Purpose

This report seeks comments from Committee on
the draft Strategic Housing Investment Plan 2026-2031 which will be
presented to Communities Committee on 6 November 2025.

Content

The Committee provided the following comments
to the Communities Committee:
 
a)   
The housing completions within the Formartine area were
welcomed,
b)   
We need to ensure that all Services are giving due regard to Place
when considering developments,
c)   
We should be mindful that we need to support independent
living,
d)   
In terms of accessible housing, we should frontload these
requirements as accessible homes can be used by all,
e)   
There should be more emphasis on one bedroomed property demand,
albeit noting that those who need support overnight will require
two bedrooms,
f)     
It would be helpful to know how many of the 795 persons on the
waiting list were awaiting one bedroomed properties,
g)   
It would be helpful if we were able to draw down funds from the
Aberdeen City Region Deal, and
h)   
In noting that there continued to be infrastructure constraints to
building within the Formartine corridors, the Formartine Area
Committee requested that the Communities Committee send a letter to
the First Minister of Scotland and other organisations, to ask them
to support the Housing Service to unlock the barriers to
development in our area.