John Cox - Councillor for Aberdeenshire (Ward 01 - Banff and District)

Councillor John Cox

Reform UK Ward 01 - Banff and District

Email: cllr.j.cox@aberdeenshire.gov.uk

Council: Aberdeenshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Banff and Buchan Area Committee (Committee Member) Appointments Committee (Committee Member) Harbours Sub-Committee (Chair) Business Services Committee (Vice-Chair, Committee Member) Aberdeenshire Council (Committee Member) Pre-determination Hearing (Committee Member, Substitute) Infrastructure Services Committee Gypsy/Traveller Sub-Committee (Committee Member) Licensing Sub-Committee (Committee Member) ACT2 (Aberdeenshire Charities Trust) (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

91 meetings · Page 1 of 19

Banff and Buchan Area Committee Committee Member

Banff and Buchan Area Committee - Tuesday, 26th May, 2026 9.30 am

May 26, 2026, 9:30 am
Banff and Buchan Area Committee Committee Member

Banff and Buchan Area Committee - Tuesday, 5th May, 2026 9.30 am

May 05, 2026, 9:30 am
Licensing Sub-Committee Committee Member

Licensing Sub-Committee - Friday, 1st May, 2026 10.15 am

May 01, 2026, 10:15 am
Aberdeenshire Council Committee Member

Aberdeenshire Council - Thursday, 30th April, 2026 10.15 am

April 30, 2026, 10:15 am
Banff and Buchan Area Committee Committee Member

Banff and Buchan Area Committee - Tuesday, 14th April, 2026 9.30 am

April 14, 2026, 9:30 am

Decisions from Meetings

241 decisions · Page 17 of 49

Minute of Meeting of 19 August 2025

From: Banff and Buchan Area Committee - Tuesday, 9th September, 2025 9.30 am - September 09, 2025

Approve

Banff and Buchan Area Committee Budget 2025/2026: Second Tranche

From: Banff and Buchan Area Committee - Tuesday, 9th September, 2025 9.30 am - September 09, 2025

...to approve funding for Banff & Macduff in Bloom, Banff Castle Community Association, Banffshire Community Band, Fraserburgh & District Men's Shed, Fraserburgh Heritage Society, Fraserburgh Sea Cadets, Fraserburgh South Links Sports Development Trust, and Training Days Banffshire CIC, while declining funding for CattleSkate Academy CIC and FAS Learning CIC, from the Area Committee Budget 2025/2026.

Agreed

Strategic Housing Investment Plan 2026 - 2031

From: Banff and Buchan Area Committee - Tuesday, 9th September, 2025 9.30 am - September 09, 2025

...to provide comments to Communities Committee on the draft Strategic Housing Investment Plan 2026-2031, including concerns about the Housing Demand Assessment, the Affordable Housing Fund, and the Top 25 Most Pressured Settlements table, while also requesting additional information on Developer Obligations and Empty Homes data.

Agreed

APP/2025/0394 - Full Planning Permission for Demolition of Cottage and Outbuildings and Erection of Dwellinghouse, 2 Domestic Garages and Garden Store (Part Retrospective) - Hamewith Site opposite Idlewilde, Memsie, Fraserburgh

From: Banff and Buchan Area Committee - Tuesday, 9th September, 2025 9.30 am - September 09, 2025

...to grant Full Planning Permission, subject to appropriate conditions of consent, for the demolition of a cottage and outbuildings and erection of a dwellinghouse, 2 domestic garages and a garden store (part retrospective) at Hamewith Site opposite Idlewilde, Memsie, Fraserburgh.

Grant

APP/2024/0882 - Full Planning Permission for Erection of Gates - The Market Arms, 5 High Shore, Banff

From: Banff and Buchan Area Committee - Tuesday, 9th September, 2025 9.30 am - September 09, 2025

...to grant full planning permission for the erection of gates at The Market Arms, despite a recommendation for refusal due to concerns about restricting public access.

Grant

Summary

Meetings Attended: 91

Average per Month: 3.3

Decisions Recorded: 241