Minutes of New Town & Broughton Community Council’s ordinary meeting, held at Broughton St Mary’s church on Monday 8 June 2026, immediately after AGM
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.
Minutes of New Town & Broughton Community Council’s ordinary meeting, held via Zoom on Monday 11 May 2026 at 7pm
Actions and decisions are red italic. ND (‘no dissent’) means that no-one spoke or voted against a decision.
This meeting was chaired by Richard Price, in the absence of Peter Williamson. Continue reading
The next NTBCC public meeting will held be on Monday 9 February, 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 as they are received.
| Item | Actor | Action |
| 3.a row 2 | B Ryan | Add ‘easy access’ version of NTBCC governance document to website |
| 3.a row 4 | S Hodge | Draft paper on concerns re e-bikes etc, then push for a public campaign |
| 3.a row 7 | NTBCC | Revisit public drop-ins in spring 2026, and liaise with EACC |
| 3.a row 8 | NTBCC | Add bins FOI request and response to its website |
| 3.a row 9 | Cllr Mowat | Seek improvements in CEC-CC engagement |
| 3.a row 10 | NTBCC | Inform its councillors of good and bad examples of engagement with CEC |
| 3.a row 11 | P Williamson | Continue to engage with a resident about the issues s/he is suffering |
| 3.a row 15 | M Birch | Draft objection about Charlotte Square plans |
| 4 | P Williamson | Make initial with any future serial non-attending members |
| 5.a.iv | R Price | Circulate link to consultation of cityplan2040 |
| 5.e | R Price | Consider how NTBCC can reaction to proposals for food-stalls at the Omni Centre |
| 7.a.i | P Williamson | Draft response to CEC report on CC elections |
| 5.a.iii | R Price | Liaise with co-objectors on strategy about plans for RBS building |
| 8.a | M Birch | Submit finalised Charlotte Square comments |
| 8.d | Cllr Caldwell | Keep NTBCC informed about CEC action on St Mark’s path |
| 8.d | M Birch | Engage with NTBCC ward cllrs about St Mark’s path |
| 8.e | M Birch | Update NTBCC about meeting of CCs to discuss communal bin matters |
| 8.f | NTBCC | Raise lack of anti-graffiti action in time for the next street-cleansing report |
| 8.f | S Hodge | Include M Birch in engagement about graffiti with relevant CEC officers |
| 8.h | M Birch | Engage with Cllr Miller about planned changes to Dublin St and Abercromby Place |
| 8.i | M Birch | Progress NTBCC’s objection to two-way cycling on one-way streets |
| 9 | NTBCC engagement | Share draft engagement strategy with other NTBCC members, take in suggestions |
| 9 | NTBCC | Members to endorse finalised engagement strategy |
| 9 | NTBCC | Share final version of engagement strategy with other Edinburgh CCs and CEC |
| 9 | SH, FB | Develop action plan to implement finalised engagement strategy |
| 10.a | P Williamson | Organise NTBCC’s business meeting for January |
| 10.b | Cllr Caldwell | Keep NTBCC informed about political flag situation |
While supporting the intent to improve accessibility and provide a link with the existing CCWEL infrastructure, we believe that the current design raises a number of significant issues which require further consideration prior to the project proceeding. Our primary concerns are:
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:
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/
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:
You can read our full submission using the following link: NTBCC Response to Trams Consultation.
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.