Author: Annick Gaillard

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Licensing Board Policy Consultation: Gambling – closes 22 June 2025

Adapted from the post on the Council’s Consultation Hub, the Licensing Board is interested in the public’s views on its Gambling Policy Statement.

Closing date for online submissions:  22 June 2025.

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

The policy statement forms the basis upon which the Board considers applications for premises licences for venues such as betting shops, bingo halls, casinos, gaming machines in entertainment centres and pubs, and a range of other matters.

The policy does not cover matters which are the responsibility of the Gambling Commission and in addition the Licensing Board has a separate policy on alcohol licensing which does not form part of this consultation.

The Board invites comments on the terms of the current Gambling Policy Statement, having already agreed that it will be updated to take account of changes to guidance issued by the Gambling Commission.

Full details can be found here: Licensing Board – Gambling Policy – City of Edinburgh Council – Citizen Space

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Liquor Licensing – Become a member of the Edinburgh Licensing Forum?

Edinburgh Licensing Forum is recruiting members. Members keep the liquor licensing system in Edinburgh under regular review and stimulate debate on relevant issues.

They want to recruit members to represent:

  • each of the four localities
  • the city centre (ward 11)
  • the Edinburgh Association of Community Councils (EACC).

They also want to recruit six members from the licensed trade – both on and off-sales.

About the Edinburgh Licensing Forum

Edinburgh Licensing Forum is an advisory body set up by the Council as required by the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005.

Further details can be found here:
Become a member of the Edinburgh Licensing Forum – The City of Edinburgh Council

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Civic Licensing – Public Entertainment : Motion to ban Military Aircraft Flypasts

As reported in Edinburgh Live and STV News on 5th May 2025: Edinburgh ‘ban’ on Red Arrows and RAF fighter jet flights proposed – Edinburgh Live

Following up on last year, where the demand to ban Edinburgh Tattoo Flypasts was submitted to the Full Council meeting on 27th June 2024 as a question: Civic Licensing – Public Entertainment : Demand to ban Tattoo Flypasts

The demand was re-iterated this year, and submitted to the Full Council meeting on 8th May 2025 as a motion:

By Councillor Heap – Public Entertainment Licences (Aircraft flypasts)

“Council notes:
1)         That some events in the city involve aircraft flypasts, often at low altitude.
2)         That many people find such events entertaining, though others may experience the flypasts as a nuisance, or distressing.
3)         Also that allowing events with polluting flypasts performed purely for entertainment is not compatible with the city’s Net Zero targets.

Council therefore agrees:
4)         A report by the first Full Council meeting after summer recess exploring the methods by which the Council could stop aircraft displays including, but not limited, to the attachment of a condition to public entertainment licences.
5)         “Aircraft displays” includes aircraft powered by fossil fuels, including jet; turboprop and helicopter aircraft, but does include drones nor model aircraft.”

Should you wish to express views about this, please contact Your Councillors – Modern Council (edinburgh.gov.uk)

Red Arrows Flypast 5-July-2023  (Image: Garry F McHarg/Daily Record)

VE Day Flypast 5-May-2025  (Image: BBC News)

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Licensing Board Supplementary Policy Consultation, Assessment of Overprovision – NTBCC response May 2025

NTBCC submitted the following in response to the consultation at Statement of Licensing Policy – Assessment of Overprovision – City of Edinburgh Council – Citizen Space on 1 May 2025.

Introduction

1 Your details

First name: New Town & Broughton
Surname: Community Council
Email address: licensing (at) ntbcc.org.uk
Yes, I consent to being contacted about this consultation: Yes

2 Who are you responding as?

I am responding on behalf of an organisation
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Licensing Board – Application(s) in NTBCC’s Area : 17 April 2025

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.

Provisional    550278     43 Hanover Street (Costcutter local convenience store), EH2 2PJ
to include Off Sale hours – which are unknown.

Any comments/objections should be lodged in writing by 10/5/2025 (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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Edinburgh Council’s Planning Local Review Body – 2nd April 2025 : Calton Hill Planning Travesty!

As reported in The Herald on 10th April 2025: Fury in Edinburgh New Town over ‘hideous’ home approved by Calton Hill | The Herald

We refer to the proceedings of the Planning Local Review Body (Panel 1) that took place on 2nd April 2025 – specifically as related to agenda item 6.1: 12 Blenheim Place (At Land 45 Metres East Of) – Erection of new 5-bedroom family home on land between Greenside Parish Church and No. 12 Blenheim Place – application no. 24/01889/FUL.

The New Town & Broughton Community Council is profoundly concerned about the lack of forensic rigour in the running of the proceedings, and the seemingly casual way the original decision was overturned, contradicting the Council’s own planning advice.

The relevant webcast segment can be viewed here: Planning Local Review Body (Panel 1) – Wednesday 2 April 2025, 9:30am – Start video at 0:03:14 – City of Edinburgh Council Webcasts

The detailed evidence that was supplied – beyond the neutral stance from Historic Environment Scotland (HES) – is available here, including NTBCC’s representation: 24/01889/FUL | Erection of new 5-bedroom family home on land between Greenside Parish Church and No. 12 Blenheim Place. | Land 45 Metres East Of 12 Blenheim Place Edinburgh

NTBCC will decide about their course of action at their next public meeting on Monday 14th April.
Agenda for Meeting of New Town and Broughton Community Council on 14 April 2025

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Licensing Board Supplementary Policy Consultation – Assessment of Overprovision, closes 4 May 2025

Adapted from a Licensing Board communication received by the New Town & Broughton Community Council, inviting the public to comment on whether the whole of the City of Edinburgh Council’s area should be overprovided, whether specific localities be overprovided, or whether there should be no overprovision localities in its area.

Closing date for online submissions:  4 May 2025.

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

Full details can be found here: Statement of Licensing Policy – Assessment of Overprovision – City of Edinburgh Council – Citizen Space

NB: The current (2018) Assessment of Overprovision as set out in Chapter 14 and Appendix 2 of the Board’s new Statement of Licensing Policy (published 27 November 2023) continues to form part of the Board’s Statement of Licensing Policy meanwhile.