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‘Statutory’ agenda for NTBCC meeting on Monday 11 May 2026

The next NTBCC public meeting will held be on Monday 111 May, 7pm to 9pm. It will be an online meeting, via Zoom (https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84405780218?pwd=sNEKBZ3b013b5KaEVKyZZtdHNcQBUg.1).

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 April 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.

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Licensing Board – Applications in NTBCC’s Area : 16 April 2026

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

Please find below list of 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.

Application Ref Premises
Variation 573601 Units 6 & 7 Omni Centre, 1 Greenside Place, EH1 3AA
Variation 577761 18-20 Greenside Place, EH1 3AA
Variation 577823 18 Howe Street, EH3 6TG
Variation 578213 194a Rose Street, EH2 4AZ
Variation 578861 119 Rose Street, EH2 3DT

Any comments/objections should be lodged in writing by 7/5/2026 (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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Licensing Board – Application(s) in NTBCC’s Area : 19 March 2026

Retrospective listing of Licensing Board notifications received by the New Town & Broughton Community Council of alcohol licensing application(s) within their area.

Application Ref Premises On Sale Off Sale Summary
New 576194 Grand Lodge of Scotland, 96 George Street, EH2 3DF No Yes Alcohol will be sold in the reception/shop area on the 1st floor of
Freemasons’ Hall
Provisional 574645 28 St Andrew Square, EH2 1AF Yes Yes Hotel with bar, restaurant and meeting facilities
Variation 576043 16 George Street, EH2 2SL Yes Yes Amend activities wording for outwith core hours to delete “but not before 06:00/07:00/08:00 hours and not later than 01:00 hours”.
Variation 576045 7-11 Hope Street, EH2 4EL Yes Yes Amend activities wording for outwith core hours to delete “but not before 07:00/08:00 hours and not later than 01:00 hours”.
Variation 574534 1 Albany Street, EH1 3PY Yes No To add TV Sport as an Activity.
To substitute a new Layout Plan showing that the Outside Area is now part of the licensed premises, but will not be used after 10pm for the consumption of food or drink.
Variation 575073 15 North St Andrew Street, EH2 1HJ Yes Yes To increase on sale hours to operate, from 11am to Midnight on Sundays to Thursdays and 11am to 1am on Friday and Saturdays.
To add off sales. To add Seasonal Variations.
To add TV Sport as an Activity.
Variation 574958 5 York Place, EH1 3EB Yes No To amend the operating plan to include televised sport.
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NTBCC ordinary meeting minutes 9 March 2026

Minutes of New Town & Broughton Community Council’s ordinary meeting, held via Zoom on Monday 9 March 2026 at 7pm

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

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Local Traffic Improvement Programme: 2 proposals in NTBCC area approved

At the CEC transport and environment meeting on 2 April, two of the ‘local traffic improvement’ items proposed for NTBCC’s area were approved. These items are

  • Carlton Terrace Brae: removal of a small number of parking bays, and build-out of pavement at the junction to provide a safer crossing for pedestrians

  • Rodney Street/Broughton Road: Junction review and potential buildouts

It has been pointed out that NTBCC’s area gets two out of only 18 funded items. A list of these items is on pages 116-117 of the TEC agenda.

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NTBCC views on the process for Community Council elections 2025

This document was drafted in early March 2026, then approved at NTBCC’s meeting on 13 April 2026.

A statutory review of the Scheme for Community Councils was concluded on the 21st of August 2024 following three phases of consultation. The final Scheme and Boundary Review was considered and approved by the City Council on 24th of September 2024 and again on 7 November 2024 following certain amendments.

Nominations were open from the 6th of February until the 27th of February 2025, with the possibility of elections being held on the 27th of March, if the number of nominations exceeded the number of places on the Community Council. Continue reading →