Decision Maker: Banff and Buchan Area Committee

Outcome: Agreed

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: September 9, 2025

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: Committee agreed to provide the following comments to Communities Committee:   Does the waiting on The Housing Demand Assessment take in all aspects such as the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD)? It would be helpful for the Affordable Housing Fund (Capital Plan) to be looked at with consideration of stagnated developments within the Banff & Buchan Area.  Clarification is required on Top 25 Most Pressured Settlements in Aberdeenshire Table, it does not provide the detail of focus and where investment should be attributed.    Officer agreed to provide additional information on Developer Obligations and Empty Homes data.