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Developer Contributions and Infrastructure Delivery consultation: LCCC’s response

Edinburgh Council recently consulted on its draft supplementary guidance on ‘Developer Contributions and Infrastructure Delivery’. Here is Leith Central CC’s response:

Developers contribution and infrastructure delivery

Comments by Leith Central Community Council

Overview

Whilst the consensus view of the Community Council is that this a welcome document in that it more clearly defines contributions developers are required to make under Section 75, there are a number of aspects which we consider to be disadvantageous to the central Leith area.

These concern provision of health care, educational requirements and contributions to the extension of the tramline along Leith Walk.

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LCCC DRAFT minutes: February 2018

Please note that these are draft minutes, and may not be take as authoritative unless approved at LCCC’s next meeting.  Continue reading →

Localities links

Leith Central CC is in North East Edinburgh locality. You can find out what NE locality does here.

Its meeting papers are here. The agenda and papers for all meetings are published online 6 days before the meeting date.

The webcast for NE locality’s recent meeting can be viewed here, but you can use this link to view any webcast meeting.

These links are about to be added to LCCC’s website sidebar.

North Edinburgh Path network: resurfacing and drainage works

(adapted from an email from Edinburgh Council. While these works may not directly affect Leith Central’s area, they may affect people who cycle to and from the area.)

Balfour Beatty has been appointed by The City of Edinburgh Council to carry out a package of footpath resurfacing and drainage improvement works across the North Edinburgh Path network commencing 7th March 2018 for a period of 12 weeks.  These works are spread across 55 locations on the paths highlighted in the location plan. (Click the graphic to download the full-size PDF.) Continue reading →