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

LHNCC agenda: 28 November 2023

  1. Introductions
  2. Apologies for absence
  3. Minutes of October 24th meeting (link to PDF of draft minutes)
  4. Matters arising (and not covered below or carried forward)
  5. Residents’ issues advised to LHNCC officers prior to the meeting
  6. Police report
  7. Standing reports (from LHNCC leads):
    • Planning
      • Upskill training in planning for LHNCC
      • Primary care services in North East Edinburgh
      • Seafield
      • Local place plans
      • Invitation re Bingo Hall on Manderson Street
    • Licensing
    • Transport
      • Update on Edinburgh Tram operations
      • Membership of CCTT
      • Update on EBUG
    • Environment
      • Edinburgh green spaces
      • FoWLB update
      • The ponds at Western Harbour
    • Heritage
      • News from SHBT
    • Community
      • £eithChooses
      • North East Locality Community Planning Partnership, LIP development
      • Review of Edinburgh Community Council Scheme and Boundaries
  8. Edinburgh City Councillors’ reports
  9. Local MSP and MP reports
  10. LHNCC treasurer’s report
  11. EACC AGM
  12. AOCB, including issues raised during this meeting

Dates of future meetings

  • Tuesday 23rd January, 2024
  • Tuesday 20th February, 2024

LHNCC May 2023 minutes

Minutes of the Leith Harbour and Newhaven Community Council ordinary meeting, on Tuesday 23 May 2023 at 6:30pm

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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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LHNCC August 2022 minutes

Minutes of the Leith Harbour and Newhaven Community Council ordinary meeting, held via MS Teams, on Tuesday 23 August 2022 at 6:30pm

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LHNCC agenda: September 2022

This meeting may be online (via MS Teams) or in person – please watch for further announcements.

Time: 18:30 to 20:30, Tuesday 27 September

  1. Introductions, apologies
  2. Declaration of interests
  3. Minutes of August 2022 meeting
  4. Matters arising 
  5. Police Report
  6. Councillor/MSP/MP reports
  7. Chair, Secretary and other officer reports
  8. Residents’ queries and issues
  9. Planning 
  10. Consultations 
  11. Licensing
  12. Transport
  13. Environment
  14. ACOB  
  15. Date of next meeting  – Tuesday 25 October 2022
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LHNCC agenda and Eventbrite link: June 2022

This meeting will be online only. Please register via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/leith-harbour-newhaven-community-council-june-2022-meeting-tickets-367091770367

AGM (6.30pm)

  1. Welcome, introductions and apologies
  2. Approval of the Minutes of the 2021 Annual General Meeting
  3. Annual Report, Chairman: brief review of year
  4. Treasurer’s report: accounts for 2021/2022 (to be ratified)
  5. Annual Report, Secretary: brief review of year
  6. Demit of current office bearers and election of office bearers
    1. Chair: Nomination/s (Proposer/Seconder), vote if required
    2. Treasurer: Nomination/s (Proposer/Seconder), vote if required
    3. Secretary: Nomination/s (Proposer/Seconder), vote if required
    4. Vice Chair: Nomination/s (Proposer/Seconder), vote if required
    5. Engagement Officer (Proposer/Seconder), vote if required)
  7. Date of next AGM: Tuesday 27 June 2023

Ordinary meeting (straight after AGM)

  1. Introductions, apologies
  2. Declaration of interests
  3. Minutes of May 2022 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. Hemmingway’s (Commercial St.)
      2. Forth Ports, Harbour 31
      3. Salamander St.
      4. Tram Depot, 139 Leith Walk
    2. Licensing
    3. Transport
      1. Community Councils Together on Trams (CCTT) – Fencing Rennie’s Isle/Ocean Drive
      2. Edinburgh Bus Users Group (EBUG)
      3. Leith Connections – CPZ
    4. Environment
      1. FOWLB
    5. Heritage
      1. Leith Culture & Heritage Group – Custom House – Feasibility study
      2. Cockburn Civic Trust
    6. Community
      1. North East Community Planning Partnership
      2. Lothian Buses – Petition
  9. Resident Issues
  10. Edinburgh Association of Community Councils (EACC)
  11. AOCB
  12. Date of next meeting – Tuesday 23 August 2022

LHNCC April 2022 minutes 

Minutes of the Leith Harbour and Newhaven Community Council ordinary meeting, held via MS Teams, on Tuesday 26 April 2022 at 6:30pm

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LHNCC agenda and Eventbrite link: May 2022

In view of previous hybrid meetings not working, this will be online only, via MS Teams. Please register via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/leith-harbour-newhaven-community-council-may-2022-meeting-tickets-335968188897. We will then send you the Teams link.

  1. Introductions, apologies
  2. Declaration of interests
  3. Minutes of April 2022 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. 124 Salamander Street and 1-3 Salamander Yards.
      2. 139 Leith Walk (Old Tram Depot)
      3. Seafield Project update
    2. Licensing
    3.  Transport
      1. Community Councils Together on Trams (CCTT)
      2. Edinburgh Bus User’s Group: Scottish Bus Week
    4. Environment
      1. FOWLB
    5. Heritage
      1. Leith Culture & Heritage Group
      2. Cockburn Civic Trust
    6.  Community
      1. Northeast Community Planning Partnership
      2. Quintinshill – Memorial Service, Rosebank Cemetery 21/5/22 at 11.00am
      3. Lothian Buses – Bus 22
      4. HoNC – The Picnic in the Park Victoria Park. 12.30pm-3.30pm, Sunday 19 June 2022
      5. Lord Provost’s Platinum Jubilee Street Party Fund 2022
      6. The availability of allotments – survey
  9. Resident Issues
    1. Rennie’s Isle – traffic
    2. Leith Victoria Swim Centre – CEC
    3. Traffic Lights sequencing – Lindsay Pl./Sandpiper Dr.
  10. Edinburgh Association of Community Councils (EACC)
  11. AOCB
  12. Date of next meeting  AGM/Ordinary – Tuesday 28 June 2022

LHNCC March 2022 minutes

Minutes of the Leith Harbour and Newhaven Community Council ordinary meeting, held via MS Teams, on Tuesday 22 March 2022 at 6:30pm

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