SecretaryÕs
report for May 2017 meeting.
Invitations to events and
consultations or invitations to comment (dates of deadlines are highlighted, and items to
be mentioned are in grey boxes)
1. April 2: Consultation on unconventional oil and gas in Scotland, including
the potential impacts of shale oil and gas, and coal bed methane, and the
technologies involved in extraction, including hydraulic fracturing. Deadline
31 May
https://consult.scotland.gov.uk/energy-and-climate-change-directorate/fracking-unconventional-oil-and-gas/. Responses by 31
May.
2.
April 4: Scottish
Government consultation on Improving Parking in Scotland, with a deadline of 30th June 2017
(http://www.communitycouncils.scot/improving-parking-in-scotland-consultation-launched.html)
The consultation explores how parking is
managed across the country and invites views on delivering a consistent
approach to managing and enforcing parking on public roads, including trunk
roads, while improving accessibility for all. The consultation paper can be
found here - https://consult.scotland.gov.uk/road-policy/improving-parking-in-scotland/user_uploads/improving-parking-in-scotland.pdf
3. April 4: Consultative
Forum in City Chambers, Edinburgh with julian.bratley@edinburgh.gov.uk to discuss the Waste and Cleansing Service Improvement Plan and the
general cleanliness of the city. The dates and locations for the next two
meetings are:
12th
April – 1pm to 3pm
12th
July – 10am to 12pm (when Joan Carter, who attended earlier discussions)
may be able to go
4. April 3: Second
consultation on our Airspace Change Programme.
Respond on http://www.letsgofurther.com/
or response forms can be requested and submitted by writing to Freepost LETS GO
FURTHER. SCC response submitted.
5. April 6: Old and New Towns of Edinburgh WHS Management
Plan - draft for public consultation
6.
April 15: Council consultation on late hours catering. A licence is required
for the use of premises between 23:00 and 05:00hrs,
whether the food is consumed on or off the premises. A consultation in 2016 led
to revised policy, adopted at the Regulatory Committee Meeting on 19 September
2016. The Committee was asked if they would consider extending the policy to
allow premises to operate a Òdelivery onlyÓ service after being closed, so a
further consultation exercise is needed. https://consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/sfc/lhc-delivery deadline19th
May 2017. Response submitted on April 26th,
and letter to councilors and MSPs.
7. April 12: QuietRoutes
preliminary design consultation
8.
April
17:Notification of UNDERBELLY CIRCUS HUB 2017 – COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENT. In February, Underbelly were awarded a three year contract to hold the ÒCircus HubÓ
on The Meadows from 28 July until 29 August (including build and strike
days). Charlie Wood, Director, Underbelly Ltd would like to meet local
community stakeholders to discuss arrangements in a meeting on
Tuesday 23 May at 12.30pm in the Octagon Room, City Chambers, Royal Mile,
Edinburgh. To attend, email the names to sarah.murphy@edinburgh.gov.uk Tim will attend.
9. April 18: Corrected link to survey about Edinburgh Design Guidance update, with changes to
the CouncilÕs Parking Standards for new developments, advice on Build to Rent
Housing, and protected views to the Forth Bridge survey link,
with a link to the draft revised Guidance.
Planning
1)
Weekly Lists 20/03/2017, 03.04,10.04, 18.04, 24.04
a)
Comments were sent on the proposed changed at St Peters
Church, Lutton Place ,
7/01039/FUL and 17/01040/LBC , both delegated
b)
P McD emailed the planning
dept. about the 10.04
item 17/01512/FUL to subdivide
the LGF at 29 Blackwood Crescent to form 2 two 2 bed flats. The application
then became invisible.
a)
The application 17/01568/FUL was discussed
for change of use
of 65 Clerk Street from a hairdresser's (Gordon Black) to "a cold food
cafe, deli and bakery aimed at vegans and vegetarians. All cooking would be
done off the premises. The proposal includes additional seating on the ground
floor and basement for around 40. It was agreed that there are insufficient
grounds for objecting.
Other emails and copies of emails
and letters received
1.
30 March: Skelf Bike Park
Opening Event Press Release
2.
From Southside Association. Minutes
from the March meeting, and the agenda for the meeting to be held on 4 April.
3. April 2: Edinburgh Trust Community Programme for individuals and community groups who want to apply for funding to set
up new projects that can help improve lives, reduce poverty and bring
communities together in Edinburgh.
https://www.turn2us.org.uk/About-Us/News/Turn2us-launches-Edinburgh-Community-Programme
4.
April 2: Request from Sarah
Murphy, Senior Parks Technical and Programmes Officer
for a pre-meeting with the local community and Charlie Wood, presumably to
discuss events in the Meadows (her email is quite obscure about the purpose).
5.
April 3: Tommy Sheppard MP Newsletter
- April 2017
6.
April 5: NHS Board Appointments — appeal for interested people (forwarded to SCC members)
7.
April 6: The Southside Surgery will open on Tuesday 2 May
2017 at the Conan Doyle Medical Centre at Cameron Toll
8.
April 6: from Ciaran McDonald (Researcher to Andy Wightman
MSP, T: 0131 348 6369
Email: ciaran.mcdonald@parliament.scot) Briefing paper on short term lets. After the
local elections, a public meeting will be announced on short term lets in
Edinburgh (forward to SCC members)
9.
April 6: Newsletter for the Lutton Court
Development (forward to SCC
members)
10. April 11: Advice on hustings connected with the local election, including
reminder that CCs are non-political.
From East Parkside Proprietors' Association
1) April 11: Request
that The Borough Collective be
asked to stop FLY POSTING (copied to all relevant
City Council officials)
2) April 29: continuing inappropriate position of the "No Lorries / No
Coaches" sign at that gate. (Holyrood Park)
Letters & emails sent
April 15th:
reply re offer to send a printed copy of the Edinburgh
Local Development Plan – Adopted