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Next NTBCC meeting, contacting NTBCC

The next public NTBCC meeting is on Monday 14 October (7pm to 9pm). It is likely to be an in-person meeting in the Drummond Room, Broughton St Mary’s Church on Bellevue Terrace.

If there are issues that NTBCC should be aware of in the interim, please contact us either by using  the contact form on this website or send us a message via @NTBCC on Twitter and we will respond as soon as we can.

The standard agenda will be published at least 7 days prior, with a detailed agenda following shortly afterwards.

As always, members of the public are very welcome to attend this meeting and future meetings (whether in-person or virtual).

Future meetings are likely to follow this outline/’statutory’ framework, with detailed agendas being issued closer to the actual meeting.

Post last updated 2024_09_10

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Update : new Local Development Plan : ‘City Plan 2030’

Email as received from Edinburgh Council’s Development Planning Programme Manager regarding the forthcoming adoption of the next Local Development Plan. This, along with NPF4 (National Planning Framework), will be the key document for determination of future planning applications.

City Plan 2030 Update

We are pleased to announce that we have received confirmation from the Scottish Government that the Council may proceed to adopt City Plan 2030 subject to modifications. You can see the Scottish Government letter here.

The modifications are principally minor amendments with the most notable change being an additional criterion for Policy Hou 3 Mixed Communities in relation to addressing local housing priorities by meeting identified gaps in provision.

Before we can adopt City Plan 2030, there are two final statutory stages:

  • Planning Committee on 23 October 2024
  • Full Council on 7 November 2024

We expect City Plan 2030 to be adopted as our local development plan on 8 November 2024. We will provide a further update to confirm this.

Lynne McMenemy I Development Planning Programme Manager I Development Planning I Planning and Building Standards | Sustainable Development I PLACE Directorate | The City of Edinburgh Council | Waverley Court, 2.4, 4 East Market Street, Edinburgh, EH8 8BG |  email: cityplan2030@edinburgh.gov.uk

You can access our services at www.edinburgh.gov.uk/planning-building  and follow the Planning Edinburgh blog for updates on our service.

 

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NTBCC full agenda Monday 14 October 2024 and conveners’ reports received so far

This will be an in-person meeting: Monday 14 September at 7pm, in the Drummond Room at Broughton St Mary’s Church on Bellevue Crescent.

The bracketed information shows the time allocated to each item.

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

  1. Welcome and apologies (5 minutes)
  2. Police report as received (10 minutes)
  3. Approval of minutes of September 2024 meeting and matters arising (NTBCC chair, 10 minutes)
    1. draft September minutes
    2. Actions from September minutes
Item Actor Action
2.b row 3 Cllr Caldwell Pursue reinstatement of bin posters and codes, and of all bins getting fullness-detectors
2.b row 4 Cllr Mowat Keep NTBCC informed of any progress with changes to CEC licensing software
2.b row 6 Cllr Caldwell Check whether Edinburgh Atlas shows land that might suit ‘right to grow’
3.b M Birch Arrange a meeting to decide NTBCC’s response, including non-NTBCC members
4.a M Birch Share website responses about service 13 bus with CEC cllrs (done just after meeting)
4.a M Birch Post a link to the draft Princes St and Waverley Valley strategy on NTBCC’s website
4.a M Birch If necessary, make a verbal deputation about George St to TEC.
4.a Cllr Mowat Take up with CEC officers the example of the New Room tables and chairs on Leith St
4.b M Birch At the bin-hub workshop, suggest that cleanliness and maintenance are part of amenity, as well as effective pavement widths
4.c Cllr Caldwell Report back from a meeting this week with the trams team about Annandale St issues
5.b R Price Submit comment about ESF food-truck application requesting temporary permission is given
5.e R Price Add a link to Princes Street and Waverley Valley Strategy forthcoming consultation to the website
6.b Cllr Mowat Attempt to find if there is a cap to the overall duration of temporary licenses
9 B Ryan Circulate information about LeithChooses
    1. Chair’s report (20 minutes)
      1. Edinburgh World Heritage Trust governance update
      2. Edinburgh World Heritage Site management plan update
      3. Visitor levy consultation (closes 15.12.24) – to note/discuss
      4. Community council elections and governance update
    2. Culture and communities matters (15 minutes)
      1. Edinburgh Future Libraries consultation (closes 18.12.24) – to note/discuss
      2. Planned walkabout (First New Town) – 28 October 2024
    3. Licensing matters
      1. Consultation on STL Licencing (closes 14.10.24) – to note NTBCC submission
    4. Planning update (15 minutes)
      1. Update on amended RBS application (learnings from 8 October event & community engagement).
      2. Other recent planning applications of note
      3. Royal High School Preservation Trust survey – to note
    5. Transport and environment matters (15 minutes)
      1. Trams to Newhaven – Road safety audit and defect resolution update
      2. Transport and Environment committee meeting (10 October 2024) update
      3. Communal bin review – residential amenity workshop – feedback
      4. Experimental traffic orders (London Road) – to note/discuss draft objection
    6. Councillors’ reports (10 minutes)
    7. Any other business (10 minutes)

