LHNCC October 2024 minutes

Minutes of the Leith Harbour and Newhaven Community Council ordinary meeting, at the Custom House, on Tuesday 22 October 2024 at 6:30pm

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LHNCC August 2024 minutes

Minutes of the Leith Harbour and Newhaven Community Council ordinary meeting, held via Teams, on Tuesday 27 August 2024 at 6:30pm

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

LHNCC June 2024 minutes

Minutes of the Leith Harbour and Newhaven Community Council ordinary meeting, held at Heart of Newhaven, on Tuesday 25 June 2024 at 6:30pm

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

NB LHNCC held its annual general meeting before this ordinary meeting. Because the AGM minutes will not be formally approved until the 2025 AGM, they are provided in PDF format elsewhere. Continue reading

LHNCC May 2024 minutes

Please note these are draft minutes – the minutes secretary has not yet received confirmation of their acceptance.

Minutes of the Leith Harbour and Newhaven Community Council ordinary meeting, held at Custom House, on Tuesday 28 May 2024 at 6:30pm Continue reading

LHNCC agendas (ordinary and annual general meetings): 25 June 2024

Date and time: 18:30 to 20:30, Tuesday 25 June 2024
Venue: in-person only at Heart of Newhaven Community Hub Continue reading

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

  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)

LHNCC agenda: 23 April 2024

  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

City Plan 2040 update – extension of consultation on the draft Participation Statement

As Edinburgh approaches the adoption of City Plan 2030, thought needs to start  about the next local development plan which will be City Plan 2040.

Edinburgh Council has extended the period of time for seeking the views of the public on the content of the draft Participation Statement. The draft Participation Statement is a summary of when and how the Council is likely to engage with the public on City Plan 2040.

The closing date on the Edinburgh Council consultation hub has been extended to 1 MAY 2024.

To let Edinburgh Council know your views, please respond online on the Edinburgh Council Consultation Hub. Or you can email cityplan2040@edinburgh.gov.uk, or write to  this freepost address:

City Plan 2030, G3
Freepost CITYPLAN

How to keep up to date with Edinburgh Council Planning

Adapted from an email from Edinburgh Council

LHNCC January 2023 minutes

Minutes of the Leith Harbour and Newhaven Community Council ordinary meeting, on Tuesday 24 January 2023 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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