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Next NTBCC meeting, contacting NTBCC

The next public NTBCC meeting is on Monday 12 October, 7pm to 9pm. It is likely to be an online meeting via Zoom (https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84652321501?pwd=tABbsS0SMhFjMS7at1hUfunpabWijv.1).

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_09_16

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McDonald Road Wastewater Pumping Station – maintenance 9 to 19 October

(adapted from an email from Scottish water)

Scottish Water will be carrying out essential maintenance on the power cable at McDonald Road Wastewater Pumping Station (WWPS) in Edinburgh.

Work will take place from the afternoon of Friday, 9 October, until Monday, 19 October.

During this time, a small section of Bellevue Road will be closed between McDonald Road and McDonald Place. There will also be three-way temporary traffics lights on the junction of McDonald Road and Papermill Wynd while SW carries out the road crossings.

Access to the school and nursery will be maintained at all times, along with public walkways.

We thank you for your continued co-operation and if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out.

Potentially useful contacts

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‘Statutory’ agenda for NTBCC meeting on Monday 12 October 2026

The next NTBCC public meeting will held be on Monday 12 October, 7pm to 9pm. It will be an online meeting via Zoom (https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84652321501?pwd=tABbsS0SMhFjMS7at1hUfunpabWijv.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 September 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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NTBCC ordinary meeting minutes 10 August 2026

Agenda of New Town & Broughton Community Council’s ordinary meeting, at Broughton St Mary’s Church, on Monday 10 August 2026 at 7pm

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

URLs have been added by the minutes secretary. Continue reading →

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NTBCC ordinary meeting minutes 13 July 2026

Agenda of New Town & Broughton Community Council’s ordinary meeting, held via Zoom, on Monday 13 July 2026 at 7pm

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

URLs have been added by the minutes secretary. Continue reading →

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NTBCC full agenda Monday 14 September 2026

The next NTBCC public meeting will held be on Monday 14 September, 7pm to 9pm. It will be an in-person meeting, It will be an in-person meeting, in the Drummond Room at Broughton St Mary’s Church (12 Bellevue Crescent, Edinburgh EH3 6NE).

  1. Welcome, introductions and apologies
    1. Present
    2. Apologies
  2. Declarations of interest
  3. Approval of draft July minutes and draft August minutes and matters arising
    1. Actions from previous meetings
date added Actor Action Status
Jul-26 S Hodge Propose metric for small neighbourhoods for %ages residential, business etc in progress
Jul-26 NTBCC members Feed back to engagement convenors on current version of engagement action plan in progress
Jul-26 NTBCC members NTBCC members to advise engagement convenors what should be ‘out there’ and supply/help with content in progress
Jul-26 F Banatvala Engage with CEC community grants officials in progress
Apr-26 Cllr Mowat look into cumulative impact assessments for planning in progress
Mar-26 NTBCC consider its position on use of TVL revenues – find out how CCs views can be communicated (as well as via Cllrs) in progress
Mar-26 S Hodge Supply to cllrs details of a significant occurrence of fly-posting in progress
Nov-25 S Hodge Draft paper on concerns re e-bikes etc, then push for a public campaign In progress
  1. Visitor levy and participatory budgeting (M Edwards, CEC)
  2. Transport & Environment
    1. TEC update (to note)
      1. North-south tram extension
      2. Tables and chairs permits
      3. TRO process review
      4. Coach plan
    2. St Marks Path – CEC update (to discuss)
    3. Impact of the Princes Street fire and public transport disruption (to discuss)
    4. Communal bin review (to discuss)
      1. Phase 6 bin hub locations update
      2. Enhanced gull-proof sack service roll-out
  3. Chair’s report
    1. Engagement talks with Edinburgh World Heritage.
      See chair’s note on current status of these talks.
  4. Planning
    1. Princes Street & Waverley Valley strategy – CEC planning committee 10 September
    2. Forth Street aparthotel proposal (24/00660/FUL) hearing
    3. 57 Henderson Row (26/01640/FUL)
    4. 109 Princes Street advertising consent (26/01365/ADV): DPEA appeal
      See NTBCC’s objection.
    5. 58 Albany Street (25/02873/FUL) hoardings
      See photo of situation.
    6. 108-114 & 116 Dundas Street hotel (26/01504/FUL) – awaiting decision
  5. Culture & Communities
    See convenor’s report.
  6. Licensing
    See convenor’s report
  7. Engagement and communications matters
  8. Councillors’ reports
  9. Open forum (for residents to raise any concerns)
  10. AOCB
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‘Statutory’ agenda for NTBCC meeting on Monday 14 September 2026

The next NTBCC public meeting will held be on Monday 14 September, 7pm to 9pm. It will be an in-person meeting, in the Drummond Room at Broughton St Mary’s Church (12 Bellevue Crescent, Edinburgh EH3 6NE)

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 July minutes and draft August 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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Update on work at Powderhall

We have received the attached newsletter from CCG(Scotland) which is the contractor undertaking the redevelopment of the Powderhall Bowling Greens site. This includes the latest information about the status of St Mark’s Path which has been closed following a Council inspection of the bridge over the Water of Leith. We are continuing to press the Council to provide further information about the plans for the bridge.

Powderhall Community News (July 2026)