Agenda

Banff and Buchan Area Committee - Tuesday, 16th April, 2024 9.30 am

Venue: Virtual Meeting - Teams

Contact: Jan McRobbie

Media

Items
No.	Item
1.	Sederunt and Declaration of Members' Interests View the background to item 1.
2(A)	Public Sector Equality Duty PDF 88 KB Consider, and if so desired, adopt the following resolution:- (1) to have due regard to the need to:- (a) eliminate discrimination, harassment and victimisation; (b) advance equality of opportunity between those who share a protected characteristic and persons who do not share it; and (c) foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and persons who do not share it. (2) where an Integrated Impact Assessment is provided, to consider its contents and take those into account when reaching a decision.
2(B)	Exempt Information Consider, and if so decided, adopt the following resolution:- “That under Section 50A (4) and (5) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, as amended, the public and media representatives be excluded from the meeting for Item 15 of business below, on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information of the class described in the relevant paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Act.”
3.	Minute of Meeting of 12 March 2024 PDF 198 KB
4.	Statement of Outstanding Business PDF 73 KB Presented By / report author: Angela Keith, Area Manager, Banff and Buchan
	Reports by the Director of Environment and infrastructure Services
	Planning Applications for Determination
5.	APP/2023/2312: Full Planning Permission for Alterations and Extension to Aquarium to include Cafe/Restaurant (Class 3), Associated Landscaping and Alterations to Car Park. Macduff Marine Aquarium, 11 High Shore, Macduff GRANT PDF 1 MB Presented By / report author: Presented by/ author, Lindsey Geddes, Senior Planner Additional documents: 2023-2312 Appendix 1 Location Plan , item 5. PDF 134 KB 2023-2312 Appendix 2 Existing Site Plan , item 5. PDF 445 KB 2023-2312 Appendix 3 Proposed Site Plan , item 5. PDF 266 KB 2023-2312 Appendix 4A Existing West and South Elevations , item 5. PDF 75 KB 2023-2312 Appendix 4B East and North Elevations , item 5. PDF 63 KB There are a further 10 documents.View the full list of documents for item 5.
6.	APP/2023/2040: Full Planning Permission for Formation of 25MW Solar Farm, Siting of Substation, CCTV, Erection of Security Fencing, Formation of Access and Associated Infrastructure, Denhead, Banff GRANT PDF 2 MB Presented By / report author: Presented by Jim Martin/ author Timothy Xu Additional documents: 2023-2040 Appendix 1 Location Plan , item 6. PDF 1 MB 2023-2040 Appendix 2 Site Block Plan , item 6. PDF 273 KB 2023-2040 Appendix 3 Site Layout , item 6. PDF 198 KB 2023-2040 Appendix 4 Landscape Mitigation Plan , item 6. PDF 418 KB 2023-2040 Appendix 5 Substation Elevations , item 6. PDF 612 KB There are a further 8 documents.View the full list of documents for item 6.
	Reports by Director of Business Services
7.	Draft Aberdeenshire Community Resilience Framework PDF 119 KB Presented By / report author: Aimi Blueman, Community Resilience Project Officer and Neil Cameron, Emergency Planning Officer Additional documents: Appendix 1 Aberdeenshire Community Resilience Framework , item 7. PDF 5 MB Appendix 2 Integrated Impact Assessment IIA-001793 , item 7. PDF 1 MB
8.	Draft Heating Policy PDF 337 KB Presented By / report author: Iain Wylie, Engineering Services Manager Additional documents: Appendix 1 Draft Heating Policy , item 8. PDF 111 KB Appendix 2 Programme of Implementation , item 8. PDF 195 KB
	Reports by the Director of Education and Children's Services
9.	Banff and Buchan Area Committee Budget 2023/24 - Area Initiative Fund: Year End Update and Outcomes PDF 127 KB View the declarations of interest for item 9. Presented By / report author: Angela Keith, Area Manager, Banff and Buchan/ Jan McRobbie and Heather McKay, Area Team, Banff and Buchan Additional documents: Appendix 1 AIF Spend , item 9. PDF 82 KB Appendix 2 AIF Criteria 2024-2025 , item 9. PDF 94 KB
10.	Banff and Buchan Area Committee Budget 2023/2024 Towns and Villages Amenity and Improvement Fund: Year End Update and Outcomes PDF 129 KB Presented By / report author: Presented by Angela Keith, Area Manager, Banff and Buchan / author Jan McRobbie and Heather McKay, Area Team, Banff and Buchan Additional documents: Appendix 1 Project reports , item 10. PDF 4 MB Appendix 2 Towns and Villages Criteria , item 10. PDF 111 KB
11.	Banff and Buchan Area Committee Budget 2023/2024 - Food Growing and Green Space Fund: Year End Update and Outcomes PDF 125 KB Presented By / report author: Presented by Angela Keith, Area Manager, Banff and Buchan/ Report by Jan McRobbie and Heather McKay, Area Team, Banff and Buchan Additional documents: Appendix 1 Food Growing and Green Space Guidance Note , item 11. PDF 110 KB
12.	Coastal Communities Fund 2022/2023 - Year End Update PDF 108 KB View the declarations of interest for item 12. Presented By / report author: Presented by Angela Keith, Area Manager, Banff and Buchan/ Report by Jan McRobbie, Area Committee Officer, Banff and Buchan Additional documents: Appendix 1 Spend Profile 2023 - 2024 2022 -23 funds , item 12. PDF 75 KB Appendix 2 2024 23 01 Portsoy Harbour CCF Application - FINAL , item 12. PDF 2 MB Appendix 3 Updated BBT CCF Application Form 13.03.2024 , item 12. PDF 101 KB Appendix 4 - Proposed Revised Coastal Communities Criteria , item 12. PDF 100 KB
13.	Area Committee Budget 2024/2025 PDF 128 KB Presented By / report author: Angela Keith, Area Manager, Banff and Buchan/ Jan McRobbie, Area Committee Officer, Banff and Buchan
14.	Banff and Buchan Coastal Communities Fund 2023/24 PDF 117 KB Presented By / report author: Presented by Angela Keith, Area Manager, Banff and Buchan/ Report by Jan McRobbie, Area Committee Officer, Banff and Buchan Additional documents: Appendix 1 Crovie Preservation Society - Application Form , item 14. PDF 117 KB Appendix 2 Sandend to Findlater Application Form , item 14. PDF 119 KB Appendix 3 Proposed Revised Coastal Communities Criteria , item 14. PDF 99 KB
	ITEM WHICH THE COMMITTEE MAY WISH TO CONSIDER WITH THE PRESS AND PUBLIC EXCLUDED
	Report by Director of Education and Children's Services
15.	Supplementary Directorate Procurement Plan - Procurement Approval View the declarations of interest for item 15. View the reasons why item 15. is restricted Presented By / report author: Report by/ Presented by Donald Fraser, Senior Project Officer/ Allan Rae, Service Manager, LLA