The Water of Leith, Edinburgh’s river, is a beautiful, dynamic and much loved part of our city. With hundreds of stakeholders, landowners and user groups, a management plan is needed to provide direction over the future management of the river, especially in the context of a changing climate...More
The Council is responsible for the conservation and management of built heritage in the city including the designation of conservation areas as areas of special architectural or historic interest.
The Colinton Conservation Area was originally designated in October 1977. A...More
The Council proposes to install a footpath build out on Kirk Brae, north of Orchardhead Road to improve pedestrian mobility and safety.
In 2017, the Council consulted on the removal of the existing traffic island outside No.52 Kirk Brae to address road safety concerns that had been...More
The Council owns around 120 acres of developable land within the Granton Waterfront area, creating a unique opportunity to work in collaboration with key partners and the community to deliver exemplar regeneration.
Previous failed attempts to develop Granton highlight the...More
The Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 (the “2015 Act”) came into force on 17 June 2015. The 2015 Act requires that each local authority has published allotment regulations pertaining to the cultivation, maintenance and inspection of allotments and that public consultation takes place...More
The City of Edinburgh Council, as a Licensing Authority, is required to appoint taxi stances in line with the provisions of S.19 (1) of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (‘the 1982 Act’). More
The City of Edinburgh Council reviews taxi fares every 18 months and must consult on any proposals to change the taxi fare tariff.
The suggested new taxi tariff includes the following changes:
an increase of 40p on the initial charge (all tariffs)
an additional...More
Dalmeny Primary School would like to know what you think about your school journey. This survey will take about 5-10 minutes to complete. We ask that each family complete only one survey. Your responses will be kept confidential and neither your name nor your child’s name will be associated...More
Are you a carer with lived experience of caring for someone?
The Edinburgh Integration Joint Board is looking for one carer representative to provide a carer perspective to the Partnership.
The Edinburgh Integration Joint Board (EIJB) was...More
Have you had experience of using health or social care services, we would like your involvement?
We are looking to recruit two citizen representatives for the Edinburgh Integration Joint Board (EIJB)
The EIJB was established on 1 April 2016 and is responsible for the...More
Following a recent review of the boundaries of the New Town and Dean Conservation Areas, it has been noted that Belgrave Mews, including the small run of properties to its outer-edge that front onto Dean Bank, is not included within the boundaries of either conservation areas.
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About Leith Walk / Halmyre Street Site
The site is an area of partially vacant land and buildings to the east of Leith Walk linking through to Halmyre Street and Manderston Street. The area has three main landowners and there are aspirations for the redevelopment...More
The Pentland Hills Regional Park (PHRP) is a living, changing environment and has evolved as a mixed land use resource which is an important leisure, economic, community and heritage asset to the capital city and the surrounding Lothians.
With this evolution comes increasing and...More
Thank you again for attending and participating in the Diveristy and Inclusion Training Session hosted at the Scottish Storytelling Centre on 12th December 2019. We would much appreciate your feedback as it will help us improve the planning and delivery of future sessions.
With thanks, ...More
St. Mark's Primary would like to know what you think about your school journey. With the nursery growing and pupil, parents and neighbours concerned about levels of congestion, pollution affecting health and the safety of children, we need to look at ways of reducing the number of vehicles coming...More
Thank you for taking part in this two part survey.
1. Annual Review of Major Events in Parks 2018/19.
Edinburgh parks play host to a huge array of events every year and we recognise that there is a balance to be struck between those who wish to host events, those wanting to enjoy them...More
We are proposing to build new housing in Moredunvale and Craigour and improve shared public spaces. This housing would be a mixture of homes to rent and buy including affordable housing to meet citywide housing need. The map below shows the area we are proposing to develop.
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The Council is responsible for the conservation and management of built heritage in the city including the designation of conservation areas as areas of special architectural or historic interest. The Marchmont Conservation Area was originally designated on 9 January 1987. The...More
Tourism is one of the city’s biggest success stories, attracting 4.3 million visits a year. The sector directly employs over 33,000 of the city’s 513,000 residents creating opportunities for residents from across our communities, upskilling our workforce and attracting talent from...More
Last year the City of Edinburgh Council launched a new programme of change designed to respond to the opportunities and challenges facing the city, now and in the future. This programme is already transforming the way services are delivered. With a particular focus on tackling poverty,...More
W e are considering changing the times that general traffic can use bus lanes to make it faster for people to travel by bus and want to hear your views.
The changing city
Over the last 10 years, Edinburgh’s population has grown at a much faster rate than the rest of...More
The Council aims to provide catchment school places for pupils living within a catchment area. New housing developments are progressing within the Queensferry Primary School catchment area but there will not be enough capacity at the school to accommodate the additional pupils .
It...More
The accommodation at Kirkliston Primary School is under pressure from rising rolls in the area. Projections indicate additional accommodation is required to support the rising roll.
Informal consultation has reinforced the community’s view that a new primary school is not supported...More
The City of Edinburgh Council, University of Edinburgh, NHS Lothian and Scottish Enterprise are working together to improve cycling and walking between Cameron Toll and Little France – a key route connecting Cameron Toll Shopping Centre and all the facilities at Edinburgh bioQuarter...More
We are looking for views on proposed changes to the commercial usage of Straiton Place Park. This would see an increase in the number of public amenities on offer and would generate income for the parks, greenspace and cemeteries service.
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Housing is important to people and their quality of life. The City of Edinburgh Council is a landlord for almost 20,000 council tenants in the city; it’s essential that we understand tenants’ views to help shape and improve housing conditions and services.
The Tenant...More
The Council is consulting on its proposal to construct a pedestrian / cycle bridge over the Union Canal at the Edinburgh International Climbing Arena (EICA), Ratho, to provide a direct and accessible link with the proposed Wavegarden surfing centre and country park opposite. The plans will...More
Cargilfield School would like to know what you think about your school journey. This survey will take about 5-10 minutes to complete. We ask that each family complete only one survey. Your responses will be kept confidential and neither your name nor your child’s name will be associated with...More