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.
These minutes could not be published until they had been approved at the following ordinary meeting in February 2025. Continue reading
NTBCC’s minutes secretary/web-weaver apologises for the late publication of these minutes, caused by serious illness. He is now almost fully recovered, and looks forward to more timely work in 2025.
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.
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.
| 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 |
Agreed by The Cockburn Association, New Town & Broughton Community Council, Old Town Community Council, West End Community Council and Tollcross Community Council.
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11 December 2019
West Princes Street Gardens is a much-loved green space, located in the centre of Edinburgh, at the foot of the castle. For residents and visitors, it is an oasis of peace and tranquillity in the midst of the busy city. Well-wooded with a fine tree canopy and extensive flower beds, it is beautifully maintained by council gardeners. Three war memorials and a series of other monuments and statues testify to its importance in the history of the city.
The Cockburn Association and the four Community Councils support the improvement of specific park facilities — notably the replacement of the Ross Bandstand, removal of the concrete amphitheatre and better access for all — in keeping with the use of the gardens as a quiet space for enjoyment and relaxation, and in scale with the layout of the site. We do not support the transformation of the park into a commercial entertainment venue, involving access restriction and noise pollution disturbance.
In our view, the greenest buildings are the ones that are already built. Therefore, our support for a replacement is, predicated on the need to justify the proposed demolition of the existing Ross bandstand with a clear analysis of refurbishment/improvement options. From our understanding, this has been dismissed outright based on little more than anecdotal evidence and with no cost appraisal for a conservation-led approach to improving the facilities.
Minutes of New Town & Broughton Community Council’s ordinary meeting, held in the Drummond Room, Broughton St Mary’s Church, Bellevue Crescent on Monday 10 December 2018 at 7:30pm Continue reading
Minutes of New Town & Broughton Community Council’s ordinary meeting, held in the Drummond Room, Broughton St Mary’s Church, Bellevue Crescent on Monday 11 September 2017 at 7.30pm
Actions and decisions are red italic underlined. Nem con means that no-one spoke or voted against a decision.
This minute is in the agenda order, but the chair re-ordered the meeting due to late arrivals from the Cockburn Association AGM. Continue reading