NTBCC ordinary meeting minutes 17 February 2024

Notes of New Town & Broughton Community Council’s ordinary meeting, held via Zoom, on Monday 17 February 2025 at 7pm

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

URLs have been added by the minutes secretary.

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Agenda for March NTBCC Meeting

The next meeting of the New Town and Broughton Community Council will be held online on Monday 10 March starting at 7.00pm using Zoom. The Zoom meeting can be accessed using the following link.

The agenda for the meeting is shown below.

  1. Welcome and Apologies ­­
  2. Approval of Minutes of February 2025 Meeting and Matters Arising
  3. Chair’s Report
    • Princes Street and Wa­­verley Valley Strategy Consultation Response
    • Edinburgh World Heritage Trust Follow Up
    • Napier University Communications Project
  4. Planning Matters
    • Planning Guidance Consultation (closes 03.04.25)
    • Current Applications to Note
      • 25/00469/FULSTL – 7/8 Baxter’s Place
  5. Transport and Environment Matters (see report below)
    • Transport and Environment Committee (06.03.25)
      • Tables and Chairs Permits
      • East London Street
    • Communal Bin Review – Phase 6 Consultation
    • Trams to Newhaven Project Update
  6. Licencing Matters
    • Licensing Board Applications to Note
    • Civic Licensing Applications to Note
  7. Culture and Communities Matters (see report below)
    • Drummond Community High School Playground Access
    • Report on Culture & Communities Committee meeting (27.02.25)
      • Firework Control Zones
      • Use of the Ross Bandstand
    • Consultation on Management Rules for Public Parks, Beaches and Green Space (closes 11.04.25)
    • Installation of Big Wheel in Princes Street Gardens
  8. Any Other Business

NTBCC Transport & Environment Committee Update – March 2025

NTBCC Culture & Communities Committee Update  – March 2025

NTBCC ordinary meeting minutes 9 December 2024

Minutes of New Town & Broughton Community Council’s ordinary meeting, on Monday 9 December 2024 at 7pm

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

URLs have been added by the minutes secretary.

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NTBCC full agenda Monday 9 December 2024 and conveners’ reports received so far

This will be an in-person meeting: Monday 9 December 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. Approval of minutes of November 2024 meeting and matters arising
    1. draft November minutes
    2. Actions from November minutes
Item Actor Action
1.c NTBCC Share Zoom meeting numbers and passcodes, not just URLs
3.a NTBCC To try to make late deputation on EWHT. Failing that, contact CEC planning convenor and/or other cllrs.
5.b P Williamson Check whether planning permission was obtained for metal grills on Royal London Building
5.c S Holledge Convene ad-hoc groups on the mentioned consultations
6 R Price Pick up 24/05018/FUL and 24/05030/FUL with NTBCC’s planning ctte.
7.c LLCC rep Forward guidance relevant to Albany St HMO situation
  1. Police report – TBC (15 minutes)
  2. Chair’s report (15 minutes)
    1. Edinburgh World Heritage Site management plan update
    2. Community council elections and governance update
  3. Transport and environment matters (20 minutes)
    1. Report on EACC Meeting (28.11.24)
    2. Transport and Environment Committee (12.12.24) agenda:
      1. Cleansing Performance Report
      2. Trams to Newhaven Update
      3. City Mobility Plan Capital Investment Plan
      4. Tables and Chairs Permits
    3. East London Street Update
  4. Licensing matters (20 minutes)
    1. Licencing Sub-Committee (29/11/24) – HMO Properties
      1. HMO 540522 at 39-47 Albany Street (Withdrawn 19/11)
      2. HMO 541034 at 27 York Place
    2. Civic licensing – Other Applications: (to note/discuss)
      1. LHC 540091 at 6 Picardy Place
      2. STL 538256 at 10a Blenheim Place
      3. STL 523318 at 11 Marshall’s Court
  5. Planning (15 minutes)
    1. Princes Street/Waverley Valley Strategy consultation (closes 21.02.25)
    2. Current applications to note
  6. Culture and communities matters (20 minutes)
    1. Culture and Communities Committee meeting agenda (5.12.24)
    2. Visitor Levy Consultation (closes 15.12.24) – confirm NTBCC submission
    3. Ross Band Stand Consultation (closes 20.12.24)
    4. Edinburgh Future Libraries Consultation (closes 25.12.24)
  7. Treasurer’s report (5 minutes)
  8. Any other business

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NTBCC ordinary meeting minutes 9 October 2024

Minutes of New Town & Broughton Community Council’s ordinary meeting, on Monday 14 October 2024 at 7pm

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

URLs have been added by the minutes secretary.

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NTBCC ordinary meeting minutes 9 September 2024

Minutes of New Town & Broughton Community Council’s ordinary meeting, via Zoom, on Monday 9 September 2024 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 9 September 2024 and conveners’ reports received so far

This will be an online meeting : Monday 9 September via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81224803596?pwd=IjzbMuOr017EzHSc4qbeNiv7SzkkbO.1

The parentheses show the time allocated to each item.

Convenors’ reports received so far are below the agenda.

  1. Welcome and apologies – S Holledge (5 minutes)
  2. Approval of minutes of August 2024 meeting and matters arising – S Holledge (10 minutes)
  3. Chair’s report – S Holledge (10 minutes)
    a.  Community Council Elections Update
    b.  Edinburgh World Heritage Trust Update
  4. Transport and environment matters – M Birch (25 minutes)
    1. Transport and environment committee meeting agenda – 12 September 2024
    2. Communal Bin Review – residential amenity workshop – 16 September 2024
    3. East London Street traffic – Green Street workshop – Annandale Street Closure
    4. Number 13 Bus Service – Outcome of NTBCC Website Post
    5. Experimental Traffic Regulation Orders  – NTBCC Response
  5. Planning update – K Lochrie/R Price/A Gaillard/S Hajducki (30 minutes)
    1. Forthcoming PAN on changes to approved scheme for the former RBS site (details TBA)
    2. Current applications at Calton Square / Leith Street incl. ESF proposal (24/03724/FUL)
    3. Update on applications at 1 Gayfield Square
    4. Recent decision at 40 London St (23/06869/FUL)
    5. Princes Street and Waverley Valley Strategy: Forthcoming Consultation
    6. Consultations Update: Developer Contributions (closes 17 September), update to Development Plan Scheme (City Plan 2030) & forthcoming consultations (Edinburgh Design Guidance, Listed Building & Conservation Areas & Guidance for Householders),
    7. Conservation and Adaptation  initiative update (Appendix 3 : Business Bulletin)
  6. Licensing matters – A Gaillard (10 minutes)
    1. Consultation on STL licensing – Closes 14 October
  7. Culture and communities matters – S Holledge (5 minutes)
    1. Planned walkabout – First New Town – 28 October 2024
  8. Councillors’ reports (10 minutes)
  9. Any other business (10 minutes)

Convenors’ reports

NTBCC Transport & Environment Committee Update – September 2024

Planning ( to be added)

NTBCC Licensing Report – September 2024