Kingswells Community Council

The way in which Aberdeen City Council deals with the city's waste is under review.

A consultation has been launched to seek the views of interested parties on the draft Aberdeen City Waste Strategy 2010-25.

The new draft document is a complete revision of the city's existing waste strategy. The proposals contained in it seek to deliver the city's commitments and targets in a way that meet and deliver key policies and strategies on sustainable development and climate change.

On behalf of ACSEF, I am sending you a briefing note on their proposals for a radical transformation of Aberdeen city centre. It provides background to the project, the current situation and details on the public consultation. The aim of this note is to ensure that as many people as possible are in possession of all the facts as there are many misconceptions currently circulating. It also seeks to ensure that recipients are fully briefed on the project prior to the public consultation.

Page with links to previous consultations

The deadline for responses to a public consultation on
changes to Aberdeen City Council's Waste Strategy has been extended
until 17 April.

There has been a number of significant changes to waste management
since the strategy was published in 2001, including changes to waste
management targets, landfilling of waste, and the development of new
technologies for treating waste.

As a result of these changes, a review of the waste strategy is now required.

The Development Plan Scheme adopted by Aberdeen City Council on 19 March is now available to view.

The scheme formally opens up the process of the Aberdeen Local
Development Plan preparations and invites citizens and the private and
public sectors to work with the council in reforming the planning
system in the city.

The Aberdeen Local Development Plan will set out detailed proposals
for house-building and employment land, along with other development,
for a period of five years.

The Aberdeen City and Shire Strategic Development Planning Authority
today submitted a finalised structure plan to Scottish Ministers.

The submission - which follows approval of the plan last week by
Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Councils - marks the start of an
eight-week period when representations and objections can be made to
the plan.

Submissions must be made by the 24 April deadline and should be sent directly to the Scottish Government.

Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire councillors today voted overwhelmingly in favour of the region's new Finalised Structure Plan.

The plan - which lays out an aspirational, 20-year vision for the
City and Shire - was backed by 26 votes to 11 at a special full sitting
of Aberdeen City Council and 59-3 at a simultaneous full council
meeting of Aberdeenshire councillors.

Aberdeen City Council has taken an exciting step forward in creating
a new land use plan for the city, which will influence significant
public and private investment in homes, businesses, infrastructure and
facilities.

The Aberdeen Local Development Plan will set out detailed proposals
for house-building and employment land, along with other development,
for a period of five years.

Details

For a number of years Aberdeen City Council has received
representations from the communities of Bucksburn and Kingswells
requesting the creation of a link between the two areas for
non-motorised users. The Neighbourhood Community Action Plans for both
Kingswells and Bucksburn, developed following extensive public
consultation, identify a need for better walking and cycling links
between the two communities.

Initial Consultation