Monday, 19 February 2024 at 7pm
at Nelson Hall, McDonald Road Library

1 Welcome, introductions, attendance, apologies

1.a to note: declarations of interest in any items on the agenda

1.b to agree: order of business below

2 Approval of minutes of the ordinary LCCC Meeting on 15 January 2024

3 Matters arising from previous minutes (and not included on agenda below)

Item	Actor	Action	Progress
4.a.i	B Ryan	circulate community police email address	complete
6.a	H Tobermann	watch for enforcement actually being escalated at 11 Pilrig St	Item 5 below
6.d	P Foressier, Cllr Caldwell	to catch up about Ashley Place and Arthur St
6.d	LCCC	Engage with other CCs on Edinburgh-wide planning issues	Item 5 below
8.b	H Tobermann	ask Water of Leith Conservation Trust to keep footpaths open whenever possible	Item 7 below
9.a	S Kennedy	Object to tattoo licence app’n due to overprovision, and attend the 29 Jan licensing meeting
10.a	LCCC	Advertise for new members (due to impending retirement of chair and secretary) in Spurtle
10.c	LCCC	LCCC to become associate member of Edinburgh Bus Users Group	complete

4 Policing matters

4.a to note: local (ward) Police Report February 2024

4.b to note: verbal update on (some) progress with Balfour Court parking/intimidation issue

4.c to note: letter 23/1/24 Superintendent Edinburgh Division to EACC

4.c.i to note: Edinburgh Division’s Local Area Commander for the North West: Chief Inspector Neil Wilson

4.c.ii to note: quarterly management information by council area

5 Planning

5.a to note: update on enforcement case against owner/operator of 11 Pilrig Street (unauthorised conversion of a listed building and change of use)

5.b to note: CEC response to Court Case on Short Term Lets (January 2024)

5.c to note: New annexe to existing guest house @ 36 Pilrig Street (23/07203/FUL)

5.d to note: status of current planning applications (February 2024)

5.e to note: (approvingly) Under One Roof, a Scottish charity providing information on tenement maintenance, management and retrofitting.

5.f to note: verbal update on LCCC’s concerns about serious planning issues in Edinburgh (CEC response)

5.f.i to agree: to participate in proposed Planning Network Group

5.g to note: any other Planning matters relevant to LCCC area

6 Transport and clean streets

6.a The Trams to Newhaven Project is not finished

6.a.i to note: outstanding issues notified to CEC officers and councillors

6.a.ii to note: Elm Row Cycleway – Proposed Change

6.b to note: verbal update on Dalmeny Street pavement works

6.c to note: local complaints about bin hub locations in Wellington Street

6.d to note: intention for CEC to promote a TRO (24-02) for N7 (inter alia) to add N7 Private roads to the Order and amend Schedule 3 to extent permit entitlement to all roads within the colonies, to ensure that Shaw’s Place, Shaw’s Street and Shaw’s Terrace are all entitled to 1 permit per household.

6.e to note: any other Transport and clean streets matters relevant to LCCC area

7 Parks and green spaces

7.a to note: (verbal) report from Friends of Pilrig Park

7.b to note: correspondence with Water of Leith Trust re Collie Park works and path closure

7.c to note: any Parks and green spaces matters relevant to LCCC area

8 Licensing

8.a to note: any Licensing matters relevant to LCCC area

9 LCCC Governance

9.a to note: progress of recruitment of new LCCC chair and vice chair to be appointed by May and response to LCCC ad in Spurtle

9.b to note: Community Council Scheme Review was approved at Full Council on 8 February: minor boundary and name changes are set out and details of the Community Council Scheme (elections, governance, conduct etc.) amended.

9.c to note: any other LCCC governance issues

10 Open Forum (local residents)^[1]

11 AOCB (LCCC members)^[2]

12 Bulletin

12.a Call for UK utility firms to face higher fines for ‘street scars’ on pavements (Guardian 9-2-24)

13 Future Meetings and planned meeting topics/presentations

13.a 2024: 18 March, 15 April, 20 May (AGM), 17 June (no meeting in July)

^[1] This agenda point allows members of the public to raise issues of public interest; during online meetings, please raise your virtual hand.

^[2] This agenda point allows LCCC members to raise issues not covered by the agenda.