As you may have seen in local media, there has been a lot of discussion about the plans to install a Big Wheel in East Princes Street Gardens this summer. According to the notification that we have received from the City of Edinburgh Council, it would operate from the start of July 2025 through to early January 2026 with only a brief suspension during part of October and November. The recent media interest has been sparked by discussion of this topic at our meeting on Monday which highlighted concerns about the impact on the city centre in summer of a further tourist attraction.

Further details can be found in the attached notification.

The Council has requested comments from stakeholders about the plans. The closing date for comments is Thursday 20 March 2025. Comments should be submitted to publicspaces@edinburgh.gov.uk