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 meeting full agenda Monday 8 May 2023, and convenor reports

  1. Welcome / Introductions / Attendance
  2. Approval of the minutes of the ordinary NTBCC meeting held on 10th April 2023
  3. Matters arising from previous minutes, and not included on agenda below (To approve)
  4. Police matters (To note)
  5. Licensing (Convener’s report)
    • New Statement of Policy – Feedback from the 3 Evidence sessions (incl. for CC’s) (To note)
    • New applications relevant to NTBCC (1 Gayfield Sq / St James Quarter) : 11 May (To discuss)
  6. Transport (Convener’s report)
    • City Mobility Plan – consultation (To note)
    • East London Street – update (To note)
    • Trams to Newhaven – Public Realm issues (To note/discuss)
    • Update on Picardy Place (To note)
    • ‘Travelling Safely’ ETRO consultation delay / extension for comments (To discuss)
    • Membership of NTBCC Transport Committee (To discuss)
  7. Environment (Convener’s report)
  8. Planning (Convener’s report)
    • 72 – 74 Eyre Place appeal (PPA-230-2408 & PPA-230-2409) (To note)
    • Former Smithies site (23/01201/FUL) – 11 flats (10 x 2 bed) proposal (To note)
    • 1 Broughton Market – change from office use to serviced apartments (23/01473/FUL) (To discuss)
  9. Culture and Communities (Convener’s report)
  10. Communications – Update / Committee news (To note)
  11. Residents’ Open Forum
  12. AOCB

For those who are not on the NTBCC email list & who may want to attend, please click on the Zoom link below

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2776483882?pwd=WkdwZWxuWWhDV2Y3eVhXZTQyS2ZwUT09

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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