Councillor Sarah Dickinson

Business Services Financial Performance Update

From: Business Services Committee - Thursday, 14th November, 2024 10.15 am - November 14, 2024

...that the Business Services Committee approved the financial performance update for quarter two, including the revenue and capital forecast position, progress on budget savings, earmarked reserves, and budget virements, while also acknowledging a projected overspend of £270,000 and risks to savings targets.

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Statement of Outstanding Business

From: Sustainability Committee - Wednesday, 13th November, 2024 10.15 am - November 13, 2024

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Public Bodies Climate Change Duties Report 2023-2024

From: Sustainability Committee - Wednesday, 13th November, 2024 10.15 am - November 13, 2024

This report is Aberdeenshire Council’s draft Public Bodies Climate Change Duties Report for 2023-24. The report is produced annually and is a mandatory requirement of all public bodies. It demonstrates Aberdeenshire Council’s compliance with the Public Bodies Climate Change Duties as stated within the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009. It is for the consideration of the Sustainability Committee before its submission to the Scottish Government by 30 November 2024.

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Carbon Budget Process Update

From: Sustainability Committee - Wednesday, 13th November, 2024 10.15 am - November 13, 2024

This report provides an update to the Sustainability Committee on suggested changes to the Carbon Budget process for 2025-26. The Committee is asked to consider the limited efficiencies and effectiveness of providing targets for each Directorate in the Carbon Budget process and seeks support to remove these targets for a more One Aberdeenshire approach to climate change mitigation.

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APP/2024/0960 - Full Planning Permission for Erection of 3 Dwellinghouses (Change of House Type to Planning Permission Reference APP/2021/0914 at Nether Cheyne, Fetteresso, Stonehaven

From: Kincardine and Mearns Area Committee - Tuesday, 29th October, 2024 9.30 am - October 29, 2024

This application is for a change of house type and is recommended for refusal on grounds that the proposed house design fails to reflect the established agricultural history of the site and the strong vernacular character of the former farm buildings thus failing to deliver a distinctive development with a strong sense of local identity. As such the proposal in considered contrary to Policy 14 of NPF4 and Policy R2 of the ALDP 2023.

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