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Next NTBCC meeting, contacting NTBCC

The next public NTBCC meeting, which will be devoted to planning and City Plan 2040, is on Monday 10 August, 7pm to 9pm. It will be an in-person meeting, at Broughton St Mary’s Church (12 Bellevue Crescent, Edinburgh, EH3 6NE) in the Drummond Room.

As always, members of the public are very welcome to attend this meeting and future meetings (whether in-person or online).

The standard agenda will be published at least 7 days in advance of this meeting. Future meetings are likely to follow this outline/’statutory’ framework, with detailed agendas being issued closer to the actual meeting.

If there are issues that NTBCC should be aware of in the interim, please contact us either by using the contact form on this website or send us a message via @NTBCC on Twitter and we will respond as soon as we can.

Post last updated 2026_07_14

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NTBCC AGM **DRAFT** minutes 11 May 2026

These minutes will not be formally adopted until NTBCC’s 2027 AGM, so are only provided for information. (It is possible, but unlikely, that the final version may differ from this version.)

Minutes of New Town & Broughton Community Council’s annual general meeting, held at Broughton St Mary’s church on Monday 8 June 2026 at 7pm

Actions and decisions are red italic. ND (‘no dissent’) means that no-one spoke or voted against a decision.

This meeting was chaired by Richard Price, in the absence of Peter Williamson. Continue reading →

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‘Statutory’ agenda for NTBCC meeting on Monday 13 July 2026

The next NTBCC public meeting will held be on Monday 13 July, 7pm to 9pm. It will be an online meeting via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87464210189?pwd=pdEnkp0VWlKa9blDIUcr0lTQpoTaVX.1.

The detailed agenda for this meeting will be published in due course, but for now here is the ‘statutory’/framework agenda.

  1. Welcome, introductions and apologies
  2. Approval of draft June minutes
  3. Matters arising
  4. Planning
  5. Culture & Communities
  6. Licensing
  7. Transport & Environment
  8. Engagement and communications matters
  9. Councillors’ reports
  10. Open forum (for residents to raise any concerns)
  11. AOCB

As always, members of the public are very welcome to attend this meeting and indeed future meetings (whether in-person or virtual).

Any member of the public who would like to raise an issue in the interim can use the contact form on this website or send us a message via @NTBCC on Twitter and we will respond as soon as we can.

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St Mark’s Path Bridge – Immediate Closure

We have received a notification today of the immediate closure of the bridge over the Water of Leith used by the St Mark’s Path between St Mark’s Park and Powderhall.  This closure is due to issues found during a recent inspection. The following is an extract from that notification.

Dear Stakeholder,
I am writing to advise that we have had to close the above bridge with
immediate effect in the interests of public safety. We received a report
following an inspection of the above bridge (along St Mark’s Path
between St Mark’s Park and Powderhall in Broughton) highlighting
issues with the bridge, which has resulted in it being condemned. We
have temporarily placed barriers and signs at the entrance and exit to
the bridge to advise of the closure.

We are currently reviewing the details of the report to understand
whether it is viable to repair the bridge. I am aware that the closure
of this popular route will cause disruption to pedestrian and cycle
access and that you may receive enquiries about it.

We have requested further information about the nature of the problems that have been found, the timescale for a decision on the possible repair and details of the diversion route. Any further information will be shared on this website. In the meantime, please use the Contact form if you have any questions or concerns.

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Licensing Board – Applications in NTBCC’s Area : 18 June 2026

Adapted from the Licensing Board notification received by the New Town & Broughton Community Council of new alcohol licensing application(s) within their area.

Please find below list of application(s) due to be heard at the meeting of the Licensing Board (dates to be confirmed) which are located in your Community Council area.

Application Ref Premises
Provisional 583775 27 Broughton Street, EH1 3JU
Variation 582061 43b Frederick Street, EH2 1EP
Variation 583314 23 Hanover Street, EH2 2DL

Any comments/objections should be lodged in writing by 9/7/2026 (please note we recommend forwarding representations by e-mail to licensing@edinburgh.gov.uk).

Full details of the applications can be found here: www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/download/13426/alcohol-licence-registers

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Edinburgh Council weed-control and other services

Edinburgh Council enables booking of many services via its website, specifically the https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/report page.

Following a resident’s request at Monday’s ordinary meeting: