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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 full agenda Monday 8 September 2025 and conveners’ reports received so far

This will be an in-person meeting in the Drummond Room at Broughton St Mary’s church, 12 Bellevue Crescent, Edinburgh EH3 6NE.

It will take place on Monday 8 September, 7pm to 9pm.

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

  1. Welcome and apologies
  2. Declarations of interest
  3. Approval of minutes of August 2025 meeting and matters arising
  4. Chair’s report
    1. Picardy Place
    2. Review of constitution
    3. Visitor levy
  5. Planning matters
  6. Licensing matters
  7. Culture and Communities matters
    1. Review of City of Edinburgh Council’s culture and communities committee meeting of 21 August.
  8. Transport and Environment Matters
    1. Communal Bin Review Phase 6 update – to discuss
    2.  Sub-committee matters
      1. Meadows to George Street project TRO and RDO Update – to note
      2. ETRO Travelling Safety (Broughton Street to Canonmills) measures decision – to discuss
    3. Transport and Environment Committee matters
      1. Pavement widths ESDG Update – to discuss
      2. Trade waste update – to note
      3. City Mobility Plan investment update – to note
      4. Public toilets update – to note
      5. Car mileage reduction target update – to note
    4. Charlotte Square update – to discuss
    5. Trams to Newhaven remedial work update – to note
    6. North/South Trams route consultation – to note
  9. Any other business

Convenors’ and other reports

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NTBCC full agenda Monday 11 August 2025 and conveners’ reports received so far

This will be an online meeting via Zoom (https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87041591516?pwd=iAJfzTQE97Us1NtEfCuSMSqMUeh6q8.1).

It will take place on Monday 11 August. (We’ll open the meeting around 6:45 so people can log in for the start of discussions.)

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

  1. Welcome and apologies
  2. Declarations of interest
  3. Approval of minutes of meeting June 2025 and matters arising
  4. Chair’s report
    1. Pride In The City initiative
    2. Edinburgh World Heritage Update
    3. Consultation On Community Council Elections 2025 (29 August)
    4. Police report
  5. Planning matters
    1. Spiegeltent Application – St Andrew Square gardens (to note)
    2. Royal London Henderson Row live application (25/03716/FUL)
    3. Charlotte Square
    4. RBS Site Application – update
    5. Other recent planning applications and appeals (to note/discuss)
  6. Licensing matters
    1. Regulatory updates
    2. Licensing Board’s decision on Overprovisioning
    3. Recent licensing applications
  7. Culture and Communities Matters
    The last meeting of the City Council’s Culture and Communities Committee was considered at the NTBCC June meeting. The next meeting of the City Council’s Culture and Communities Committee is not until 21 August
  8. Transport and Environment Matters
    1. Communal bin review phase 6 consultation cpdate (to note/discuss)
    2. TRO 24/27 cycling exemptions – NTBCC objection (to note)
    3. George Street and First New Town – Follow-up Meeting (to note)
    4. Trams to Newhaven – issues list and actions (to note)
    5. North/South tram route – forthcoming consultation
  9. Any other business

Convenors’ reports

NTBCC Planning Report August 2025

NTBCC Transport & Environment Committee Update – August 2025

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Communal Bin Review phase 6: statement By New Town & Broughton Community Council on consultation

Please see the attached PDF or the full text after the ‘read more’ cut.

In summary we consider that the consultation is a missed opportunity to understand the views of residents and explain the reasons for the proposed waste collection arrangements. We remain willing to work with the Council to address these deficiencies.

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How to report overflowing bins

The following reporting portals simply ask you to pin the overflowing bin/litter on the map:

When you fill in either of these, you can put in your email address and receive an update when it’s emptied.

NTBCC suggests bookmarking these on your phone’s browser so you can report issues as soon as you see them

Edinburgh councillors from the City Centre (11) and Leith Walk (12) wards who attend NTBCC have also encouraged as much reporting as possible, as it allows the Council to spot patterns where issues arise, and allows councillors to scrutinise areas where there are concerns.

There is also a report due to the Council’s Transport and Environment committee in the coming weeks on how to best report vandalised bins. In the meantime, please let the Council know about damaged bins using customer.care@edinburgh.gov.uk or 0131 200 2000.

Your local ward councillor details can also be found at www.edinburgh.gov.uk/yourcouncillors and via the ‘About’ page on this website.

NTBCC thanks Cllr Jack Caldwell for compiling this information.

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NTBCC full agenda Monday 13 November 2023 and convenor reports received so far

This will be an online meeting on Monday 13 November 2023 via Zoom (link) at 7pm. We’ll open the meeting at 6:45 so we can start promptly.

To access the meeting, please use the Zoom link here.

  1. Admin and welcome
  2. Approval of the minutes of the ordinary NTBCC meeting held on 9 October 2023, and matters arising (To approve/discuss)
  3. Police report (if received) (To note/discuss)
  4. Chair’s update
  5. Licensing (convener’s report)
    • Short Term Let Licensing scheme – Home Letting vs Secondary Letting (To discuss)
    • Alcohol Licensing
      • New draft policy statement and consultation (To note)
      • Police annual report 2022-2023 (To note)
    • Street trading and market operators consultation (To note)
    • SEV licensing – CEC regulatory committee evidence session on 27 Oct (To note)
  6. Planning (convener’s report)
    • Concerns over planning (class use/enforcement) and licensing for cafés
    • Update on STL planning applications and licensing register
    • Proposed development in the Canon Court aparthotel car-park (23/06328/FUL)
    • Broughton Market (23/06502/FUL)  Change of use from office accommodation to serviced apartments
    • Edinburgh Council’s conservation and adaption initiative
  7. Transport (convener’s report)
    • George Street and the First New Town project (update on side streets)
    • Travelling Safely update (including Waverley Station masterplan/Waterloo Place bus trial)
    • Response to HES consultation regarding Holyrood Park
    • Report on outcome of Hardie Inquiry
    • Updates: Trams project, East London Street and LEZ
  8. Environment (convener’s report)
  9. Culture and Communities (convener’s report)
    • Presentation/discussion on Edinburgh Council’s community council review
      (There were no relevant items arising from this cycle of CEC committee meetings.)
  10. 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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NTBCC meeting minutes 12 December 2022

Minutes of New Town & Broughton Community Council’s ordinary meeting, held via Zoom, on Monday 12 December 2022 at 7pm Continue reading →