Alcohol Licensing

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Licensing Board – Application(s) in NTBCC’s Area : 20 November 2025

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

Please find below the following 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.

Provisional    567225     8-10 South St Andrew Street, New Town, Edinburgh
Provisional    567950     Albany House, 58 Albany Street, Broughton, Edinburgh, EH1 3QR

Any comments/objections should be lodged in writing by 11/12/2025 (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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Licensing Board – Application(s) in NTBCC’s Area : May to October 2025

Retrospective listing of Licensing Board notifications received by the New Town & Broughton Community Council of alcohol licensing application(s) within NTBCC’s area, for the period May to October 2025.

May 2025
Provisional  553209   Enoteca Scotland Limited     77a George Street, New Town, Edinburgh, EH2 3ES
Variation      550428   Scotsman Group PLC             23-27 Broughton Street Lane, Edinburgh, EH1 3JT
Variation      550580   Du Vin Bouchers Ltd              51 Thistle Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1DY

June 2025
Provisional  554433   80b George Street, New Town, Edinburgh, EH2 3BU
Variation      552755   Units 3 & 4 Omni Centre, 61 Leith Street, New Town, Edinburgh, EH1 3AU

July 2025
Provisional  557881    116b Rose Street, Edinburgh, EH2 3JF
Provisional  558007   158-162 Rose Street, Edinburgh, EH2 3JD
Variation      557863   14 South St Andrew Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2AZ
Variation      557873   137 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 4JY

August 2025
Variation      558203    Unit C4.18 415-417 St James Crescent, Edinburgh
Variation      558102    49 Frederick Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1EP
Variation      558105    100-102 Rose Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2NN
Variation      559942    Gf, 16 South St Andrew Street, New Town, Edinburgh, EH2 2AU
Provisional  559470    47 Frederick Street, New Town, Edinburgh, EH2 1EP

September 2025
Variation      554681    Unit 1, 61 Leith Street, Edinburgh, EH1 3AU
Variation      554597    C3.33 300-304 St James Crescent, Edinburgh, EH1 3AE
Variation      559481    73 Hanover Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1EE
Variation      560735    Precinct, 110-114 Rose Street, New Town, Edinburgh, EH2 3JF
Variation      562781    41-42 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, EH2 2AD
Variation      554343    4 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, EH2 2BD

November 2025
New                 564738    6 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, EH2 2BD
Provisional  564495    18b Frederick Street, New Town, Edinburgh, EH2 2HB
Provisional  564694    2 Dundas Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6HZ
Variation      564404    68-73 Queen Street, New Town, Edinburgh, EH2 4NN

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

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Licensing Board decided on 23 June 2025 : Overprovision No More

The Edinburgh Licensing Board decided to scrap its long-standing overprovision policy.

The decision, reached by a split vote (5 to 3), was taken after a debate at the meeting of the Board on 23 June 2025.  It attracted headlines from the trade over the summer which may have been missed by the general public however.

The relevant segment of the Licensing Board’s meeting starts here: Licensing Board – Monday 23 June 2025, 9:30am – Start video at 0:08:23 – City of Edinburgh Council Webcasts

Summary, and some informative reactions from local licensing experts:
Edinburgh Licensing Board ends over-provision policy – DRAM Scotland
Edinburgh’s overprovision policy scrapped by city licensing board
Overprovision No More — All change in Edinburgh’s licensed trade landscape | Law Society of Scotland

All applications shall now be assessed on an evidence-driven approach relating to the five licensing objectives under the Licensing (Scotland) 2005 Act:

  • Preventing crime and disorder;
  • Preventing public nuisance;
  • Securing public safety;
  • Protecting children and young persons from harm; and
  • Protecting and improving public health.
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NTBCC ordinary meeting minutes 8 September 2025

Minutes of New Town & Broughton Community Council’s ordinary meeting, held at Broughton St Mary’s church on Monday 8 September 2025 at 7pm

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

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NTBCC Monthly Meeting Agenda Published

New Town and Broughton Community Council Ordinary Meeting – Monday 9 June 2025

This meeting will be an in-person meeting held in the Drummond Room at Broughton St. Mary’s Church at Bellevue Crescent and will follow immediately after the Annual General Meeting which will start at 7.00pm.  The agenda for this meeting is shown below. The minutes of our May 2025 meeting and any committee reports will be added before the meeting.

