Decision Maker: Kincardine and Mearns Area Committee

Outcome: Note

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: May 20, 2025

Purpose: Climate change has significantly increased the risk of coastal erosion and flooding across Aberdeenshire. As a result, Aberdeenshire Council’s Flooding Team were instructed to lead on the Aberdeenshire Regional Coastal Change Adaptation Plan (CCAP), which would set out the strategy for dealing with this risk. Following a competitive tender process, JBA Consulting were appointed as consultants to assist with this task. Area Committee is asked to consider and provide comments to Infrastructure Services Committee on the Regional Coastal Change Adaptation Plan in advance of ISC Committee Meeting on 19th June 2025.

Content: Committee agreed to provide the following comments to Infrastructure Services Committee on the Regional Coastal Change Adaptation Plan in advance of ISC Committee Meeting on 19th June 2025:   ·         Make clear in the report that the regional coastal change adaptation plan is a separate delivery strategy from the flood risk management plans. ·         Engagement with communities must be clear on the what the Plan is and where it sits alongside flood plans, work done previously by communities on coastal issues must be considered. ·         Wording in the report to be reflective of Place and taking communities with us not ‘doing’ to communities. ·         Concerns around finances for deliverability of projects raised.