Edinburgh Council

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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

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Reporting Graffiti

There have been a number of questions recently about incidents of graffiti in our area. The Council’s policy is to remove graffiti from Council property within 10 days unless it is offensive in which case it should be removed within 24 hours.

Residents are encouraged to report grafitti on Council property at edinburgh.gov.uk/graffiti. The Council teams can clear tagging from:

  • Bins and food waste bin cases
  • Bus stops
  • Lamp-posts
  • Bicycle storage hangars
  • Parks’ equipment and walls
  • Schools’ equipment and walls
  • Council-owned buildings and houses

The responsibility for removing graffiti on private property is with the owner of that property, although the Council may be able to assist especially if the graffiti is offensive. Private property includes street furniture owned by utility companies. You will need to contact the relevant utility company to report graffiti. The following are some contact details that may be helpful.

BT/Open Reach Cabinets and other equipment  – you can call 0800 023 2023 and select option 1 or alternatively access their help page at https://www.openreach.com/help-and-support/damage-health-and-safety

Post Boxes  – you can email Royal Mail at postbox.appearance@royalmailpfs.com. providing the specific address of the post box and if possible the post box number which should be shown on the collection times plate as well as a photograph of the graffiti.

Railway stations, bridges and land beside railways – you can contact Network Rail at https://www.networkrail.co.uk/our-work/living-by-the-railway/graffiti-removal/ 

If you find that reported graffiti in our area is not removed promptly, please get in contact with us at https://www.ntbcc.org.uk/contact/ 

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North-South Trams Consultation – NTBCC Response

The New Town and Broughton Community Council has submitted its response to the current consultation on the North-South Trams Route. Our response has focussed on the sections of the planned route within our area and highlighted the following concerns:

  • Impact on congestion and pedestrians of the plans for the east end of Princes Street
  • Lack of alternative routes for traffic that can no longer use North and South Bridge
  • Impact on congestion and pedestrians of the plans for the south end of Queensferry Street
  • Impact on the UNESCO World Heritage Site including Dean Bridge
  • Unresolved technical uncertainties about key parts of the route including Dean Bridge and South Bridge.

You can read our full submission using the following link: NTBCC Response to Trams Consultation. 

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Review of Transport Regulation Orders Sub-Committee – NTBCC Deputation

Also on the agenda for the Transport and Environment Committee (TEC) meeting today was a report concerning the Traffic Regulation Orders (TRO) Sub-Committee. This sub-committee was established about a year ago to handle the statutory elements of Traffic Regulation Orders. Over the last year, the sub-committee has considered a number of matters affecting our area. Unlike most committees, Community Councils are not able to comment upon the reports under consideration by the sub-committee. Local ward Councillors are also barred from making any representations to the sub-committee. As a result, we have been very frustrated that decisions have been made without all the facts being available. We therefore decided to make a verbal deputation to the TEC meeting to highlight these concerns and seek the opportunity to provide feedback. You can view what we said on the Council’s webcast site from tomorrow but attached is the text of our submission.

Verbal Deputation to TEC (Review of TRO Sub-Committee) 

Although the remit of a Council committee may sound very dull and not worth our attention, the current situation denies us and the public the opportunity to properly engage in decisions affecting the roads in our area. When Community Councils were established they were intended to improve engagement between Councils and the community. If we cannot speak on your behalf, we cannot fulfil the function for which we were established.

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Supported Bus Services – NTBCC Deputation

A report on Supported Bus Services was presented at the Transport and Environment Committee (TEC) meeting today including a lessons learned report on the procurement exercise conducted last year. We were disappointed that although the lack of community engagement was one of the primary reasons that the report was commissioned, there had been no contact with us or other community councils by the consultant conducting the lessons learned exercise. We therefore submitted a written deputation to the committee to register our disappointment and also to highlight a couple of other issues that we thought should be considered. A copy of that deputation can be accessed through the following link:

NTBCC Deputation to TEC (Supported Bus Services)

If you have any feedback on how the number 13 bus service is operating since it was taken over by the new operator last December, please let us know using the contact form on our website.

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NTBCC full agenda Monday 10 November 2025 and conveners’ reports received so far

The next NTBCC public meeting will held be on Monday 10 November, 7pm to 9pm. It will be an an in-person meeting at Broughton St Mary’s Church (12 Bellevue Crescent, Edinburgh EH3 6NE)

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

  1. Welcome and apologies
  2. Declarations of interest
  3. Approval of October meeting minutes and matters arising
  4. Chair’s report
    1. New Member – Andrew Naughtie
    2. Dunard Centre
    3. NTBCC Public Drop-in Sessions
    4. NTBCC Engagement With CEC Officials
    5. Ongoing issues raised by local resident and how best to resolve them
  5. Planning matters
    1. 14 – 15 Claremont Crescent – switch from residential to serviced appartments (25/05228/FUL)
    2. 11 Royal Terrace – outdoor wellness  area / sauna etc. (25/05233/FUL)
    3. Former RBS site Dundas St. – reopened for comments (25/01899/FUL) & City Plan 2040 & current consultation
    4. Recent Decisions
      1. EPSG Christmas
      2. Rose Street Theatre
      3. Royal London – Thistle St
    5. Planning Committee
      1. Revised Scheme of delegation
      2. Draft Princes Street & Waverley Valley Strategy
  6. Licensing matters
  7. Culture and Communities matters
  8. Transport and Environment matters
    1. Charlotte Square  – report of meeting with CEC project manager and next steps (discuss)
    2. George Street Cross Streets  – report of meeting with CEC project manager and next steps (discuss)
    3. Picardy Place  – report on meetings with Essential Edinburgh and CEC (note)
    4. North South Trams Consultation  – agree NTBCC response (discuss)
    5. CBR Phase 6  – update on planned meeting with CEC staff (note)
  9. Any other business

Convenors’ and other reports

Transport and Environment Committee Report 

Responses to questions about Charlotte Square Project

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NTBCC makes deputation on pavement widths to Council

At last Thursday’s Transport and Environment Committee meeting, we made a verbal deputation highlighting problems with the loss of pavement space as a result of the issue of tables and chairs permits and siting of other infrastructure on pavements. We included a number of photographs of current examples from across our area to illustrate our concerns.

We noted that the Council is not consistently following its own guidance contained in the Edinburgh Street Design Guidance and raised concerns about response provided in the Business Bulletin to questions raised by Councillors last September. As a result of the deputations from NTBCC and Living Streets Edinburgh, the Councillors approved a motion to seek a full report on this issue early next year. We are hopeful that this report will provide greater clarity on the rules that should apply especially in busy pedestrian areas.

If you are interested in learning more about this topic you may want to watch the webcast of the Transport and Environment committee meeting. If you see other examples of pavements being restricted,  please do forward them to us using X (Twitter) or the contact form.