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  • Edinburgh's Budget

    We need to save at least £30 million next year Edinburgh is a popular, growing city. Our population is increasing and ageing, and more and more people need our help and support. Our costs are continuing to rise and our funding isn't keeping up. As a result, we're now expecting to have to save at least £30m next year and £109m by 2028/29. More
    Opened 20 November 2024

  • Princes Street and the Waverley Valley

    At the heart of our World Heritage Site and with its dramatic views to Edinburgh Castle, Princes Street is central to Edinburgh’s identity. It's a place to work, live, shop, spend time in, enjoy culture and also visit the beautiful Gardens. Princes Street is also a key to our public transport network for buses and trams and sits alongside Edinburgh Waverley train station. Through our Draft Princes Street and Waverley Valley Strategy, we are working to manage... More
    Opened 19 November 2024

  • Leith Connections: Hawthornvale to Seafield

    Through our Leith Connections project, we are changing streets in Leith making it more comfortable for anyone walking, wheeling or cycling and creating new community spaces. The  Local Development Plan  (LDP) and City Plan 2030 have identified significant areas of new residential development in the Leith area. Related action programmes have been developed to look at what improvements are needed to existing infrastructure and what new infrastructure is needed to provide safe... More
    Closed 17 November 2024

  • Proposal of Application Notice: PAN Consultation Pennywell Phase 3

    This project is the final phase of the wider Pennywell Regeneration Masterplan which has been ongoing for over 10 years. The Masterplan has delivered new mixed tenure housing and delivered new community buildings which include The Macmillan Hub (adjacent to the development site) a mixed-use community space offering a new home for the library, an early years centre and café facilities together with an enhanced art space for North Edinburgh Arts and social homes. ... More
    Closed 15 November 2024

  • Implementing our British Sign Language Plan 2024-30

    Our BSL plan for 2024-2030 next six years through We would like to hear what you think about the actions we plan to deliver. Plan sets out our ambitions for BSL users to be fully involved in daily and public life in Edinburgh, as active, healthy citizens and able to make informed choices about every aspect of their lives. Our action plan we been develop around nine themes which are:   Accessibility Children, Young People and their Families ... More
    Opened 13 November 2024

  • Niddrie Mains Road - new homes and development

    We are planning to redevelop a site within the Local Centre on the south side of Niddrie Mains Road, which will create a mixed-use development with new affordable homes above commercial premises creating varied a and vibrant edge to Niddrie Mains Road. It will link into the recently developed homes to the south and could deliver up to 125 new net zero carbon homes with a new commercial frontage on to Niddrie Mains Road. This will add to the regeneration of the area to date with... More
    Opened 12 November 2024

  • Sustainable Procurement Strategy

    The City of Edinburgh Council delivers much of the city’s services and construction through third party contractors. To guide all saving and spending decisions the city makes between 2025 and 2030 the Council’s Commercial and Procurement Services are developing a new five-year Sustainable Procurement Strategy. The Council’s Procurement Strategy focuses on how we purchase and will focus on promoting economic, environmental and social outcomes that support sustainable... More
    Opened 6 November 2024

  • Ross Bandstand events and activities

    The Ross Bandstand and West Princes Street Gardens are iconic cultural and historic public spaces within Edinburgh and the Council is keen for them to be utilised and enjoyed by residents and visitors as vibrant city assets. The original bandstand was created in 1877 and has been a key part of Edinburgh’s performance and social scene ever since. In recent decades the Bandstand and Gardens have hosted a variety of events ranging from the MTV Awards, the Festival Fireworks... More
    Opened 5 November 2024

  • LGE Leavers pay award claim form for 2024-2025

    This form should only be completed by former Local Government employees of the City of Edinburgh Council who wish to claim payment of the retrospective National pay award (2024 to 2025). (There is a separate claim form for former Learning and Teaching employees .) Local Authorities across Scotland have been instructed to implement the 2024-2025 pay offer made by COSLA which is effective from 1 April 2024. Details of the pay offer are available on our website . ... More
    Opened 1 November 2024

  • Council tenant newsletter survey

    Complete this survey to be in with a chance of winning a £25 shopping voucher. We want to hear Council tenants' views on the newsletter, Tenants' Courier. Currently, tenants receive a copy of the newsletter twice a year in print form. The feedback we get will help us make improvements and make sure we're sharing the news and information that matters most to you. This survey is open to City of Edinburgh Council tenants only. More
    Opened 1 November 2024

