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(i)       to note that
officers would raise the queries around the areas over both
Aberdeen City and Shire (such as Silverburn, Leuchar Moss etc) and
what was in the Aberdeenshire LNCS for these sites with colleagues
from Aberdeenshire Council at their next meeting;
(ii)       to note that on page
210, the table should read ‘Scotstown Moor’ rather than
‘Scotstown’;
(iii)      to approve the content and
the recommendations detailed in the draft report: Local Nature
Conservation Sites (LNCSs) Review Report 2025 and instruct the
Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning to update LNCSs
booklet and website information;
(iv)      to note the strategic
importance that sites designated for nature, including LNCSs, had
in underpinning a range of Council duties, strategies and plans,
including delivery of the Council’s Biodiversity Duty, the
Council Climate Change Plan, the citywide Net Zero Aberdeen and
Aberdeen Adapts and the Local Outcome Improvement Plan (Stretch
Outcome 15). Also, that these sites support the future design of a
Nature Network, identification of Other Effective area-based
Conservation Measures (OECMs) and the 30x30 nature target;
(v)      to instruct the Chief
Officer - Strategic Place Planning to undertake the suggested next
steps: a) remove the LNCS designation from Old Manse Wood, b)
implement the required boundary changes, c) monitor those sites at
risk, d) follow up on confirming land ownerships, where
appropriate; and e) continue the wider review process into stage 2,
including the potential for any additional sites;
(vi)      to instruct the Chief
Officer – Strategic Place Planning to report back to this
Committee with recommendations arising from stage 2 of the LNCSs
Review process, in particular the addition of any new LNCSs, by the
third quarter of 2026; and
(vii)     to instruct the Chief Officer -
Strategic Place Planning to ensure the outcomes of the next steps
and progress on any new LNCSs were reported in the annual Climate
& Nature Report.