MInutes of the Leith Harbour and Newhaven Community Council ordinary meeting, held via Zoom on Tuesday 27 October 2020 at 7:00pm
Bath Rd
LHNCC September 2020 minutes: ordinary meeting
MInutes of the Leith Harbour and Newhaven Community Council ordinary meeting, held via Zoom on Tuesday 22 September 2020 at 7:30pm
LHNCC agenda: October 2020
Agenda
- Introductions, apologies
- Declaration of interests
- Minutes of August 2020 meeting
- Matters arising
- Police Report (tbc)
- Chair, Secretary and Treasurer reports
- Standing reports
- Planning
- Tram Stop Ocean Terminal – letter of objection regarding Discovery Garden (link in Secretary’s Report below)
- Bath Road/Salamander St. PAN Application – feedback form closing date 29/10/20 (link in Secretary’s report below)
- Seafield Project – update.
- Licensing
- Update
- Transport
- Trams/CCTT (Community Councils Together on Trams)
- EBUG (Edinburgh Bus Users’ Group)
- Environment
- OT Discovery Garden update
- Heritage
- Leith Heritage Group Meeting 19/10/20 – Update
- Rennie’s Isle Bridge
- Heart of Newhaven Community Project – update (link in Secretary’s Report)
- Community
- LHNCC – Crown Estate Scotland – Sustainable Communities Grant update
- VPS – Christmas lights
- Leith Chooses – request for CC’s support vote (circulated to members 20/10/20)
- Response to resident regarding parking issues in Hawthornvale
- Planning
- North East Community Planning Partnership update
Checkpoint Group (DT)
- AOCB
- Date of next meeting – Tuesday 24 November 2020
Secretary’s report and links
Ocean Terminal Tram Stop Planning application – letter of objection re Discovery Garden: https://lhncc.files.wordpress.com/2020/10/lhncc-letter-of-objection-tram-stop-application-ot-oct-2020-jm-final.pdf
Bath Road/Salamander St. PAN Application download and complete consultation form: https://salamanderstreet.scot
Heart of Newhaven Project Update: https://lhncc.org.uk/2020/10/18/heart-of-newhaven-latest-update
Free repairs for bikes: https://www.cyclinguk.org/ScotCycleRepair
Leith100 Autumn Programme of Events: https://mailchi.mp/a0a0e71434d7/announcing-a-new-series-of-leith100-events-9438398?e=a59819d631
How to get the Flu vaccine in your area: https://www.nhsinform.scot/flu
Kick Start Scheme for Youth in Scotland – UK Government: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-government-launches-kickstart-scheme-for-youth-in-scotland
The City of Edinburgh Council – Public Space Management Plan – Stakeholder Engagement
The City of Edinburgh Council would like your involvement, input and advice in developing and refining the new Public Space Management Plan (PSMP). Closes on 23 November 2020: https://consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/sfc/b24acf90/
Salamamder St: online consultation
The consultation web-page is at https://salamanderstreet.scot. In brief, it says
Landowner John G Russell (Transport) Ltd is seeking your views about their proposals to redevelop land at Salamander St/Bath Road. Your feedback will inform our future planning application.
This website provides details of the proposed new residential-led, mixed-use redevelopment.
The site represents an exciting opportunity to enhance the townscape of Leith through the delivery of high-quality new housing in a location which is identified for residential-led regeneration.
Please take the opportunity to review and submit any feedback you may have to the team.
Information and exhibition boards will be available on this site from 8 October. They will then be available for comment until Thursday 29 October.
Those unable to access the information on this site, or consultation boards and feedback form online, or who have questions, can call 0131 202 3259 or email: hello@salamanderstreet.scot
Piling on Salamander Street (adjacent to Bath Road) Monday 19th October
Barratt East Scotland will commence piling on Salamander Street adjacent to Bath Road on Monday 19th October.
The piling will take approximately one month on this first visit, but could finish up to a couple of weeks over depending on ground conditions. BES will have vibration monitors along the perimeter of the development during these works to protect local home owners, and ourselves.
If there are any questions pertaining to this please let me know.
Thanks
Regards
Laurence Watson
Contract Manager
Barratt East Scotland
laurence.watson@barratthomes.co.uk
>07769 235078
Community Consultation Website & Digital Exhibition: Salamander Street/Bath Road
Community Consultation Website & Digital Exhibition: Salamander Street/Bath Road
Text from the advertising flyer sent to LHNCC:
Land at Salamander Street/Bath Road, Leith Community Consultation Website & Digital Exhibition
Due to ongoing developments surrounding the COVID-19 virus and social-distancing measures, the Scottish Government has issued guidance encouraging developers to use online or digital methods of engagement whilst public gatherings are prohibited.
Where?
- At our dedicated website – www.salamanderstreet.scot.
- An unmanned wall mounted exhibition will be available to view at Precision Removals and Storage, 67 Salamander Street, Leith Edinburgh EH6 7JZ
- Copies of the exhibition materials can be obtained by contacting hello@salamanderstreet.scot or by phone at this number (0131) 202 3259
When?
- The website goes live from 1st October 2020.
- Exhibition proposals will be available from 8th October 2020.
