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Rennie’s Isle consultation – closing soon!

VRS Limited has plans ‘a mixed use development and sustainable Build to Rent scheme’. This would be at 1 Rennie’s Isle, ‘an existing 1980s design office building that sits at the north eastern corner of Victoria Quay on Ocean Drive’

This site ‘lies just outside of the Leith Conservation Area (and the sub-zone of Old Leith and the Shore) in ‘North Leith’ just to the south of the active docks.’

VRS says ‘The design is at an early stage but we intend to submit an application for planning permission for a complete redevelopment of the building. This will include mixture of live-work apartments to rent as well as affordable housing and potential active ground floor uses.’

Read more about VRS’s plans in the ‘online exhibition’.

Say what you think in the ‘online consultation’.

Closing date 26 May 2021.

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Changes to Permitted Development Rights from April 1st

Edinburgh Planning writes:

Permitted development rights are types of works, usually less complex and minor proposals such as small alterations and extensions that can be carried out without the need to apply for planning permission. From April 1st,  new extended permitted development rights came into force which allow residents of both houses and flats to build structures and cycle stores within both their front and rear gardens.

Read more on the Planning Edinburgh blog.

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Community Councils Together on Trams/Trams Team meeting, 25 March 2021

Minutes of the Community Councils Together on Trams/Trams Team meeting
(Construction Phase) via Google Meet on Thursday 25 March 2021 at 5:30pm Continue reading →

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LHNCC agenda and Eventbrite link: May 2021

Please register via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/153535178853

  1. Introductions, apologies
  2. Declaration of interests
  3. Minutes of April 2021 meeting
  4. Matters arising
  5. Police Report tbc
  6. Councillor/MSP/MP reports
  7. Chair, Secretary and Treasurer reports
  8. Standing reports:
    1. Planning
      1. Rennie’s Isle Development
      2. Albert Dock update
      3. Hemmingway’s (Commercial St)
      4. Sandpiper Drive, Western Harbour (Opposite ASDA to the West)
      5. Seafield Project update
      6. Sub-planning Group – letter to David Givan, CEC Chief Planning Officer.
    2. Licensing
    3. Transport
      1. Trams/Community Councils Together on Trams
      2. Edinburgh Bus User’s Group
    4. Environment
    5. Heritage
      1. Heart of Newhaven Community Project – AGM
    6. Community
      1. Meeting with Paul Lawrence (Tram/CPZ/Leith Connections/Spaces for People/Low Traffic Neighbourhood
      2. North East Community Planning Partnership
  9. Resident issues
    1. Abandoned vehicles – update
  10. AOCB
  11. Date of next meeting (AGM + ordinary meeting) – Tuesday 22 June 2021

Links for further information on Agenda item (8) Standing Reports

  1. Scottish Government: Transforming Planning Scotland
  2. Scottish Government: Planning and Environmental Appeals Division
  3. Scottish Government: heat in buildings strategy consultation
  4. CEC: City Plan 2030 – The Housing Land Audit and Completions Programme (HLACP)
  5. CEC: Edinburgh Development Concordat
  8. EACC: Carbon neutrality Edinburgh 2030 – event 22/4/21
  9. Zero Waste Scotland
  10. Circular Economy
  11. CEC: Vision for Water Management in City of Edinburgh
  12. Heart of Newhaven AGM
  13. Out of the Blue
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LHNCC April 2021 minutes

MInutes of the Leith Harbour and Newhaven Community Council ordinary meeting, held via Zoom, on Tuesday 23 March 2021at 7:00pm

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

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LHNCC agenda and Eventbrite link: April 2021

Please register via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/leith-harbour-newhaven-community-council-march-2021-meeting-tickets-144885525507