Agenda

  1. Welcome and Apologies
  2. Declarations of Interest
  3. Approval of Minutes of May 2025 Meeting and Matters Arising
  4. Police Report
  5. Chair’s Report
  6. Planning Matters
    1. Planning Local Review Body Decision – 12 Blenheim Place (to discuss)
    2. Royal London pre-consultations (Thistle St. / Henderson Row) (to note)
    3. Former RBS site – Dundas St. – new application lodged (25/01899/FUL) (to discuss)
    4. Overview of tools to access planning information (to note)
    5. Recent Planning Applications & Appeals (to note/discuss)
  7. Licencing Matters
    1. Recent Licencing Applications (to note/discuss)
  8. Culture and Communities Matters
    1. Report of C&C Committee Meeting held on 5 June 2025 (to note)
  9. Transport and Environment Matters
    1. Communal Bin Review Phase 6 Consultation Update (to note/discuss)
    2. City Mobility Plan Capital Investment Plan – NTBCC Deputation (to note)
    3. Cycle Hire Scheme (to note)
    4. Trams to Newhaven – Issues List and Actions (to note)
    5. Edinburgh Bus Users Group AGM (to note)
    6. Clean Air Day (to discuss/note)
  10. Any Other Business

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Liquor Licensing – Become a member of the Edinburgh Licensing Forum?

Edinburgh Licensing Forum is recruiting members. Members keep the liquor licensing system in Edinburgh under regular review and stimulate debate on relevant issues.

They want to recruit members to represent:

  • each of the four localities
  • the city centre (ward 11)
  • the Edinburgh Association of Community Councils (EACC).

They also want to recruit six members from the licensed trade – both on and off-sales.

About the Edinburgh Licensing Forum

Edinburgh Licensing Forum is an advisory body set up by the Council as required by the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005.

Further details can be found here:
Become a member of the Edinburgh Licensing Forum – The City of Edinburgh Council

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Agenda for May NTBCC Meeting

The next meeting of the New Town and Broughton Community Council will take place on Monday 12 May 2025, starting at 7.00pm. This meeting will be held online on Zoom. The link for this meeting is as follows:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87849508345?pwd=qWIte18bCUReZjaf8SgGMFf1Ay6RzN.1

The agenda for the meeting is:

  1. Welcome and Apologies
  2. Declarations of Interest
  3. Approval of Minutes of April 2025 Meeting and Matters Arising 2025_04_14 draft V4 copy
  4. Chair’s Report
    1. Edinburgh World Heritage Trust (to note)
    2. Community Council Election and Induction Issues (to note/discuss)
    3. Community Councillor Interests Survey (to note)
    4. Arrangements for Business Meeting (to note)
  5. Culture and Communities Matters
    1. Dunard Centre Project Update – Jo Buckley, Chief Executive, IMPACT Scotland
    2. Culture & Communities Committee Meeting – 5 June 2025 (to note)
    3. Appointment of Edinburgh Visitor Levy Forum Chairperson (to note)
    4. Calton Hill Conservation Trust AGM – 17 May 2025 (to note)
    5. Friends of George V Park AGM (to note)
  6. Planning Matters
    1. Planning Local Review Body Decision – 12 Blenheim Place (to note/discuss)
    2. Revised application & Variations for the former RBS site (to note/discuss)
    3. Request for Pre-Application Meeting by Royal London (to discuss)
    4. Recent Planning Applications & Appeals (to note/discuss)
  7. Transport and Environment Matters (convener’s report) 
    1. Communal Bin Review Phase 6 Consultation Update (to note/discuss)
    2. TRO Subcommittee Meeting – Review of ETRO Objections (to note/discuss)
    3. City Mobility Plan Capital Investment Plan (to note/discuss)
  8. Licencing Matters  (convener’s report)
    1. Regulatory – STL Licensing & Aparthotels (to note)
    2. Licensing Board – Report of Meeting of 28 April 2025 (to note)
    3. Licensing Board – Supplementary Statement of Policy on Overprovision (to note)
  1. Any Other Business
    1. Napier University Engagement Project (to note)
    2. Councillor Jule Bandel Absence (to note)