Secretary's
report June to July 2018
Emails received
28 May, from Colin Christison (mail@colinc.entadsl.com): Agenda for Southside Association meeting on 5 June.
Reminder of City-wide public meeting on May 29, and links
to newspaper articles:
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/virgin-hotel-that-overshadows-central-library-is-a-betrayal-say-scots-writers-w0jbmnmpv
https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/entertainment/campaign-calls-for-edinburgh-s-virgin-hotel-to-be-scrapped-1-4745725
https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2018/05/28/monopoly-edinburgh-selling-a-city/
May 29, from Ruth.White@edinburgh.gov.uk, re citywide ban on ‘A’ Boards agreed by the Council’s
Transport and Environment Committee, see:
http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/meetings/meeting/4396/transport_and_environment_committee
A Drop-in
Event will be held at Main
Hall, City of Edinburgh Methodist Church, 25 Nicolson Square on Tuesday 26th June, from 3pm – 7pm, to advise about alternative forms of advertising and business promotion, and there
is also a web site: http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/onstreetadverts
June 1: Invitation to Planning and Building Standards Community Council training session – 14
June 2018, European Room, City Chambers, Royal Mile, 4.30pm – 7pm
(registration and light refreshments from 4pm). http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/info/20195/venues/158/city_chambers_-_conference_and_event_facilities
Topics will be:
4.30pm – 5.45pm – Planning Performance Framework – your
views on performance (recommended reading last year’s Planning
Performance Framework),
5.45pm – 7pm –local development plan update,
how to make a representation and when to make it in the statutory process