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

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

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

The next NTBCC public meeting will held be on Monday 8 December, 7pm to 9pm. It will be an an online meeting via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86742850648?pwd=n4TsHf11gu2GESKTGhTV35tSnWvE2N.1

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

  1. Welcome and apologies
  2. Declarations of interest
  3. Approval of draft November minutes and matters arising
  4. Chair’s report
    1. NTBCC membership update
  5. Planning matters
    1. Current applications/issues
      1. Former RBS site Dundas St (25/01899/FUL) – DMSC hearing on 17 December (to discuss)
      2. City Plan 2040 & current consultation ‘What Makes a Good Space ?‘ – closes 23 January 2026 (to discuss)
    2. Recent decisions
      1. 57 Henderson Row (Royal London : CoU from Offices to Residential) (to note)
    3. Pending Applications
      1. 11 Royal Terrace (25/05233/FUL) (to note)
      2. 14-15 Claremont Crescent (25/5228/FUL) (to note)
      3. 7 Baxter’s Place (25/05562/FUL) (to note)
    4. Revised Scheme of Delegation for planning applications – update
    5. Powderhall redevelopment – summary for information
  6. Licensing matters
    1. Regulatory review of Sun Tan Centres licensing conditions – Consultation (to note)
  7. Culture and Communities matters
    1. Early Update Council’s Culture and Communities Committee meeting on 4 December
    2. Community Council Elections 2025 – Survey Results
    3. Misuse of Quad Bikes and Dirt Bikes in Public Space
    4. Use of Public Spaces for Events – Annual Update
    5. Motion by Councillor McFarlane – Grant Funding for ‘Friends of’ and Trusts
  8. Transport and Environment matters
    1. Charlotte Square – comments provided to CEC project manager (to note)
    2. North-south trams consultation – NTBCC response (to note)
    3. TEC deputations – TRO subcommittee review and supported bus services (to note)
    4. St Marks Park path closure (to discuss)
    5. CBR Phase 6 – outcome of meeting with CEC staff (to discuss)
    6. Graffiti – website post and follow-up actions (to discuss)
  9. Engagement
    1. Report on planned engagement activity for 2026
  10. Any other business

2025_12_18 Transport and Environment convenor’s report

‘Statutory’ agenda for NTBCC meeting on Monday 8 December 2025

The next NTBCC public meeting will held be on Monday 8 December, 7pm to 9pm. It will be an online meeting via Zoom.

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 draft November minutes
    3. Matters arising
    4. Planning
    5. Culture & Communities
    6. Licensing
    7. Transport & Environment
    8. Councillors’ reports
    9. Open forum (for residents to raise any concerns)
    10. AOCB

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.

Licensing Board – Application(s) in NTBCC’s Area : 20 November 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.


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    567225     8-10 South St Andrew Street, New Town, Edinburgh
Provisional    567950     Albany House, 58 Albany Street, Broughton, Edinburgh, EH1 3QR

Any comments/objections should be lodged in writing by 11/12/2025 (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

NTBCC ordinary meeting minutes 13 October 2025

Minutes of New Town & Broughton Community Council’s ordinary meeting, held via Zoom, on Monday 13 October 2025 at 7pm

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

Licensing Board – Application(s) in NTBCC’s Area : May to October 2025

Retrospective listing of Licensing Board notifications received by the New Town & Broughton Community Council of alcohol licensing application(s) within NTBCC’s area, for the period May to October 2025.


May 2025
Provisional  553209   Enoteca Scotland Limited     77a George Street, New Town, Edinburgh, EH2 3ES
Variation      550428   Scotsman Group PLC             23-27 Broughton Street Lane, Edinburgh, EH1 3JT
Variation      550580   Du Vin Bouchers Ltd              51 Thistle Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1DY

June 2025
Provisional  554433   80b George Street, New Town, Edinburgh, EH2 3BU
Variation      552755   Units 3 & 4 Omni Centre, 61 Leith Street, New Town, Edinburgh, EH1 3AU

July 2025
Provisional  557881    116b Rose Street, Edinburgh, EH2 3JF
Provisional  558007   158-162 Rose Street, Edinburgh, EH2 3JD
Variation      557863   14 South St Andrew Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2AZ
Variation      557873   137 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 4JY

August 2025
Variation      558203    Unit C4.18 415-417 St James Crescent, Edinburgh
Variation      558102    49 Frederick Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1EP
Variation      558105    100-102 Rose Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2NN
Variation      559942    Gf, 16 South St Andrew Street, New Town, Edinburgh, EH2 2AU
Provisional  559470    47 Frederick Street, New Town, Edinburgh, EH2 1EP

September 2025
Variation      554681    Unit 1, 61 Leith Street, Edinburgh, EH1 3AU
Variation      554597    C3.33 300-304 St James Crescent, Edinburgh, EH1 3AE
Variation      559481    73 Hanover Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1EE
Variation      560735    Precinct, 110-114 Rose Street, New Town, Edinburgh, EH2 3JF
Variation      562781    41-42 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, EH2 2AD
Variation      554343    4 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, EH2 2BD

November 2025
New                 564738    6 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, EH2 2BD
Provisional  564495    18b Frederick Street, New Town, Edinburgh, EH2 2HB
Provisional  564694    2 Dundas Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6HZ
Variation      564404    68-73 Queen Street, New Town, Edinburgh, EH2 4NN

Further details about the latest applications can be found here: www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/download/13426/alcohol-licence-registers