Decision Maker: Planning Development Management Committee

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: August 21, 2025

Purpose:

Content: The Committee resolved:- (i)             to approve the Aberdeen Planning Guidance: Health Impact Assessment (Appendix 1) as non-statutory planning advice; (ii)            to note the findings of the consultation on the Draft Health Impact Assessment Guidance Document, and subsequent responses and revisions proposed by Officers to the Draft document (Appendix 2);   (iii)          to instruct the Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning to review Section 75 agreements during the production of the Aberdeen Local Development Plan 2028, in order to assess how a 'health in all policies' approach can be more effectively integrated with future developer obligations; (iv)          to instruct the Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning to review the appendices of the Aberdeen Planning Guidance: Health Impact Assessment on an annual basis to ensure the data remains up to date, and to publish any updates on the Council’s website; and (v)           to request that a report be brought back to this Committee in one year, to provide details on how the guidance has been implemented.