  1. Introductions, apologies
  2. Declaration of interests
  3. Minutes of February 2021 meeting
  4. Matters arising
  5. Police Report tbc
  6. Councillor/MSP/MP reports
  7. Chair, Secretary and Treasurer reports
  8. Standing reports:
    1. Planning
      1. Rennie’s Isle Development (presentation and discussion on the planning application from Robert Evans, Director, Ryden Planning for VRS Ltd c/o Union Property Services, and team members
      2. Albert Dock update (JM)
      3. Salamander St/Bath Rd (JM)
      4. Seafield Project update (NT)
    2. Licensing
    3. Transport
      1. Trams/Community Councils Together on Trams (JM)
      2. Edinburgh Bus User’s Group (JM)
    4. Environment
      1. Coalie Park Conversations consultation (DG/ED)
      2. PAS & Zero Waste Scotland, Circular Economy and Planning System event (JM)
    5. Heritage
      1. Heart of Newhaven Community Project (JM)
    6. Community
      1. Edinburgh Civic Forum – Update (JM)
      2. North East Community Planning Partnership (DT)
      3. Edinburgh Partnerships Reforms – EACC (JM)
      4. Community Council Planning Training Workshop (JM)
  9. Resident issues
    1. Parking restrictions in Tower Street
    2. Overflowing bins The Shore and Commercial Wharf
    3. Abandoned vehicles
  10. Leith Connections consultation and next steps (JM)
  11. AOCB
  12. Date of next meeting – Tuesday 27 April 2021

 

Links for further information on Agenda item (8) Standing Reports

  1. Scottish Government Creating Places: A policy on architecture and place in Scotland
  2. Scottish Government: Transforming Planning Scotland
  3. Scottish Government: Planning and Environmental Appeals Division
  4. CEC: Edinburgh Local Development Plan
  5. Licensing of Sexual Entertainment Venues 2021 –  consultation closes 2/7/21
  6. CEC: Edinburgh City Mobility Plan – closes 7/5/21
  7. EACC: Carbon neutrality Edinburgh 2030 – event 22/4/21
  8. Zero Waste Scotland
  9. Circular Economy
  10. CEC: Vision for Water Management in City of Edinburgh
  11. Heart of Newhaven AGM
  12. CEC: Edinburgh Development Concordat
  13. 2021 Tellme Scotland: Public Information Notices for Scotland
  14. CEC: Winter Festivals Consultation closes 19/5/21

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Trams TROs consultation: starts 13 April

Please note this is from the Trams to Newhaven team. LHNCC will respond in due course – watch this space.

From Tuesday 13 April the project will commence the Traffic Regulation Order public consultation process (TRO). A TRO details the nature and extent of how our roads are used and managed such as road closures, restrictions on turning movements and the position of parking and loading spaces.

The purpose of the TRO process is to invite comment and objections on the parking and loading arrangements being proposed and any changes to moving traffic requirements and entry/exit from streets. Only measures presented within the traffic order may be objected to.

You will be able to view and comment on the TRO from Tuesday 13 April for a period of 28 days.

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Scottish Parliament elections 2021 – Edinburgh Northern and Leith hustings (12 April 2021)

While community councils must be politically neutral in all their activities, the following event is open to all and does not promote any individual political stance over others.

Leith Links CC is holding a hustings for the Scottish parliamentary constituency of Edinburgh Northern and Leith, LHNCC’s constituency. This is on Monday 12 April 2021 from 7pm, on Zoom.

The candidates taking part in the hustings are

  • Rebecca Bell (Scottish Liberal Democrats)
  • Katrina Faccenda (Scottish Labour)
  • Callum Laidlaw (Scottish Conservatives)
  • Ben Macpherson (Scottish National Party)
  • Jon Pullman (Freedom Alliance)
  • Lorna Slater (Scottish Greens)

Read more about this event on Leith Links CC’s website: http://www.leithlinkscc.org.uk/scottish-parliament-elections-2021-edinburgh-northern-and-leith-hustings.

Register to take part via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/edinburgh-northern-and-leith-hustings-scottish-parliament-elections-2021-tickets-148498618365

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Community Councils Together on Trams/Trams Team meeting, 25 February 2021

Minutes of the Community Councils Together on Trams/Trams Team meeting
(Construction Phase) via Google Meet on Thursday 25 February 2021 at 5:30pm Continue reading →

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LHNCC February 2021 minutes

MInutes of the Leith Harbour and Newhaven Community Council ordinary meeting, held via Zoom, on Tuesday 23 February 2021at 7:00pm

Continue reading →