NTBCC ordinary meeting minutes 12 August 2024

Minutes of New Town & Broughton Community Council’s AGM, at Drummond Room, Broughton St Mary’s church, on Monday 12 August 2024 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.

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NTBCC full agenda Monday 12 August 2024 and conveners’ reports received so far

This will be an in-person meeting: Monday 12 August at 7pm, in the Drummond Room at Broughton St Mary’s Church on Bellevue Crescent.

The bracketed information shows who will report and/or lead each discussion, and the time for each item.

Convenors’ reports received so far are below the agenda.

  1. Welcome and apologies (NTBCC chair, 5 minutes)
  2. Police report as received (police representatives, 10 minutes)
  3. Filming in Drummond Place/Bellevue Crescent for Debutante Series 2 (Mitch Bellgreen – Location Manager, 15 minutes)
  4. Approval of minutes of June 2024 meeting and matters arising (NTBCC chair, 10 minutes)
    1. draft June minutes
    2. Actions from June minutes
    Item Actor Action
    3.e Cllr Caldwell Ask CEC to add report-line phone numbers and/or QR codes to bins
    3.e P Williamson Remind Edinburgh World Heritage Trust that NTBCC has heard nothing since the management plan report
    3.f Cllrs Mowat, Caldwell Chase for updates on changes to CEC licensing software
    5 B Ryan Enable new office-bearers to access relevant email accounts
  1. Review of draft minutes of the 2024 AGM (NTBCC chair,  5 minutes)
  2. Chair’s report (NTBCC chair, 15 minutes)
    • Council’s Community Council Scheme and Boundary Review 2023
    • Campaign of the Canonmills Owners’ and Residents’ Association
    • Update on NTBCC roles and responsibilities.
  3. Planning update (NTBCC planning committee, 15 minutes)
    • Approval of Old Royal High School planning application (24/01804/FUL)
    • Marshall’s Court planning application (24/02959/FULSTL) – NTBCC Representation
    • Henderson Place planning application (24/02964/FUL) – NTBCC comments
  4. Licencing matters (NTBCC licensing convenor, 10 minutes)
    • Consultation on STL Licencing – future NTBCC response
  5. Culture and Communities matters (NTBCC C&C convenor, 5 minutes)
    • Report on Culture and Communities Committee Meeting – 8 August 2024
    • Firework control zones (See consultations on proposed city-wide and Calton Hill FCZs.)
  6. Transport and Environment matters (NTBCC transport and environment convenor, 10 minutes)
    • Update on implementation of LEZ
    • Transport and Environment Committee Meeting Agenda – 15 August 2024
    • Communal Bin Review – residential amenity workshop – 16 September 2024
    • East London Street Traffic – Green Street workshop – TBA
    • Street cleansing report
  7. Councillors’ reports (5 minutes)
  8. Any other business (5 minutes)

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NTBCC ordinary meeting minutes 11 March 2024

Minutes of New Town & Broughton Community Council’s meeting, via Zoom, on Monday 11 March 2024 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.

1 Administration and welcome

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NTBCC full agenda Monday 11 March 2024 and conveners’ reports received so far

This will be an online meeting on Monday 11 March at 7pm, via Zoom (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2776483882?pwd=WkdwZWxuWWhDV2Y3eVhXZTQyS2ZwUT09)

  1. Admin/welcome
  2. Minutes of 12th February 2024 meeting and matters arising
  3. Chair’s update
  4. Planning (convener’s report)
  5. Licensing (convener’s report)
    • Planning Section 50 Certificates – Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005
    • Outdoor area for serving alcohol – licensed footprint vs tables & chairs permit
  6. Transport (convener’s report)
    • Feedback from Transport & Environment Committee on 7 March 2024
      • Cllr Mowat’s motion: CCWEL (City Centre West to East Link) project
      • Change in proposal for determining Traffic Orders
  7. Environment (convener’s report)
  8. Culture and Communities (convener’s report)
    • Reopening of the Nelson Monument (to note)
    • Signage for buskers (to note)
    • Fireworks control zones (FCZ) (to note)
    • Events budgeting (to note)
    • Parks and openspace investment (to note)
    • Million tree city/allergens (to note)
  9. AOCB, including news from residents’ associations, and points raised by members of the public.

Please note: before or during the meeting, names and email addresses may be recorded. Email addresses are held and used for circulating information about NTBCC but may also be used to seek residents’ views on local issues.
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Bellevue Crescent – ‘Amenity Ground’ in front of Broughton St Marys Church

NTBCC were aware of the works carried out by SGN here in support of the new St James Quarter about 5 years ago. These works involved installing a new high pressure gas main from Dundas Street, along Great King Street, Drummond Place, Scotland Street and then running along East Scotland Street Lane to tie in with the existing main in the roadway at Bellevue Place which then would supply the increased demand for the new St James Quarter development.

This necessitated works in the parking area in front of Broughton St Mary’s Church (an A listed building) to install a governor (let-down valve) and other associated equipment which resulted in the raised, kerbed, plinth being there, covered in non-heritage brick paviors as well as other equipment e.g. a high level vent. Continue reading

NTBCC minutes – Monday 8 February 2021

Minutes of New Town & Broughton Community Council’s ordinary meeting, held via Zoom, on Monday 8 February 2021 at 7pm Continue reading

Help Required : BELLEVUE CRESCENT : Urban Conservation Coursework Survey

Adapted from an email from Shaheera Pesnani, MSc Architectural Conservation, University of Edinburgh 

“We are a group of university students pursuing a MSc in Architectural Conservation at the University of Edinburgh. Since last semester we have been taking a course on Urban Conservation, and as a part of our Urban Conservation coursework, we are analysing the area of Bellevue Crescent, for which we require your help. We believe that the voice of the community is extremely important in any proposed development or recommended urban conservation strategy. The questions in the survey seek to gauge information on demographics, housing, social aspects, place, travel, and any further recommendations you may have.

We are looking for people living in either Bellevue Crescent, Bellevue Rd, Bellevue Pl., Bellevue Terrace, Bellevue St., Cochran Terrace, Cornwallis Pl., E. Claremont St., E. London St., Drummond Place, London St., Melgund Terrace, Rodney St., and Scotland St. to fill out our survey.”

The link to the survey is  HERE

We have been advised that it should not take you more than a minute or two to complete (although having completed the survey, this may be optimistic!).

“We are extremely grateful for your help. Should you have any further information regarding the survey or our project, please feel free to reach out to Shaheera Pesnani s2120046@ed.ac.uk