Councillor Sarah Cross

New Housing Capital Programme Delivery: Projects Update - CR&E/25/194

From: Communities, Housing and Public Protection Committee - Tuesday, 26th August, 2025 10.00 am - August 26, 2025

...to note the progress of social housing sites across the city, acknowledge the final reporting for completed developments at Summerhill, Tillydrone, Kaimhill, and Clinterty, and agree that future updates on the New Housing Capital Programme Delivery will be reported through the Housing Board Bi-Annual Report.

Recommendations Approved

Performance Report - CORS/25/188

From: Communities, Housing and Public Protection Committee - Tuesday, 26th August, 2025 10.00 am - August 26, 2025

...to note the performance report and to request that the Chief Officer – Housing provided details to Councillor Graham outwith the meeting in relation to page 80 of the report and the year to date figure for repossessions and how this figure compared with previous years.

Police Scotland Performance Report - POL/25/192

From: Communities, Housing and Public Protection Committee - Tuesday, 26th August, 2025 10.00 am - August 26, 2025

...to note the Police Scotland Performance Report, agree with Police Scotland's policing by consensus, note the increase in knife crime, instruct a report on offensive weapons in schools, ensure Community Councils have a Police Scotland contact, investigate providing more raw data in performance reports, ascertain the potential for increasing road policing officers, and request a thematic report on Aberdeen police station hubs.

Recommendations approved

RAAC update - F&C/25/191

From: Communities, Housing and Public Protection Committee - Tuesday, 26th August, 2025 10.00 am - August 26, 2025

...to address the ongoing RAAC situation in Balnagask, the committee decided to note updates on homeowner engagement, property swaps, and engineering inspections, instruct the withdrawal of the roof on – roof off option, continue voluntary acquisition engagement, recommence demolition planning for Council-owned blocks, and initiate master planning for the site.

Recommendations Approved

Aberdeen Local Housing Strategy - F&C/25/185

From: Communities, Housing and Public Protection Committee - Tuesday, 26th August, 2025 10.00 am - August 26, 2025

...to approve the Aberdeen City Local Housing Strategy 2025 – 2030, including noting consultation feedback and the housing supply target methodology, and to instruct the Chief Officer – Housing to submit the strategy to the Scottish Ministers, publish it on the Council’s website, report progress annually, and publish the refreshed Scheme of Assistance Statement.

Recommendations Approved