Councillor Simon Watson

Committee Business Planner

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

...to note the reasons for delay for the Aberdeen City Strategic Housing Investment Fund and Cost Neutral Environmental Enforcement items, and to note the committee business planner.

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