Agenda and minutes

In accordance with the Councillors’ Code of Conduct the following statement was made –

Cllr D Beagrie made a transparency statement in respect of Item 5 given she is Chair of PACT; having concluded that the report is reflective and not decision making Councillor Beagrie stayed and took part in the discussion of this particular item

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.

In taking decisions on the undernoted items of business, the Committee agreed, in terms of Section 149 of the Equality Act 2010:-

(1)        To have due regard to the need to:-

(a)   eliminate discrimination, harassment and victimisation;

(b)   advance equality and 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, and

(2)        to consider, where an Integrated Impact Assessment has been provided, its contents and to take those into consideration when reaching a decision.

There had been circulated and was approved as a correct record the Minute of the Meeting of the Buchan Area Committee of 27^th February 2024.

Following a discussion whereby local Members stated their concerns in relation to recent traffic congestion being experienced on the A90 trunk road network close to Invernettie roundabout, the Committee agreed to Grant Full Planning Permission subject to the following conditions -

01.     In accordance with Section 58 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (as amended) this planning permission will lapse on the expiration of a period of three years from the date of this decision notice, unless the development is begun within that period.

          Reason: Pursuant to Section 58 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (as amended).

02.     No individual building hereby approved shall be erected unless an Energy Statement applicable to that building has been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority. The Energy Statement shall include the following items: 

a) Full details of the proposed energy efficiency measures and/or renewable technologies to be incorporated into the development;

b) Calculations using the SAP or SBEM methods, which demonstrate that the reduction in carbon dioxide emissions rates for the development, arising from the measures proposed, will enable the development to comply with Policy C1 of the Aberdeenshire Local Development Plan 2023.

       The development shall not be occupied unless it has been constructed in full accordance with the approved details in the Energy Statement. The carbon reduction measures shall be retained in place and fully operational thereafter.

          Reason: To ensure this development complies with the on-site carbon reductions required by Policy C1 of the Aberdeenshire Local Development Plan 2023.

03.     No works in connection with the development hereby approved shall commence unless a scheme of hard and soft landscaping works has been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority.

            Details of the scheme shall include:

          a) Existing landscape features and vegetation to be retained;

          b) Protection measures for the landscape features to be retained;

          c) Existing and proposed finished levels;

d) The location of new trees, shrubs, hedges, grassed areas and water features;

e) A schedule of planting to comprise species, plant sizes and proposed numbers and density;

f)  Biodiversity enhancement measures to be undertaken (for advice see Nature Scot document "Developing with Nature")

g) The location, design and materials of all hard landscaping works including walls, fences, gates, street furniture and play equipment;

          h) An indication of existing trees, shrubs and hedges to be removed;

 i) A programme for the implementation, completion and subsequent management of the proposed landscaping.

          All soft and hard landscaping proposals shall be carried out in accordance with the approved planting scheme and management programme. Any planting which, within a period of 5 years from the completion of the development, in the opinion of the planning authority is dying, being severely damaged or becoming seriously diseased, shall be replaced by plants of similar size and species to those originally required to be planted. Once provided, all hard landscaping works shall thereafter be permanently retained.

          Reason: To ensure the implementation and management of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

Agreed to welcome and thank Officers for their hard work in seeing the programme through a challenging few years, and in relation to the report for Peterhead, to request that following the Infrastructure Service’s Committee’s consideration of the report, that the opportunity be taken to issue a press release highlighting all of the successful outcomes identified within the report and, as part of that exercise, that comments from Town/Community Champions be included and that Champions be encouraged to continue to highlight the achievements and ongoing projects within Peterhead.

Having hear from the Area Manager, the Committee agreed –

(1)      Action 2 – to remove,

(2)      Action 11 – Decision 3 - to note that an update was provided to Members, via email on 18^th March 2024, in relation to the requested crossings for Longside and New Pitsligo, and that this issue be included in the next Ward 4 Members Agenda,

(3)      Action 11 – Decision 4 – to remove,

(4)      Action 12 – Decision 4 – to note that an email has recently been received providing an update and will be circulated to Members,

(5)      that the following issues be added to the Statement –

(a)           Playparks within Buchan – update sought in relation to those playparks which have been pushed back from initial Workplan provided, and

(b)           Clerkhill Primary School Initiative – update sought