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LHNCC agenda: 26 February 2019
Shore Room, Leith Community Education Centre, Newkirkgate
Tuesday 27 November at 6.30pm
1 Introductions, apologies
2 Minutes of Previous Meeting
3 Matters arising
4 Police report
5 Forth Ports project team presentation: Western Harbour revised design
6 Reports: Secretary and Treasurer
7 Councillors/MSP/MP Report/s
8 Planning Update
detail available on LHNCC planning pages
8.a CW properties: 139 Leith Walk 19/00415/PAN
Public Consultation: McDonald Road Library, Monday 22 April 2019 and Tuesday 23 April 2019 (both 14:30 to 19:00)
8.b Cala: Waterfront Plaza (affordable block F) 16/03684/FUL
Building to start June/July 2019
8.c S1: Skyliner 19/00414/PAN
Public consultation: Ocean Terminal, Wednesday 27 February (12:00 to 19:00)
8.d POLHA: 2 Ocean Drive 14/05127/FUL
Building to commence April 2019
9 CCTT (Community Councils Together on Trams)
- Publication of Final Business Case (FBC) 22 February 2019. CCTT considering a joint statement relating to issues that have not been fully resolved.
- Chris Day (EBUG) and Jennifer Marlborough met with Darren Wraight (Tram Team) to discuss bus stops/shelters and cycle lane provision on Leith Walk.
10 Local events & feedback
detail available on LHNCC ‘other work’ page
10.a Heart of Newhaven (formerly Newhaven Project)
steering group meeting to decide way forward 19/2/2019
10.b LeithChooses voting: feedback
10.c Save Leith Walk
- CEC hearing – application refused. LHNCC presentation available on website
- Meeting to discuss next steps and the possibility of some kind of Leith umbrella organisation/development trust: Newkirkgate 13/3/19 (time TBC)
11 CEC and Scottish Government consultations
detail available on LHNCC events page
11.a CEC community council scheme
closes 22/4/19: https://consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/ce/edinburgh-community-council-scheme-review
11.b Scottish Government consultation on fireworks
closes 13/5/19: https://consult.gov.scot/safer-communities/fireworks
11.c SEStrans bus stakeholders congress
Victoria Quay 8/2/19
12 AOCB
12.a Revive proposal regarding LRT route 21 via Western General Hospital
13 Date of next meeting
Tuesday 26 March 2019
Boy-racers on Ocean Drive
LHNCC has written to Edinburgh Council to ask for some action against this nuisance.
Click the link to see the PDF: BOY RACERS
Mark your bike, make it safe!
(adapted from an email from Police Scotland)
Police Scotland are running a bike marking event on Saturday 8th December from 1400 to 1600 hours, at Ocean Terminal.
This will be either at the main entrance, or within the Boardwalk.
Come along and get your bike security-marked!
LHNCC minutes: October 2018
Minutes of the Leith Harbour and Newhaven Community Council ordinary meeting, held at Leith Community Centre on Tuesday 23 October 2018 at 6.30pm
Actions and decisions are red italic. Nem con means that no-one spoke or voted against an item. Continue reading
Winter Care Shelter Information: December 2018
(adapted from an email from Bethany Christian Trust, sent via Police Scotland)
The Care Shelter this winter opened on 24 September and runs through until 5 May 2019. The first few weeks have been really busy with an average of 52 people attending per night. Please see below the December 2018.
Police Scotland advises…
LHNCC agenda: 23 October 2018
Shore Room, Leith Community Education Centre, Newkirkgate, Tuesday 23 October at 6.30pm
- Introductions, Apologies
- Minutes of previous meeting
- Matters arising
- Police Report
- Reports: Secretary and Treasurer – LHNCC membership update
- Councillors/MSP/MP Report/s
- Planning Update: Details available: LHNCC website planning page
- 17/03194/FUL: MV Fingal: Licensing Board Members site visit update
- 18/07468/PAN: 5 Baltic Street. Public Consultation – Wed. 31 October, 3.00pm. – 9.00pm (extended from 7.00pm), Malmaison Hotel. Feedback from meeting on 4/10/18 with William Muir from Sundial Properties
- 18/08206/FUL: Bath Road (Salamander Street) – Discuss Application circulated 7/20/18
- 17/05415/FUL: Great Junction Street – Application approved. Feedback following invitation to visit Architect’s on Thursday 18/10/18 to view changes made.
- CCTT (Community Councils Together on Trams): Update
- Events & feedback: Detail available: LHNCC website events page
- Newhaven Tram: Feedback following Public Events relating to Revised Designs (Out of The Blue 2/10/18; Ocean Terminal 13/10/18) Final Event McDonal Road Library, 2.00pm – 7.00pm 22/10/18, last chance to view. Public Consultation ends 28/2018 (query extension?).
- Open Meeting Thur. 4th Oct. 2018 Victoria Primary School 7pm – 9pm – feedback
- Victoria Primary School Christmas Lights
- Other work: Detail available LHNCC other work page
- WW1 Commemoration 10/11/18: Wreath ordered for this.
- Licensing Consultation – Response on behalf of LHNCC submitted 5/10/18
- Leith Neighbourhood Partnership meeting 27/9/18 Feedback
- Autumn Newsletter: Reminder visit our website and sign up for our Newsletter
- AOCB
- Date of next meeting: Tuesday 27 November 2018
In case of cycle theft…
(Community PoliceOfficers have asked LHNCC to repeat this post.)
In case of cycle-theft, Police Scotland would find the following information useful:
- Make:
- Model:
- Type: ladies/gents/roadbike/mountain/bmx/customized/child)
- Frame material: (aluminium/carbon-fibre/titanium/steel)
- Frame number:
- Position of frame/serial number on frame: crankshaft, chain stay, seat post, seat tube, Handlebars
- Frame colours:
- Frame size:
- Wheel size:
- Tyres: (make/colour/identifying marks)
- Gears: (make/type/number
- Handlebars: (standard/straight/racing/mountain/make of handlebar)
- Pedals full description: (rubber/metal/plastic/reflector)
- Saddle: (colour/style/plastic/leather)
- Mudguards:
- Chain guards:
- Lights:
- Fork:
- Reflectors:
- Suspension/shocks: (make, position on bike if present)
- Bottle cage:
- yes
- no
- description
- Non-standard additions/Bespoke
- Identifying marks: (stickers/badges/damage/repairs/security marks)
- Where positioned: handlebars/saddle/stem/head-tube/top-tube/down-tube/seat-post/seat-stay/seat-tube/crank-arm.
- Details: what do the security marks consist of?
- Photo available: Yes/No
LHNCC minutes: August 2018
Minutes of the Leith Harbour and Newhaven Community Council ordinary meeting, held at Leith Community Centre on Tuesday 28 August 2018 at 6.30pm
Actions and decisions are red italic underlined. Nem conmeans that no-one spoke or voted against an item. Continue reading



