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LHNCC April 2024 minutes

Minutes of the Leith Harbour and Newhaven Community Council ordinary meeting, held at Custom House, on Tuesday 23 April 2024 at 6:30pm

Actions and decisions are red italic. Nem con means that no-one spoke or voted against an item.

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LHNCC **final** agenda: 28 May 2024

Date and time: 18:30 to 20:30, Tuesday 28 May 2024
Venue: in-person only at Custom House, 65-67 Commercial St, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6LH

PLEASE ENTER VIA THE SIDE DOOR ON THE QUAYSIDE

  1. Introductions, apologies for absence
  2. Declarations of interest
  3. Minutes of 23 April meeting
  4. Matters arising
  5. Residents’s issues advised prior to the meeting
    • Traffic on Henderson Street
  6. Police report, including responses to items raised
  7. Standing items and updates
    • Planning and licensing
      • Harbour 31
      • Albert Dock railings
      • Seafield update
      • Council-led training session (30 May, 2pm)
    • Transport
      • Trams
      • Buses
    • Environment and green space
      • Water of Leith Basins Stakeholder Group
      • Discovery Gardens
      • Reopening of Coalie Park on 22 May
    • Heritage
      • Murals on walls of South Leith Parish Church
    • Community
      • Update on Leith Community Centre
      • Leith Gala Day (Saturday 8 June)
  8. Edinburgh’s proposed local development plan – City Plan 20230 – report of examination
  9. Councillors’, MSP’s and MP’s reports and updates
  10. Key diary dates ahead of next meeting
  11. AOCB
  12. Date of next meeting: Tuesday 25 June 2024 AGM (venue TBC)
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Report bad smells and noise from Seafield

Courtesy of Leith Links CC, there is a tool to report bad smells and noise from the Seafield works: http://www.leithlinkscc.org.uk/seafieldnuisancereportform/

The form will automatically be forwarded to Ben Macpherson MSP; councillors Katrina Faccenda, Adam Nols-McVey and Chas Booth; Leith Links CC; Scottish Water, Veolia, waterindustry@gov.scot, and Mairi McAllan MSP (Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy).

We will add a link to the form to this website’s sidebar, so it will remain accessible here.

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LHNCC March 2024 minutes

Minutes of the Leith Harbour and Newhaven Community Council ordinary meeting, held at Heart of Newhaven, on Tuesday 26 March 2024 at 6:30pm

Actions and decisions are red italic. Nem con means that no-one spoke or voted against an item.

The meeting was preceded by a presentation by Cllr Cammy Day, Leader of Edinburgh Council, on the ‘Regeneration of North Edinburgh’.

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LHNCC agenda: 23 April 2024

Date and time: 18:30 to 20:30, Tuesday 23 April 2024

Venue: in-person only at Custom House, 65-67 Commercial St, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6LH

PLEASE ENTER VIA THE SIDE DOOR ON THE QUAYSIDE

  1. Introductions, apologies for absence
  2. Declarations of interest
  3. Minutes of  March 26th meeting
  4. Matters arising (not covered below or carried forward)
  5. Residents’s issues advised prior to the meeting
    • Traffic on Henderson Street
  6. Police report, including responses to items raised
  7. Standing reports
    • Planning and licensing
      • Seafield update
      • Harbour 31
      • Western Harbour Ponds, PAN
      • Albert Dock railings
    • Transport
      • Trams
      • Buses
    • Environment and green space
      • Water of Leith Basins Stakeholder Group
      • Discovery Gardens
    • Heritage
      • Leith Culture and Heritage Group update
    • Community
      • North East Locality Community Planning Partnership, LIP development update
      • Review of Edinburgh Community Council scheme and boundaries
  8. Edinburgh’s proposed local development plan – City Plan 20230 – report of examination
  9. Edinburgh City Councillors’ reports
  10. Local MSP’s and MP’s reports
  11. LHNCC treasurer’s report
  12. EACC update
  13. AOCB, including issues raised during this meeting

Dates of future meetings

  • Tuesday 28th May, 2024, Custom House
  • Tuesday 25th June, 2024, TBA
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LHNCC February 2024 minutes

Minutes of the Leith Harbour and Newhaven Community Council ordinary meeting, held at Custom House, on Tuesday 27 February 2024 at 6:30pm

Actions and decisions are red italic. Nem con means that no-one spoke or voted against an item.

