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To:- Councillors D A Aitchison, M Boulton, J Cooke, J B Cox, G Graham, R Grant, B Hunt, P K Johnston, J Latham, B A Topping, S Wallace and I Yuill Aberdeen City Substitute Members: Councillors P Bell, N Copeland, B Comrie, S MacDonald, T Mason and J Reynolds Aberdeenshire Substitute Members: Councillors C Buchan, A Forsyth, S Leslie, D Lonchay, I Mollison and G Reid STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLANNING AUTHORITY FRIDAY, 30 JUNE, 2017 at 2.00 P.M. COMMITTEE ROOM 5, WOODHILL HOUSE Your attendance is required at a meeting of STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLANNING AUTHORITY to be held on FRIDAY, 30 JUNE, 2017, at 2.00 P.M. at the above address. Please Note: Members are formally invited attend a working lunch/training session which will start at 12.00 pm in advance of the formal meeting. Director of Business Services Aberdeenshire Council B U S I N E S S (All reports prepared by the Strategic Development Plan Manager, unless otherwise stated) 1. Appointment of Chair and Vice-Chair (pages 3-4) 2. Sederunt, Declarations of Members’ Interests 3. Minute of the Strategic Development Planning Authority Meeting of 22 March, 2017 (pages 5-9) 4. Housing Land Audit 2017 (pages 10-166) 5. Supplementary Consultation Response to Aberdeen City Council (Football Stadium, Training Pitches and Football Academy) (pages 167-175) 6. SDPA Budget Monitoring Position as at 31 March, 2017 – Report by Treasurer (pages 176-177) Cont/….d 7. 2016/17 Annual Audit Plan (pages178-189) 8. Unaudited Annual Accounts 2016/17 – Report by Treasurer (pages190-218) 9. Planning Performance Report 2016/17 (pages 219-242) 10. SDPA Bulletin – June 2017 (pages 243-250) 11. Date of Future SDPA Meetings 20 September, 2017 – Town House, Aberdeen 20 December, 2017 – Woodhill House, Aberdeen 21 March, 2018 – Town House, Aberdeen Should you require any further information about this Agenda, please contact Frances Brown, Tel, (01467) 532862 or email [email protected] Item: 1 Page: 3 ABERDEEN CITY & SHIRE STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLANNING AUTHORITY Date: 30 June 2017 Title: Appointment of Chair and Vice-Chair 1 Purpose of Report 1.1 The purpose of this report is to advise Members of the process for the election of a chair and vice-chair of the Aberdeen City and Shire Strategic Development Planning Authority (SDPA) as set out in the SDPA’s Standing Orders. 2 Background 2.1 The SDPA met for the first time in September 2008, being established under the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 as amended. The primary purpose of the SDPA is to prepare and keep under review a strategic development plan for its area. In addition to this it has a role in commenting on nationally and regionally significant planning applications, providing input to other regional plans and strategies and monitoring changes to the physical, economic, social and environmental characteristics of the area. 2.2 The work of the SDPA is influenced by the Planning Act as well as a series of Regulations, Orders and Circulars as well as Scottish Planning Policy and the National Planning Framework, all accessible from the SDPA website (www.aberdeencityandshire-sdpa.gov.uk). 2.3 The SDPA’s ‘Minute of Agreement and Standing Orders’ (May 2010) set out the constitution, terms of reference, administrative arrangements and standing orders of the SDPA (http://www.aberdeencityandshire- sdpa.gov.uk/nmsruntime/saveasdialog.asp?lID=550&sID=38). 3 Discussion 3.1 Following the local government elections in May 2017 there has been a substantial change in membership of the SDPA, with both the previous chair and vice-chair no longer members. 3.2 The previous chair (Cllr Peter Argyle, Aberdeenshire Council) held the position since December 2014 with Cllr Ramsay Milne (Aberdeen City Council) as vice- chair. 3.3 The constitution of the SDPA requires that the Chair and Vice Chair are to be elected by Members of the SDPA; are not to be from the same council, shall hold office for a period of 2 years; and at the end of the Chair’s term of office Item: 1 Page: 4 the Vice Chair automatically assumes the role of Chair and a new Vice Chair is elected. 4 Recommendations 4.1 It is recommended that Members of the SDPA elect a chair and vice-chair in accordance with the SDPA’s constitution. David Jennings Strategic Development Plan Manager Aberdeen City and Shire SDPA Eric Owens Robert Gray Interim Head of Planning & Sustainable Development Head of Planning and Building Standards Aberdeen City Council Aberdeenshire Council Item: 3 Page: 5 STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLANNING AUTHORITY ABERDEEN, 22 March 2017. Minute of Meeting of the STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLANNING AUTHORITY. Present:- Councillor Peter Argyle, Chairperson; Councillor Milne, Vice Chairperson; and Councillors Aitchison, Bellarby, Corall, Donnelly, Finlayson, Jean Morrison MBE (as substitute for Councillor Grant), N Smith, Stuart (as substitute for Councillor Topping) and Yuill. Apologies: Councillors Cox, Grant