  • Taxi Fare Review 2024 - proposed tariff

    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: increase of 9.5% across all tariffs (including the festive tariffs); and amend the airport pick-up and drop-off charges to allow up to £6, providing that this is no more than the actual amount charged . More
    Closed 1 November 2024

  • Prestonfield Road and Priestfield Road Improvements

    The Council is proposing to introduce street trees along both Priestfield Road and Prestonfield Road and resurface both roads in their entirety. New footway build-outs will also be introduced at various locations to provide greater footway space and reduce crossing widths. We’re also proposing to improve the rear entrance to Prestonfield Primary School, by widening the footways and closing a section of the road between Clearburn Road and Clearburn Gardens to all vehicles,... More
    Closed 20 October 2024

  • Short-Term Lets 2024

    Since the introduction of a licensing scheme for short-term lets in October 2022, the Council has received over 4,000 applications. The Regulatory Committee agreed to review the short-term lets licensing policy in Edinburgh. As a result of the Civic Government Scotland Act 1982 (Licensing of Short Term Lets) Order 2022 being passed by the Scottish Parliament, local authorities in Scotland were required to introduce a mandatory licensing scheme for properties operating as... More
    Closed 14 October 2024

  • Meadowbank Sports Centre - Wall of Honour nominations

    The search has begun for additional names to be added to the Wall of Honour at the Meadowbank Sports Centre. When the new Meadowbank Sport Centre opened in 2022 a space within the atrium in the building was reserved to honour members of the public who made significant contributions to Meadowbank’s past and legacy as a sport venue and community facility. Over 45 people were honoured in the original Wall of Honour, and included sporting heroes Chris Hoy, Lynsey Sharp,... More
    Opened 7 October 2024

  • 2025/26 Council Housing Rent Consultation

    Every year we ask tenants to give their views on the rent they pay. In February this year, councillors agreed to increase rent by 7% every year, for five years, starting in April 2024. This longer-term strategy will give tenants more certainty about the rent they pay and will help us to better plan our spending to improve homes and services. Now we’d like to hear from you on how you’d like your rent to be spent. The 2025/26 Council Housing Rent... More
    Opened 4 October 2024

  • New Gilmerton Station Road Primary School

    The Council is proposing the establishment of a new non-denominational primary school and nursery on a site in the Gilmerton Station Road housing development in South East Edinburgh. Your views will help inform the final decisions about the delivery of a new school and its catchment area. The catchment changes proposed affect Gilmerton Primary School, Liberton High School, and Gracemount High School. The consultation paper sets out the rationale for, and... More
    Closed 3 October 2024

  • New Granton Waterfront Primary School

    The Council is proposing the establishment of a new non-denominational primary school and nursery in the Granton Waterfront Development area in the north of Edinburgh. A catchment area for the new school formed from sections of Pirniehall and Granton Primary Schools existing catchments is proposed. It is also proposed that the new primary school is aligned with Craigroyston Community High School. The catchment changes proposed also include a realignment of... More
    Closed 3 October 2024

  • Leavers pay award claim for 2024-2025

    This form should only be completed by former Learning and Teaching employees of the City of Edinburgh Council who wish to claim payment of the retrospective National pay award (2024 to 2025). Local Authorities across Scotland have agreed to implement the 2024-2025 pay offer made by CoSLA which is effective from 1 August 2024. Details of the pay offer are available on our website . More
    Opened 2 October 2024

  • Survey: consultation on the Edinburgh Integration Joint Board draft strategic plan

    We would like you to share your views on the Edinburgh Integration Joint Board's draft strategic plan More Good Days . The plan will set the direction of the Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership for the next three y ears, and lay the foundations for health and social care provision in Edinburgh. Please take some time to read the plan. There is also an executive summary and easy read option. You can find all three documents below. Let us know what you think by... More
    Closed 30 September 2024

  • Edinburgh Future Libraries Strategy Consultation

    Edinburgh Libraries are developing a new Future Libraries strategy and vision to enhance our services over the next five years, meeting the needs of our city's residents and adapting to changing public expectations, financial pressures, and technological advances. We carried out initial engagement activity earlier this year. The feedback gathered from this engagement period, along with our existing service data has helped us produce a draft Future Libraries Strategy 2024 – 2029. ... More
    Opened 25 September 2024

