Well, if anyone has watched the first webcast of a full meeting of Aberdeenshire Council they would have seen me raising two issues – about business rates relief for a local nursery and about the name for our future Westminster parliamentary seat (Kincardine and Angus East will do fine).
In a very long meeting yesterday we also approved the new Local Development Plan. Not much choice really. We more or less have to accept the comments from the Scottish Government’s Directorate of Planning and Environmental Appeals. It is the planning blueprint for the next five years.
It does seem unfair to me and my colleagues that the Scottish Government Reporter was able to make changes to the plan counter to the views of local people. But that is just the way it is.
Before it can be formally adopted, the council must advertise its intention to do so and the plan will now be published, and placed in libraries and planning offices.
The council also approved a business rates relief scheme, using the bulk of £3m from the Scottish Government.
https://online.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/apps/news/release.aspx…
To see the reports under discussion click on http://committees.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/committees.aspx…, and to watch the proceedings click on this link: https://aberdeenshire.public-i.tv/core/portal/home
At 5hrs 25 minutes I have to confess I didn’t watch the whole thing but I like the agenda down the side so people can jump to the parts they are particularly interested in and the idea on the whole is very good.
Remember Ian, we have some very talented makeup artist in the area if you feel you need a little touching up before going in front of the camera!
I’m not surprised you didn’t watch it all … I lived through it! However it has its moments. By the way, thank you for the suggestion of make-up. I’ll keep it in mind.