Consultation and Engagement Hub

We’d like to hear from communities about areas that are being considered for firework control zones (FCZ) this November. Your feedback will contribute to the decision-making process.

There has been a consistent response within the consultation that the implementation of the Firework Control Zones would be of benefit and appreciated with the selected communities around the City of Edinburgh. There have been very few responses to go against the sentiment within the consultation.

We have used the feedback to make an informed report which was used to inform the culture and communities committee when they were making the decision to Agree their implementation or to reject their implementation. From this the Culture and Communities Committee has agreed to implement all of the proposed zones that have been consulted on in 2026

We asked for your views to help us to further develop our designs for active travel in the Cammo and Barnton junction area. We will do this by delivering:

• improved pavements and crossings making the area more accessible for pedestrians and wheelchair users and more pleasant spaces to spend time in.
• a cycle track segregated from vehicles and pedestrians, making it easier to cycle between Cammo Meadows and Whitehouse Road.
• better public spaces with new planting.
• improved connections, including linking into the National Cycle Network at Braepark Road and Barnton Avenue West.
• dedicated loading space for businesses on Whitehouse Road.
• changes to traffic movements including a new signalised junction with pedestrian crossings at Cammo Gardens, and lane changes at Barnton junction.

To publicise the engagement we delivered leaflets throughout the area and emailed local stakeholder groups. We also promoted the opportunity to give feedback through social media. We held 2 drop in events in the area where proposals could be viewed and you could meet the project team.

We received 832 responses to our survey as well as email and feedback from individuals and organisations. 65% of survey responses were from residents in EH4 and EH12 postcode areas.

The Consultation Report notes that, "Overall, the consultation reveals a community that is highly engaged and deeply invested in the future of the corridor."

When asked whether the proposals would improve conditions for active travel, more respondents for each route section agreed than disagreed, however the response to this question was very polarised.

The most frequently mentioned concerns with the design related to:

• The proposed removal of the right turn into Cammo Gardens from Maybury Road and current issues with right turns at Queensferry Road/ Cammo Road junction.
• Traffic capacity concerns and ensuring that congestion would not be a problem.
• Reduction in car parking loss is perceived as a concern, especially for older residents.
• Safety concerns ensuring the shared space and bus stop designs are carefully considered.
• Concerns that the segregated cycle route finishes at Barnton Avenue West rather than continuing north towards Crammond Primary School.

A total of 379 people shared ideas for where the police box could be moved to, or how it could be used in a new way in a new location.

Our Consultation report contains a full list of design suggestions with designer response.

We will now proceed with producing final designs for the project, we are seeking further project funding to deliver the work and we will look to incorporate community feedback as the project moves through the final stage of design.

We will include amendments to the Cammo Road/ Queensferry Road junction within the project design going forward. Further traffic modelling will be undertaken to help communicate existing and proposed traffic network performance to the public.

Feedback has been received regarding possibility of extending the scheme further north and this remains part of network plans within the Future Streets proposals but is not being progressed at this time. Prioritisation of schemes is reviewed annually and a programme of works agreed by committee. The next report for committee scrutiny will be in November 2026.

We asked for your views to help us to further develop our designs for active travel in Queensferry, including the proposed park on Builyeon Road.

Improvements across the town will include:

• Builyeon Road - provision of a new linear park and active travel route with connections to the new primary school

• Echline interchange - improvements to help pedestrians and people on bikes cross this busy junction

• Ferry Muir Road - new and improved pedestrian crossing points and protected cycle tracks

• Scotstoun Avenue - traffic calming, new pedestrian crossing points and protected cycle tracks 

• Viewforth Road and Incholm Terrace - improvements for pedestrians around these areas

To publicise the engagement we delivered leaflets throughout the area and emailed local stakeholder groups. We also promoted the opportunity to give feedback through social media and newspaper website articles. We held a drop in event in the area where proposals could be viewed and you could meet the project team.

Feedback received for Builyeon Road including the new linear park, suggests that 61% of respondents strongly agree or agree that the proposals will improve conditions for people walking, cycling and wheeling, while 17% of respondents strongly disagree or disagree.

Feedback on the parkland area suggested that all proposed features had some degree of support with seating, a nature trail and play equipment being the most popular. Several name suggestions for the park were collated with names relating to ‘Builyeon’ being the most frequently mentioned (however it should be noted that even though it was the most popular, only around 6% of respondents suggested this name).

The most frequently mentioned concerns with the design related to:

• General traffic adverse impacts within a residential area
• Traffic capacity concerns and ensuring that congestion would not be a problem
• Traffic calming to ensure traffic speeds are better managed
• Road safety concerns ensuring the bus stop designs are carefully considered and additional pedestrian crossing points of the road considered.

We will now proceed with producing final designs for the project. Detailed "We asked, You said, We did" comments are included in the feedback report.

We are seeking further project funding to deliver the work we will look to incorporate community feedback as the project moves through the final stage of design.