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‘Statutory’ agenda for NTBCC meeting on Monday 14 October 2024

The next NTBCC public meeting will be on Monday 14 October, 7pm to 9pm. It will be an in-person meeting in the Drummond Room, Broughton St Mary’s Church on Bellevue Crescent.

The detailed agenda for this meeting will be published in due course, but for now here is the ‘statutory’/framework agenda.

Ordinary meeting

    1. Welcome, introductions and apologies
    2. Approval of minutes of September NTBCC meeting
    3. Matters arising
    4. Policing matters
    5. Transport
    6. Licensing
    7. Culture & Communities
    8. Environment
    9. Engagement/Communications
    10. Planning
    11. Councillors’ reports
    12. Open forum (for residents to raise any concerns)
    13. AOCB

This is the NTBCC standard agenda. A more detailed agenda with specific topics will be published before the meeting.

As always, members of the public are very welcome to attend this meeting and indeed future meetings (whether in-person or virtual).

Any member of the public who would like to raise an issue in the interim can use the contact form on this website or send us a message via @NTBCC on Twitter and we will respond as soon as we can.

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Licensing Board – Applications in NTBCC’s Area : 19 September 2024

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

Should you wish to share your views/concerns with NTBCC, please contact us by email to licensing@ntbcc.org.uk 

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.

Variation      535915      Gf – Bf, 113-115 George Street (Slug & Lettuce &/or BARUNO), EH2 4JR
to amend on sale hours from 1pm to 3am daily (currently 11am to 1am).

Variation      533171      58a George Street (SUPERCUBE Karaoke Rooms), EH2 2LR
includes to amend Sunday trading to 12pm, and to add outdoor drinking within core hours.

Provisional    536041      9 Brandon Terrace (Luxford Burgers), EH3 5EA
for restaurant/takeaway premises on ground floor and lower ground floor of premises.

Any comments/objections should be lodged in writing by 10/10/2024 (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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Future Libraries Consultation

The following post is taken from an email recently received from City of Edinburgh Council regarding a new phase of public consultation on the future of libraries across Edinburgh. Please consider responding to the consultation for which a link is provided below and let us know if you have any views that you wish us to include in any response we provide to the Council.

Edinburgh Libraries are developing a new Future Libraries Strategy that will provide a framework for service delivery and development for public and school libraries over the next five years. To help shape the new strategy and inform future proposals for change, Council Committee agreed to carry out an engagement and consultation process to gather feedback from individuals, groups, and stakeholders across the city. The first stage of the engagement process was successfully carried out earlier this year, and I’m pleased to let you know that the next stage of our “Future Libraries” consultation is now live and will run until 18 December. As a valued stakeholder, we would appreciate your involvement and to hear your views and ask that you complete the consultation questionnaire which can be accessed here https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/futurelibraries
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Missing Bus Shelter – Mystery Solved

Thanks to Councillor Miller, we have been advised that the bus shelter that disappeared from Mansfield Place earlier this month was removed due to safety concerns. A replacement will be installed by the Council as soon as this work can be scheduled, hopefully before the weather deteriorates further.

We are still on the track of the missing benches from Bellevue Terrace/East Claremont Street!

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Trams to Newhaven Project – Road Safety Audit Report Published

The following is taken from a document issued by the Community Councils Together for Trams group following the recent publication of a report regarding the Trams to Newhaven Project Road Safety Audit.

The independent Stage 3 Road Safety Audit of the Trams to Newhaven project recommends 145 changes to improve the safety of pedestrians, cyclists and other road users. In their response, the Council (CEC) and the Contractor (SFN) have agreed to implement only 49.
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