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LHNCC agenda: 26 March 2024

Date and time: 18:30 to 20:30, Tuesday 26 March 2024

Venue: Anchor East, Heart of Newhaven, 4-6 Main Street, Newhaven, Edinburgh EH6 4HY.

Please note that there will be a presentation by Cllr Cammy Day, Leader of the City of Edinburgh Council, on the ‘Regeneration of North Edinburgh’ at the start of the meeting –before LHNCC ordinary business.

  1. Introductions, apologies
  2. Declaration of interests
  3. Minutes of February 2024 meeting (link to draft minutes)
  4. Matters arising
  5. Residents’ issues
  6. Police update/response to issues raised
  7. Standing items and updates
    • Planning
      • Ocean Terminal
      • Seafield
      • Western Harbour Ponds (PAN)
      • Local Place Plans
    • Licensing
    • Transport
      • Trams
      • Buses
    • Environment
      • Water of Leith Basins Stakeholder Group Meeting
      • Discovery Garden
      • Edinburgh Green Spaces
    • Heritage
      • Scottish Heritage Buildings (SHBT)
    • Community
      • £eith Chooses (feedback)
  8. Community Councils Scheme Review and boundaries
  9. Councillor/MSP/MP responses and updates
  10. Key diary dates ahead of next meeting
  11. AOB
  12. Date of next meeting – Tuesday 23 April 2024 (Custom House)

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LHNCC agenda: 27 February 2024

Date and time: 18:30 to 20:30, Tuesday 27 February 2024

Venue: in-person only at Custom House, 65-67 Commercial St, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6LH

PLEASE ENTER VIA THE SIDE DOOR ON THE QUAYSIDE

  1. Introductions
  2. Apologies for absence
  3. Minutes of January 23rd meeting (link to draft minutes)
  4. Matters arising (those not covered in this agenda or carried forward)
  5. Residents’ issues advised to LHNCC prior to the meeting
    • Anchorfield update
    • Dogs walked in public spaces
  6. Police report
  7. Standing reports (from our leads)
    • Planning
      • Upskill training in planning for LHNCC
      • Seafield update
      • Ocean Terminal, future presentation
      • Discovery Garden project
      • Western Harbour Ponds, PAN
      • Local place plans
    • Licensing
    • Transport
      • Update on Edinburgh Tram operations
      • Community Councils Together on Trams (CCTT), LHNCC membership
      • Update on Edinburgh Bus Users Group
    • Environment
      • Edinburgh Green Spaces, future presentation
      • Friends of the Water of Leith Basin (FoWLB) update
    • Heritage
      • News from Scottish Heritage Buildings (SHBT)
    • Community
      • £eithChooses Awards Night, 22nd February, Kirkgate Community Centre
      • North East Locality Community Planning Partnership, LIP development update
      • Review of Edinburgh Community Council Scheme and Boundaries, 29th February
  8. Edinburgh City Councillors’ Reports
  9. Local MSPs’ and MP’s reports
  10. LHNCC treasurer’s Report
  11. EACC update
  12. AOCB, issued raised during this meeting etc

Dates of future meetings

Tuesday 26th March, 2024 (venue: Anchor East, Heart of Newhaven)
Tuesday 23rd April

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LHNCC November 2023 minutes

Minutes of the Leith Harbour and Newhaven Community Council ordinary meeting, held at Custom House, on Tuesday 28 November at 6:30pm

Actions and decisions are red italic. Nem con means that no-one spoke or voted against an item. Continue reading →