Councillor Richard Menard
Email: cllr.r.menard@aberdeenshire.gov.uk
Council: Aberdeenshire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
105 meetings · Page 1 of 21
Aberdeenshire Licensing Board - Wednesday, 17th December, 2025 10.15 am
Banff and Buchan Area Committee - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 9.30 am
Licensing Sub-Committee - Friday, 12th December, 2025 10.15 am
Education and Children's Services Committee - Thursday, 4th December, 2025 10.15 am
Local Review Body - Friday, 28th November, 2025 10.15 am
Decisions from Meetings
265 decisions · Page 9 of 53
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
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/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
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
Annual Scrutiny and Improvement Report
From: Banff and Buchan Area Committee - Tuesday, 9th September, 2025 9.30 am - September 09, 2025
...to approve the Annual Scrutiny and Improvement Report, which includes highlights of key scrutiny activity undertaken by the Committee over the past year and outlines areas for inclusion in the scrutiny programme for the coming year, and to agree the proposed programme of scrutiny activity for 2025/2026.
Approve
Summary
Meetings Attended: 105
Average per Month: 4.6
Decisions Recorded: 265