and Topping. Officers: Strategic Planning Authority: Strategic Development Plan Manager (D Jennings) and Senior Planner (T Walsh) Aberdeen city Council: Interim Head of Planning and Sustainable Development (E Owens) Committee Services Officer (E Parr) and Solicitor (E Carlisle) Aberdeenshire Council: Accountant (B Allan) and Planning Service Manager (B Stewart) MINUTE OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING OF 21 SEPTEMBER 2016 1. The Authority had before them the minute of the previous meeting of 21 September 2016 for approval. The Authority Resolved:- to approve the minute as a correct record. MINUTE OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF 25 JANUARY 2017 2. The Authority had before them the minute of the Special Meeting of 25 January 2017 for approval. The Authority resolved:- to approve the minute as a correct record. PLANNING REVIEW 'PLACES, PEOPLE AND PLANNING' CONSULTATION 3. The Authority had before them a report by the Strategic Development Plan Manager which provided an update on the publication by Scottish Ministers of their consultation of the future of the planning system in Scotland and sought approval of a response to it. The report recommended:- That the SDPA note the publication of the consultation paper, discuss its proposals for change and agree the report and Appendix 4 as its response. The Strategic Development Plan Manager advised that the main focus of the response was that there was limited evidence that the proposals would make any improvements since the North East had been successful with its Strategic Development Plan. Item: 3 2 Page: 6 STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLANNING AUTHORITY 22 March 2017 The Authority resolved:- (i) to note the consultation; (ii) to agree the report and Appendix 4 as its response subject to addition that it is the view of the SDPA that ‘Infrastructure first’ is an element the SDPA would want to see moving forward; and (iii) to include a covering letter with the response requesting the Scottish Government do not take decisions too quickly. DEVELOPMENT PLAN SCHEME 2017/18 4. The Authority had before them a report by the Strategic Development Plan Manager that sought approval for a replacement Development Plan Scheme for 2017/18. The report recommended:- That the SDPA agree the amendment to the Development Plan Scheme 2017/18 and its submission to Scottish Ministers. With reference to Article 7 of its meeting of 21 September 2016, the Strategic Development Plan Manager advised that a response from the Minister for Local Government and Housing had been received advising that the SDPA should proceed with the production of a new Strategic Development Plan. The Strategic Development Plan Manager advised that work was progressing on the Main Issues Report and would be submitted in June 2017 to the SDPA with public consultation thereafter. The Authority resolved:- to approve the recommendation. SDPA BUDGET MONITORING 2016/17 5. The Authority had before them a report by the SDPA Treasurer which provided the budget monitoring and forecast position for 2016/17 as at 31 January 2017. The report recommended:- That the Authority notes the budget monitoring position and forecast outturn as at 31 January 2017. The Authority resolved:- to approve the recommendation. SDPA BUDGET PROPOSALS 2017/18 - 2021/22 Item: 3 3 Page: 7 STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLANNING AUTHORITY 22 March 2017 6. The Authority had before them a report by the SDPA Treasurer which sought approval for a Budget for 2017/18 and to note the draft budgets for 2018/19 to 2021/22. The report recommended:- That the Authority - (a) agree the Budget for 2017/18; and (b) note the provisional budgets for 2018/19 to 2021/22 The Authority resolved:- to approve the recommendations. SDPA BULLETIN 7. The Authority had before them an information bulletin by the Strategic Development Plan Manager, which informed Members on key issues relating to the work of the Authority where no decisions were currently required and where verbal updates were provided on each item since publication. Details contained within the bulletin included:- (1) Employment Land Audit 2015/16 The 2015/16 Audit shows that there continues to be a generous supply of employment land across the area. In 2015/16 9ha of employment land was taken up in Aberdeenshire, a reduction against an average development rate of 15ha per annum for the previous 10 years with a further 13ha now under construction. In Aberdeen City, 15ha of employment land was developed (well above an average development rate of 6ha per annum over the previous 10 years), with 27ha under construction (2) Local Development Plans The Aberdeen Local Development Plan 2017 was adopted by Aberdeen City Council on 20 January 2017, a further round of consultation has taken place on their proposed Supplementary Guidance and the results of the public consultation were reported to council on 15 March 2017. Officers have now sent the revised documents to the Scottish Government for their 28 days notification period before being formally adopted in mid- 2017.