Motion by Councillor Osler - Changes to Communal Bin Hub Location Criteria
Committee notes:
1) “Ongoing concerns about residents’ amenity as a result of the placement of bin hubs given that:
1.1) The locations for bin hubs were selected via a desktop exercise.
1.2) There were minimal attempts to consult with residents in Phases 1, 2 & 3.
1.3) Changes to the location criteria agreed by Committee in May 2023 relaxed the rules on distances but did not take into account the impact on residential amenity.
2) Since May 2023 a number of bin hub locations in Phases 3 & 4 have been reviewed under the current May 2023 criteria. These reviews highlighted issues with the desktop exercise, the lack of consultation in Phase 3 and the negative impact on some residents’ amenity.
3) Therefore, based on residents’ feedback and lived experience, Committee agrees:
3.1) to instruct officers to take account of residential amenity as one of the review criteria, for any of the following:
A) single aspect properties;
B) main door properties;
C) properties in cul-de-sacs, where there is no through traffic;and
3.2) to permit a further review of phase 1-4 disputed bin hub locations, that meet any of the following:
A) single aspect properties;
B) main door properties;
C) properties in cul-de-sacs, where there is no through traffic.”