  • Visitor Levy for Edinburgh

    The City of Edinburgh Council is thinking about introducing a visitor levy. We want to hear your views on our draft scheme. Councils in Scotland have new powers to introduce a visitor levy in their local area. These powers come from new laws in the Visitor Levy (Scotland) Act 2024. Cities around the world already have visitor levies. These cities include Amsterdam, Paris, Rome, Barcelona, New York, Kyoto and Dubai. If Edinburgh introduced such a levy, the money... More
    Opened 23 September 2024

  • Developer Contributions Supplementary Guidance

    Planning has recently produced draft Supplementary Guidance on Infrastructure and Developer Contributions. It was approved for consultation by Planning Committee on 26 June 2024. Edinburgh is continuing to change and grow through new development and this is placing heavy demand on services and infrastructure. As the population rises, it is important that there is, for example, adequate education facilities, health services and travel infrastructure for people living and... More
    Closed 17 September 2024

  • Mòr-ionad Gàidhlig airson Dùn Èideann / Gaelic hub for Edinburgh

    Os-shealladh Tha an suirbhidh seo ag amas air sgrùdadh a dhèanamh air na cothroman air ‘mòr-ionad’ Gàidhlig a stèidheachadh airson Dùn Èideann – àite sòisealta is cultarail far am b’ urrainn do luchd-labhairt is luchd-ionnsachaidh na Gàidhlig ann an Dùn Èideann tighinn còmhla airson diofar sheòrsaichean ghnìomhachdan is thachartasan Gàidhlig. Tha an suirbhidh seo ga chur air dòigh le Ionad Gàidhlig Dhùn Èideann, buidheann carthannais a tha ag amas air... More
    Closed 16 September 2024

  • Community Payback Consultation 2024

    We want to hear your views on Community Payback Orders (CPO). These are given out by the Court to people to pay for their crimes as an alternative to a prison sentence. In particular, we want to know what you think about the unpaid work part of a CPO, which replaced community service in 2011. This is when an individual who has committed an offence does unpaid work within the community. Do you have any experience of people doing unpaid work in... More
    Closed 9 September 2024

  • City Plan 2040 - Draft Participation Statement

    This survey is asking you (or your organisation) on the best ways to keep you informed and to get you involved in City Plan 2040. Why Local Development Plans Matter We are at the very early stage of preparing City Plan 2040 which will be our next local development plan after City Plan 2030. A local development plan is an important planning document. It guides how Edinburgh changes and grows; and how we respond to key concerns such as providing... More
    Closed 31 August 2024

  • Firework Control Zones

    We are considering putting in place Firework Control Zones in Edinburgh and we would like your views on this. A Firework Control Zone will mean that certain fireworks will no longer be permitted to be set off in these areas. It will also be a crime under the Fireworks and Pyrotechnics Act Scotland 2022 , enforceable by law, by which you can be arrested if you set off a firework in a Fireworks Control Zone. Read more about Firework Control Zones . To give us your views,... More
    Closed 23 August 2024

  • Community Councils Scheme and Boundary Review - phase 3

    Community Councils are voluntary organisations set up by statute by the Local Authority to act on behalf of their areas. They are involved in a range of activities which promote and protect the well-being and identity of their communities; and help bring local people together to make things happen. They advise, petition, influence and advocate numerous causes and cases of concern on behalf of local communities. Edinburgh currently has 46 community council areas. All local authorities... More
    Closed 21 August 2024

  • Tenant Participation Strategy 2024 - 2027

    It’s important that tenants feel able to influence and have a say on the housing services they receive. We want to understand how we can better support tenants’ participation in developing services and what opportunities or ways you would like to get involved. Our previous Tenant Participation Strategy (TPS) focused on four broad principles: Tenants know the different ways they can become involved Tenants can take part and... More
    Closed 17 August 2024

  • Taxi fare review 2024

    The City of Edinburgh Council reviews taxi fares every 18 months and must consult on any proposals to change the taxi fare tariff. As part of this review, consultation is being undertaken with the taxi trade, public and stakeholders. This survey will take no more than five minutes to complete and we thank you for participating in our survey. This survey is only concerned with 'taxi' fares - these are the London style black cabs in Edinburgh - they can be hired by on street... More
    Closed 12 August 2024

  • Seafield Regeneration Stage 2 Engagement

    The City of Edinburgh Council has identified Seafield as a potential site for housing-led redevelopment. The council have included the site in City Plan 2030 . The plan identifies the need for a masterplan to help unlock this potential. This is to ensure that there is a co-ordinated approach to creating a successful, sustainable new neighbourhood. The council appointed 7N Architects to create this masterplan. 7N have been working with the council and representatives of the local... More
    Closed 2 August 2024
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