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Communities Committee - Thursday, 6th November, 2025 10.15 am
November 6, 2025 Communities Committee View on council website Watch video of meeting Watch video of meetingSummary
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...to provide comments on and approve the draft Strategic Housing Investment Plan 2026-2031, with email clarification to be provided to Committee Members on the percentage of commuted sums as a total of new build development and how the Service measures success with regard to inclusion of affordable housing in developments.
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...the Committee agreed to acknowledge the requirement to submit a signed Assurance Statement to the Scottish Housing Regulator annually, consider the outcomes required by the Scottish Social Housing Charter and the Scottish Housing Regulator, approve the proposed statement to the SHR as an accurate reflection of Aberdeenshire Council's compliance, and instruct the Director of Environment and Infrastructure Services to report any material change in circumstance affecting compliance after submission.
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The Gypsy/Traveller Sub-Committee of Aberdeenshire Council agreed to approve the minute of its meeting of 4 September 2024. The committee also agreed to continue monitoring progress on actions in the Gypsy/Traveller Action Plan at each meeting. Officers were asked to monitor the impact of employability once the employability fund stops and to report to Area Committees on securing a Gypsy Traveller site.
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...to acknowledge the update report for Aberdeenshire's Rapid Rehousing Plan and activities for 2024/25 and to agree to dissolve the RRTP Member Officer Working Group.
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...to acknowledge the update on reshaping sheltered housing, agree that the Sheltered Housing Tenant Forum will develop rebranding of sheltered housing schemes and services, and agree to receive a report in spring 2026 on the implementation of the review, including outputs from the forum on rebranding.
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