Actions and decisions are red italic underlined. Nem conmeans that no-one spoke or voted against an item. Continue reading
(See also ordinary meeting minutes in previous post.)
(See next post for minutes of AGM held immediately after ordinary meeting.)
Actions and decisions are red italic underlined. Nem conmeans that no-one spoke or voted against an item. Continue reading
Three Public Drop-in events are planned for consideration of the revised designs for the Trams extension to Newhaven.
This will enable people to see progress addressing results of the first consultation (May 2018). The drop-in events will be followed by a second consultation (date to be confirmed).
Date: Tuesday 02/10/2018
Venue: Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Dalmeny Street (unstaffed exhibition)
Time: 2.00pm – 7.00pm
Date: Saturday 13/10/2018
Venue: Ocean Terminal (staffed exhibition)
Time: 12.00 noon – 5.00pm
Date: Monday 22/10/2018
Venue: McDonald Road Library (staffed exhibition)
Time: 2.00pm – 7.00pm
The following email has been received by LHNCC from Edinburgh Council’s Planning Service Delivery relating to improvements to the Planning portal; an outage of the system is required to implement these changes.
An upgrade of the Planning and Buildings Standards systems is planned for November this year. The upgrade will result in a number of improvements, such as making it easier to view documents, comment on planning applications and share information using social media.
The process to upgrade our systems will impact on the delivery of the service and the planning and building standards portal will be unavailable during this time. The weekly list of planning applications will not be issued and you will be unable to view and comment on applications.
The internal systems we use to manage applications will also be unavailable and staff will be unable to access planning and building standards records.
Please share this with anyone who might wish to know.
Further information will be issued in the coming weeks, including the specific dates of the downtime. You can also keep up to date by following us on Twitter @planningedin or subscribing to the Planning Blog
Regards
David R Leslie
Chief Planning Officer
Place Directorate,The City of Edinburgh Council
Following further enquiries by New Town & Broughton Community Council (through Councillor Miller), we have been advised that the upgrade is expected to take place in early November (requiring a downtime of approx. one full week); but the precise date and duration will be confirmed in mid-October.
We have also been advised that the downtime of the planning portal will also impact the Development Management Sub Committee timetable and agendas, with the weekly list of planning applications including newly submitted applications and decisions to be issued once the system is back online. Planning decisions will not be issued during the period of downtime. Furthermore, as we had requested, additional time will be given to comment on applications affected by this planned downtime.
We are expecting further communication from CEC regarding precise dates as soon as their provider informs them.
In general, NTBCC have expressed support for necessary improvements to the planning portal but we are unsure as to either the extent of consultation (& comments received) or the precise weaknesses that this initiative is trying to tackle.
We have also requested further details on the improvements to be incorporated as although the email mentions ‘making it easier to view documents’ – which we would support – we are unclear how this is to be achieved. Improvements to ‘comment(ing) on planning applications’ is also stated, but again with no details as to what these may be. We have highlighted drawbacks with the current system that we are aware of (which include the limit on number of words permitted, problems due to the time-out (if typing directly online vs. copy/paste) & the inability to attach images, JPEGs etc.
More information will be posted when we receive further details.
LHNCC’s secretary has been summing up the developments planned for this area (and other developments that would affect the area. It’s all in this handy PDF: 2018_09 Planning
Our secretary has also submitted the following comments on behalf of LHNCC various planning matters:
These are all in the context of the North East Edinburgh Locality Improvement Plan 2017-2022 (PDF).
(adapted Edinburgh Council’s consultation web-page)
Edinburgh Council invites take part in this survey to tell us what matters to you and how it should develop the best way forward for Edinburgh. Your views will shape multiple projects:
Please see relevant information here.
In north Edinburgh, food-bank donation points are
(This data is from the Trussell Trust’s website. Please visit that if you wish to donate food elsewhere – or if you need food anywhere!)
(adapted from an email from Bethany Trust, via Police Scotland)
The Care Shelter this winter opens on 24 September 2018 and runs through until 5 May 2019. Please click the graphic to see the rota for 24 September–28 October 2018.
Please share this as appropriate.
LCCC hopes to advertise later rotas in due course.
(adapted from an email from the Scottish Community Development Centre)
Last year, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon set up an independent Advisory Group to develop a series of recommendations and actions around human rights in Scotland – and you can have your say with this online survey.
Human rights are a vital part of a just and equal society. They give you a set of rights and freedoms regardless of where you are from, how old you are, what you believe, or how you choose to live your life.
How your human rights are affected by governments and other bodies is becoming increasingly important, with the Advisory Group making recommendations on how we can protect our existing rights and examine how Scotland can go further in demonstrating human rights leadership.
The Advisory Group want to hear your views and feedback on their developing recommendations and how they can be made as effective as possible in improving the lives of people and communities.
The survey will be open until 11th October. The survey has also been translated into BSL.
You can also join the discussion on Facebook and Twitter using #HumanRightsLeadership, You can follow the @HRLeadershipSco Twitter account, Like them on Facebook and visit the website www.humanrightsleadership.scot for more.
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