquharson, Leslie, Reynolds and Robertson.

 

Declined to vote  (9)  -  Councillors Adam, Allan, Collie, Cooney, Crockett, Hunter, Ironside, Laing and Young.

 

Absent from the division  (1)  -  Councillor Graham.

 

The Council resolved:-

(i)                 to adopt the motion incorporating the terms of the amendments by Councillors Boulton and Cassie; and

(ii)               to thank all officers involved in the preparation of the report and the Aberdeen Local Development Plan - Proposed Plan, Supplementary Guidance and Action Programme.