Councillor Simon Watson
Email: simwatson@aberdeencity.gov.uk
Council: Aberdeen City
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
49 meetings · Page 1 of 10
HRA Budget meeting, Council - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 10.30 am
Special, Finance and Resources Committee - Friday, 21st November, 2025 2.30 pm
Communities, Housing and Public Protection Committee - Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 10.00 am
Reconvened Meeting, Finance and Resources Committee - Thursday, 6th November, 2025 10.30 am
Decisions from Meetings
238 decisions · Page 12 of 48
Housing Allocation Policy - F&C/25/183
From: Communities, Housing and Public Protection Committee - Tuesday, 26th August, 2025 10.00 am - August 26, 2025
...to approve and implement the refreshed Housing Allocations Policy, as detailed in Appendix 1, with revisions to sections including tenancy checks, bedroom requirements, allocation restrictions, property offers, allocation issues, and delegated powers.
Recommendations Approved
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
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
Rent Assistance Fund - F&C/25/193
From: Communities, Housing and Public Protection Committee - Tuesday, 26th August, 2025 10.00 am - August 26, 2025
...to approve updated criteria and management procedures for the Rent Assistance Fund for 2025/2026, refer the fund to the 2026/27 HRA budget process for consideration as a permanent provision, authorize the Chief Officer – Housing to make appropriate changes to the fund's criteria and procedures, and instruct the Chief Officer – Housing to formally evaluate and report on the fund's impact every two years.
For Determination
Summary
Meetings Attended: 49
Average per Month: 2.6
Decisions Recorded: 238