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NTBCC ordinary meeting minutes 9 February 2026

Minutes of New Town & Broughton Community Council’s ordinary meeting, held at Broughton St Mary’s church on Monday 9 February 2026 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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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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NTBCC ordinary meeting minutes 9 June 2025

Minutes of New Town & Broughton Community Council’s ordinary meeting, held at Broughton St Mary’s church on Monday 9 June 2025 at 8pm

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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Communal Bin Review – Report to Transport and Environment Committee

The CEC Transport and Environment Committee will be considering a report at their meeting on 26 June 2025 which sets out the recommended waste collection service for the streets in the Phase 6 area of the Communal Bin Review. This area includes most of the New Town.  Appendix 2 of the report sets out the latest recommendations for each street.

The New Town and Broughton Community Council has submitted a written deputation and will be making a verbal deputation to the meeting.

While welcoming the decision to retain a kerbside collection service using gull proof sacks for most of the streets that have that service currently, the deputation highlights concerns with the consultation process and the lack of adequate engagement with residents where the service is changing. A number of street associations have submitted their own deputations highlighting the impact on their residents.

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Agenda for May NTBCC Meeting

The next meeting of the New Town and Broughton Community Council will take place on Monday 12 May 2025, starting at 7.00pm. This meeting will be held online on Zoom. The link for this meeting is as follows:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87849508345?pwd=qWIte18bCUReZjaf8SgGMFf1Ay6RzN.1

The agenda for the meeting is:

  1. Welcome and Apologies
  2. Declarations of Interest
  3. Approval of Minutes of April 2025 Meeting and Matters Arising 2025_04_14 draft V4 copy
  4. Chair’s Report
    1. Edinburgh World Heritage Trust (to note)
    2. Community Council Election and Induction Issues (to note/discuss)
    3. Community Councillor Interests Survey (to note)
    4. Arrangements for Business Meeting (to note)
  5. Culture and Communities Matters
    1. Dunard Centre Project Update – Jo Buckley, Chief Executive, IMPACT Scotland
    2. Culture & Communities Committee Meeting – 5 June 2025 (to note)
    3. Appointment of Edinburgh Visitor Levy Forum Chairperson (to note)
    4. Calton Hill Conservation Trust AGM – 17 May 2025 (to note)
    5. Friends of George V Park AGM (to note)
  6. Planning Matters
    1. Planning Local Review Body Decision – 12 Blenheim Place (to note/discuss)
    2. Revised application & Variations for the former RBS site (to note/discuss)
    3. Request for Pre-Application Meeting by Royal London (to discuss)
    4. Recent Planning Applications & Appeals (to note/discuss)
  7. Transport and Environment Matters (convener’s report) 
    1. Communal Bin Review Phase 6 Consultation Update (to note/discuss)
    2. TRO Subcommittee Meeting – Review of ETRO Objections (to note/discuss)
    3. City Mobility Plan Capital Investment Plan (to note/discuss)
  8. Licencing Matters  (convener’s report)
    1. Regulatory – STL Licensing & Aparthotels (to note)
    2. Licensing Board – Report of Meeting of 28 April 2025 (to note)
    3. Licensing Board – Supplementary Statement of Policy on Overprovision (to note)
  1. Any Other Business
    1. Napier University Engagement Project (to note)
    2. Councillor Jule Bandel Absence (to note)
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Agenda for Meeting of New Town and Broughton Community Council on 14 April 2025

The agenda for the next meeting of the New Town and Broughton Community Council on Monday 14 April 2025 at the Drummond Room, Broughton St Mary’s Church on Bellevue Crescent is shown below. Please note that this meeting will commence earlier than usual at 6.45pm to allow time for our Returning Officer, Councillor Claire Miller to announce the results of the recent community council election for our area and confirm the appointment of Office Bearers.

Agenda for New Town and Broughton Community Council Meeting – 14 April 2025

  1. Welcome, Introductions and Apologies
  2. Declarations of Interest
  3. Announcing Community Council Members as duly elected
  4. Confirmation of Community Council Name
  5. Election of Office Bearers
    1. Appointment of Chair
    2. Appointment of Secretary
    3. Appointment of Treasurer
    4. Appointment of Engagement and Inclusion Officer
  6. Community Council Representatives to attend induction event on 26 April 2025.

Note: The above items will be chaired by the appointed Returning Officer for the New Town and Broughton Community Council election, Councillor Claire Miller.

  1. Approval of Minutes of 10 March 2025 Meeting and Matters Arising
  2. Presentation with Questions & Answers by Councillor Stephen Jenkinson, Convenor of CEC Transport and Environment Committee
  3. Chair’s Report
    1. Edinburgh World Heritage Trust and Interface Group Meetings (to note)
  4. Planning Matters
    1. Planning Guidance Consultation – NTBCC Response (to note)
    2. Planning Local Review Body Decision – 12 Blenheim Place (to discuss)
    3. Recent Planning Applications
  5. Licencing Matters (convener’s report)
    1. Licensing Board
      1. Licensing Applications & Standards – Feb 2025 statistics (to note)
      2. Overprovision – additional consultation (to note/discuss)
    2. Civic Licensing + Tables & Chairs (to note)
    3. Beltane Fire Festival – Queue Management (to note/discuss)
  6. Transport and Environment Matters (convenor’s report)
    1. Communal Bin Review Phase 6 Consultation – NTBCC Response (to note)
    2. Trams to Newhaven Project Update (to note)
  7. Culture and Communities Matters
  8. Any Other Business