Why?
- To provide you with information on the emerging redevelopment proposals and seek your input and ideas for the site, informing the basis of our future planning application for the land at Salamander Street/Bath Road, Leith EH6 6JZ.
LHNCC agenda: September 2020 (AGM and ordinary meeting)
Given the unusual nature of the circumstances we are in, we are doing our best for the Community Council and also the best in our responsibility to deliver upon our commitment to the community which we serve.
This is a public meeting.
Please register using Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/leith-harbour-newhaven-community-council-september-meeting-tickets-119405875187
- LHNCC welcomes public input in advance via the website contact-form at https://lhncc.org.uk/contact-us/.
- Public input is equally welcome at any time after the meeting.
LHNCC is aware that online meetings exclude those who cannot access them, whatever the reason. However, this is the best it can offer under the current circumstances.
We would also like to thank all the valiant people who are providing essential services across all sectors in our community and beyond.
AGM – 7.00pm
- Welcome, introductions and apologies
- Chairman : Annual Report
- Secretary: Annual Report
- Treasurer: report: accounts for FY19/20
- Office-bearer elections
- Date of next AGM: Tuesday 22 June 2021
Reminder
- AGM was not held in June due to coronavirus.
- Following city-wide CC elections in October 2019, LHNCC elected the following office-bearers from its refreshed membership. (From the Edinburgh CC scheme, item 6.28: ‘All office-bearers shall be elected for one year but shall be eligible for re-election without limitation of time.’)
- Chair: Douglas Tharby
- Vice-chair: Elaine Dick
- Secretary: Jennifer Marlborough
- Treasurer: Douglas Tharby
- Engagement Officer: No election (Cllr McVey advised that this role is not mandatory.)
- Bruce Ryan was reappointed as non-voting minutes secretary and webmaster (nem con).
- This should not be read as LHNCC having pre-decided this meeting’s decisions.
Ordinary Meeting 7.30pm
- Introductions, apologies
- Declaration of interests
- Minutes of August 2020 meeting
- Matters arising
- Police Report (tbc)
- Report from Elected Councillors
- Chair, Secretary and Treasurer reports
- Standing reports:
- Planning
- Bath Road/Salamander St. PAN Application
- Seafield Project – update (NT).
- Western Harbour – Update (JM)
- Licensing
- Update (DT)
- Transport
- Trams/CCTT (Community Councils Together on Trams) (JM)
- EBUG (Edinburgh Bus Users’ Group).(JM)
- Environment
- OT Discovery Garden update (JM and ED)
- Heritage
- Leith Heritage Group Meeting – Update on Victoria And Rennie’s Isle Bridges. (JM)
- Rennie’s Isle Bridge – Proposal for John Rennie Commemorative plaque (JM)
- Heart of Newhaven Community Project – update (JM)
- Cockburn Association – Our Unique City. http://www.cockburnassociation.org.uk/uploads/Our%20Unique%20City%20FINAL%201%20May%202019.pdf
- Community
- LHNCC – Crown Estate Scotland – Sustainable Communities Fund update (ED)
- Edinburgh World Heritage – Edinburgh ‘s Climate Emergency 16/9/20 (JM)
- Generations working together (JM)
https://generationsworkingtogether.org/events/how-can-we-build-an-intergenerational-nation-17-09-2020 - Leith Chooses (DG)
- Planning
- Neighbourhood Networks (DT)
- AOCB
- Date if next meeting – Tuesday 27 October 2020
LHNCC May 2020 minutes
Notes of the Leith Harbour and Newhaven Community Council members-only meeting, held via Zoom on Tuesday 26 May 2020 at 7pm Continue reading
LHNCC planning update June 2020
LHNCC’s notes on the following planning matters have just been updated. See the bold items on the following pages:
- Aldi supermarket (Dock St)
- 1 Bath Road/Salamander Street
- 198 Great Junction Street
- 106-162 Leith Walk (Steads Place)
- Industry Lane/120 Ferry Road
- ‘Ocean Mist’ floating hotel
- Ocean Terminal shopping centre
- Port of Leith distillery
- South Leith Parish Church wall
- Tower Street
- Waterfront Plaza (Ocean Drive)
- Western Harbour – residential development
- Western Harbour – new primary school
LHNCC April 2020 minutes
Notes of the Leith Harbour and Newhaven Community Council members-only meeting, held via Zoom on Tuesday 28 April 2020 at 7pm
Actions and decisions are red italic. Nem con means that no-one spoke or voted against an item.
1 Introductions, apologies for absence, CEC requirements for online CC meetings
1.a Present
Elaine Dick | LHNCC | Neil Tulloch | LHNCC |
Don Giles | LHNCC | Bruce Ryan | Minutes secretary |
Rob Levick | LHNCC | Cllr Adam MacVey | Leith ward |
Jennifer Marlborough | LHNCC | Lisa Clarke | Representing Ben Macpherson MSP |
Douglas Tharby | LHNCC | Deidre Brock MP | Edinburgh North and Leith |
Apologies
Arthur Young | LHNCC | Cllr Chas Booth | Leith ward | Cllr Gordon Munro | Leith ward |