NTBCC ordinary meeting minutes 10 November 2025

Minutes of New Town & Broughton Community Council’s ordinary meeting, held in the Garden Room at Broughton St Mary’s Church, on Monday 10 November 2025 at 7pm

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NTBCC full agenda Monday 10 November 2025 and conveners’ reports received so far

The next NTBCC public meeting will held be on Monday 10 November, 7pm to 9pm. It will be an an in-person meeting at Broughton St Mary’s Church (12 Bellevue Crescent, Edinburgh EH3 6NE)

Convenors’ reports will be added below the agenda as they are received.

  1. Welcome and apologies
  2. Declarations of interest
  3. Approval of October meeting minutes and matters arising
  4. Chair’s report
    1. New Member – Andrew Naughtie
    2. Dunard Centre
    3. NTBCC Public Drop-in Sessions
    4. NTBCC Engagement With CEC Officials
    5. Ongoing issues raised by local resident and how best to resolve them
  5. Planning matters
    1. 14 – 15 Claremont Crescent – switch from residential to serviced appartments (25/05228/FUL)
    2. 11 Royal Terrace – outdoor wellness  area / sauna etc. (25/05233/FUL)
    3. Former RBS site Dundas St. – reopened for comments (25/01899/FUL) & City Plan 2040 & current consultation
    4. Recent Decisions
      1. EPSG Christmas
      2. Rose Street Theatre
      3. Royal London – Thistle St
    5. Planning Committee
      1. Revised Scheme of delegation
      2. Draft Princes Street & Waverley Valley Strategy
  6. Licensing matters
  7. Culture and Communities matters
  8. Transport and Environment matters
    1. Charlotte Square  – report of meeting with CEC project manager and next steps (discuss)
    2. George Street Cross Streets  – report of meeting with CEC project manager and next steps (discuss)
    3. Picardy Place  – report on meetings with Essential Edinburgh and CEC (note)
    4. North South Trams Consultation  – agree NTBCC response (discuss)
    5. CBR Phase 6  – update on planned meeting with CEC staff (note)
  9. Any other business

Convenors’ and other reports

Transport and Environment Committee Report 

Responses to questions about Charlotte Square Project

NTBCC ordinary meeting minutes 12 May 2025

Minutes of New Town & Broughton Community Council’s ordinary meeting, held by Zoom on Monday 12 May 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 meeting minutes 26 September 2022

Minutes of New Town & Broughton Community Council’s ordinary meeting, at Broughton St Mary’s Church, on Monday 26 September 2022 at 7pm

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

NTBCC meeting agenda Monday 26 September 2022

This meeting replaces the one that should have been held on 12 September.

Agenda for in-person public meeting, in the Drummond Room, Broughton St Mary’s church, 7pm

    1. 7:00pm: Welcome
    2. Minutes of 8th August 2022 meeting and matters arising
      (To approve)
    3. Police Report (In person TBC)
      (To note, Police Scotland key messages)
      (10 mins)
    4. Presentation: ONTE World Heritage Management Plan for 2022-7 Community engagement and Q&A with Gabriella Lang/Jenny Bruce
      (20 mins)
    5. Engagement and Communications
      1. George Street & First New Town project
        Update – Stage 3 Design, Operational Plan and associated reports
        (10 mins)
    6. Planning
      • 72/74 Eyre Place – revised applications
        (10 mins)
      • Former Royal High School (National School for Music) – update
      • Dunard Centre (Impact) – latest news
    7. Environment
      • Picardy Place – update from August 16th meeting and next steps
        (15 mins)
      • Waste collection – rollout of CBH in NTBCC area as now approved
      • Calton Hill
      • ‘Fly Festival 2022’ and PSMP (Public Spaces Management Plan) update
    8. Transport
      • East London Street/Drummond Place and Lothian Buses
        (10 min)
      • EV charging – update
    9. Licensing
      • Short Term Lets 2022 – consultation2 – NTBCC response
        (15 mins)
      • Summary of meeting with CEC officials
    10. Finances – Treasurer update
      (5 mins)
    11. Any other business & news from local residents’ associations
      (5 mins)

 

NTBCC minutes Monday 13 September 2021

Minutes of New Town & Broughton Community Council’s ordinary meeting, held via Zoom, on Monday 13 September 2021 at 7pm Continue reading

Reports from NTBCC Committees – as discussed at 11th October NTBCC meeting

Below are the reports submitted by the various NTBCC Committee conveners to NTBCC members prior to the October meeting. The key aspects of these reports were part of the Occtober NTBCC meeting but due to time pressures, not all of the content was discussed. The following reports cover Transport, Events (& other topics falling under the Environment Committee e.g. 2030 Climate Strategy) & Planning.

Although the key topics were discussed, there is much additional detail in these reports. If there are issues raised in them that were not covered, please contact us via  www.ntbcc.org.uk/contact/  and we will try to respond.

Thse will be included in the Minutes of the meeting – to be published officially in mid November.

N.B. This is a long read (10 minutes+)

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