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 September 2024 minutes

Minutes of the Leith Harbour and Newhaven Community Council ordinary meeting, at the Custom House, on Tuesday 24 September 2024 at 6:30pm

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

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LHNCC agenda: 24 September 2024

  1. Introductions, apologies for absence
  2. Declarations of interest (LHNCC members only)
  3. Minutes of 27 August meeting
  4. Matters arising
  5. Residents’s issues not previously advised
  6. Police report: see report here
  7. Treasurer’s report
  8. Councillors’, MSP’s and MP’s reports and updates
  9. Standing items and updates
    • Planning
      • The presentation given by Vestas Offshore Wind Blades (UK) Ltd at HoN
      • Seafield update
    • Licensing
    • Transport
    • Environment
    • Heritage
      • update on SHBT
    • Community
      • Edinburgh Partnership Board, Transformation and Improvement Programme (TIP)
      • Issues around vandalism within our area
      • Community Councils Scheme Review and Boundary Changes
  10. Key diary dates ahead of next meeting
  11. AOCB
  12. Date of next meeting: Tuesday 22 October at Custom House

LHNCC agenda: 27 August 2024

Date and time: 18:30 to 20:30, Tuesday 27 August 2024

Please note that this meeting with be online only, via Teams. We have had a series of in-person meetings for some time now and to be fair to our members and local residents who may not have been able to attend our meetings we have on this occasion chosen to have this type of meeting.

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LHNCC November 2023 minutes

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

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

LHNCC agenda: 23 January 2024

  1. Introductions
  2. Apologies for absense
  3. Minutes of November 28th meeting (link to PDF of draft minutes)
  4. Matters arising (those not covered in this agenda or carried forward)
  5. Residents’ issues advised to officers prior to the meeting
  6. Position of LHNCC Secretary
  7. Police report (link to report PDF)
  8. Standing reports (from our Leads)
    • Planning
      • Upskill training in planning for LHNCC
      • Former Bingo Hall, Manderston Street (LLCC Area)
      • Upgrading of Cables Wynd and Linksview
      • Ocean Terminal
      • Discovery Garden
      • Local Place Plans
    • Licensing
    • Transport
      • Update on Edinburgh Tram operations
      • CCTT
      • Update on EBUG
    • Environment
    • Heritage
      • News from SHBT
    • Community
      • £eith Chooses Voting Day, 27th January
      • North East Locality Community Planning Partnership, LIP development
      • Review of Edinburgh Community Council Scheme and Boundaries
      • Survey by Leith Links CC on LTN and CPZ
  9. Edinburgh City Councillors’ reports
  10. Local MSP’s and MP’s reports
  11. LHNCC Treasurer’s Report
  12. EACC update
  13. AOCB, issues raised during this meeting etc.

Dates of future meetings

  • Tuesday 27th February 2024
  • Tuesday 26th  March, 2024

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 agenda: 24 October 2023

Venue: in-person only at Custom House, 65-67 Commercial St, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6LH

Date and time: 18:30 to 20:30, Tuesday 24 October 2023

  1. Introductions (around the table, names of those attending recorded, new members)
  2. Apologies for absense (to be recorded)
  3. Declarations of interest
  4. Minutes of September 26th LHNCC meeting (for approval – please see this PDF of draft minutes)
  5. Formal approval of August LHNCC minutes. (LHCCC’s September meeting was not quorate.)
  6. Matters arising (those not to be covered in this agenda or carried forward)
  7. Election of new members
  8. Residents’ issues advised to LHNCC prior to the meeting
  9. Police report
  10. Standing Reports
    • Planning
      • Baltic Street/Constitution Street
      • Seafield
      • Ocean Terminal
    • Licensing
    • Transport
      • Update on tram construction
      • Revisions to Low Traffic Neighbourhood
    • Environment
    • Heritage
      • Place based Investment Fund, Pride Bridge
      • News from SHBT
    • Community
      • £eith Chooses
      • North East Locality Community Planning Partnership, LIP development
      • NHS Primary Care in Leith and North Edinburgh
      • Service of Remembrance, Leith Community Treatment Centre, Sunday 12th November
      • 79th Service of Remembrance for Merchant Seamen, Sunday 19th November
  11. Edinburgh City Councillor’s Reports
  12. Local MSP and MP Reports
  13. LHNCC Treasurer’s Report
  14. EACC
  15. AOCB, issues raised during this meeting etc

Dates of future meetings

  • Tuesday 28th November, 2023
  • Tuesday 23rd January, 2024

Custom House: 2019 Open Days

(adapted from an email from the Scottish Historic Buildings Trust)

These are the planned SHBT open days at the Custom House:

Celebration of all things Leith – Saturday 27th April

Leith Festival – Saturday 15th June

Doors Open Day – Saturday 28th September

Christmas Doors Open Day – Saturday 7th or Saturday 14th December (This is still to be finalised.)