Monday, 19 August 2019 at 7pm, Leith Community Centre, 12a Newkirkgate
NB not McDonald Road Library, Nelson Hall
- Welcome, introductions, attendance, apologies (5)
- to note: declarations of interest in any items on the agenda
- to agree: order of business
- Approval of minutes of 17 June 2019 meeting (5)
- Matters arising from previous minutes (and not on agenda below) (5)
- Community Police Officer’s Report (5)
- LCCC Governance and Office Bearers’ reports (15)
- to note: continuing issues around availability of McDonald Rd Library
- to note: Treasurer’s Report
- to note: Comms Group Report
- to note: update on publicising Community Council election
- to note: report from partnership/locality meetings
- to note: reports from other Office Bearers
- Transport & Clean Streets (10)
- to note: Community Councils Together on Tram (CCTT): update
- to note: revised programme Tram Diversion Route Resurfacing Works (aka Carriageway Resurfacing Works Summer 2019)
- to agree: LCCC broadly welcomes the Resurfacing Works, but regrets that urgent pavement resurfacing and surface water drainage repairs and upgrades have not been progressed in parallel;
- to agree: LCCC requests that any excessive wear and tear due to tramconstruction diversions is made good at the end of the tram works
- to agree: LCCC requests timely consultations about the reinstatement of setted streets (e.g. Dalmeny Street) that have been tarmaced as part of the Works
- to note: Edinburgh Citywide Parking – Area 3 Strategic Parking Review
- to note: any other Transport & Clean Street matters relevant to LCCC area
- Planning (20)
- to note: the retirement of Julian Siann as LCCC’s planning convenor
- to note: the need to organise a planning monitoring rota to secure statutory consultee status for LCCC and to maintain LCCC’s register of current planning applications
- to note: report on Scottish Government Short Term Lets Consultation event
- to note: concerns over insufficient fire safety at Shrub Place developments (marketed as ‘Engine Yard’) (Evening News, 02-08-19)
- to note: 19/03509/ADV | Advertisement of the following types: Hoarding. | 10 Croall Place EH7 4LT and LCCC request for extension for comments (minded to object)
- to note: 19/03802/PAN | Demolition of the existing warehouse and office building. Construction of general market flatted dwellings, affordable flatted dwellings and student accommodation. | 48 – 50 Iona Street Edinburgh EH6 8SW
- to note: 19/03433/PAN | Residential development comprising up to 63 apartments, associated infrastructure and landscaping. | 14 Ashley Place Edinburgh EH6 5PX
- to note: community master-planning and co-design event (Saturday 21 September 2019, 11-3pm) Leith Proposals: Leith Central Community Council
- to note: revised scheme for the Local Plan 2030
- to note: update on appeal (PPA-230-2274 and CAC-230-2004) 106-162 Leith Walk
- Shop conversions to residential in LCCC area
- to agree: that such conversions in tenemental streets disproportionately benefit owners, while disbenefits accrue to residents through loss of amenity, increased incentives to shop further afield and reduced natural surveillance
- to agree: for LCCC to become statutory consultee in such cases to ensure increased scrutiny
- to note: opportunity for talk by CEC Archeology Officer and FCA on findings at 70, 72 Newhaven Road (17/01183/FUL)
- to note: any other Planning matters relevant to LCCC area
- Parks & Green Spaces (5)
- to note: update on draft masterplan plan (and timeline) for Coalie Park
- to note: Friends of Pilrig Park report
- to note: other Park Friends’ reports
- Licensing
- Open Forum1
- AOCB2
- Bulletin3
- Changes to commercial food and glass waste (CEC letter June 2019)
- Future Meetings (usually 3rd Monday of the month) and meeting topics/presentations
- to note: provisional dates 2019: 16 Sep, 21 Oct, 18 Nov, 16 Dec and provisional dates 2020: 20 Jan, 17 Feb, 16 Mar, 20 Apr, 18 May (including AGM), 15 Jun
- to note: future presentations and charrettes
- 16 September: Briefing by Euan Leitch, BEFS on upcoming Tenement Maintenance legislation and related matters
- 21 September: community master-planning and co-design event
- tbc: 19/00415/PAN (rear of 139 Leith Walk)
- tbc 19/03433/PAN (Ashley Place)
- tbc: 19/03802/PAN (Iona Street)
1 This agenda point allows members of the public to raise issues of public interest.
2 This agenda point allows LCCC members to raise issues not covered by the agenda.
3 This is for information only; any discussion to be brought to a future meeting.