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  • Queensferry Placemaking Exercise

    The City Council, Queensferry Community Council and Queensferry Ambition are running a Placemaking exercise in Queensferry to find out what the good and bad things are about living and working in the town. This will be carried out by using a tool called the Place Standard which has been developed by Architecture and Design Scotland, the Scottish Government and NHS Scotland. The Place Standard allows a community to score its environment against a series of criteria. Groups... More
    Closed 30 November 2015

  • Student Housing - draft planning guidance

    Purpose-built student accommodation is required to support the city’s higher educational establishments. Both the Edinburgh City Local Plan (ECLP) and the emerging Second Proposed Local Development Plan (LDP June 2014) include a policy to guide its location. To assist with the implementation of this policy, non-statutory planning guidance has been in use since 2010. Planning Committee approved an Issues Paper for consultation in December 2014 with... More
    Closed 20 November 2015

  • Street Trading & Market Operator Licensing Review

    The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (“the Act”) makes provision for the licensing and regulation of certain activities in order to achieve the following licensing objectives: Preserve public order, Preserve public safety, Prevent public nuisance, and Prevent crime. The Council is responsible for the licensing and regulation of a number of activities, including market operators and street trading. Market Operator Licences are... More
    Closed 15 November 2015

  • Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership Draft Strategic Plan

    We are keen to hear from you on this first draft strategic plan, setting out the priorities we believe we need to pursue if we are to achieve our shared vision for a caring, healthier, safer Edinburgh. Although a relatively affluent city, Edinburgh has areas of significant inequality and deprivation and one of our key priorities will be to lead on tackling health and social inequalities The financial environment continues to be challenging for local authorities and health boards,... More
    Closed 31 October 2015

  • Edinburgh's Parking Action Plan

    Parking controls help to keep traffic on Edinburgh’s streets moving smoothly, improve road safety and manage the number of vehicles on our roads. The draft parking action plan was approved for consultation by the Transport and Environment Committee on 25 August 2015. The main actions include: the extension of parking controls to cover weekends/Sundays and into the evening the roll out of shared use parking places the introduction of visitor permits in the city... More
    Closed 31 October 2015

  • Young people's views on youth work

    This survey aims to find out what young people think about youth clubs and youth work. It is for young people aged from 11 to 25, whether they currently take part in youth clubs/youth work or not. The feedback will help us to know what young people want from youth work. This will help us to decide how we fund youth work in the future. The young people’s survey is part of a youth work services redesign which is being carried out by Children and Families in relation to contracts with... More
    Closed 9 October 2015

  • South Edinburgh Primary Schools Accommodation Options

    The combined rolls of Bruntsfield Primary School, James Gillespie’s Primary School and South Morningside Primary Schools are the highest they have been in more than 30 years. A new primary school was proposed in 2002 to address rising rolls in the area but no land was available at that time to allow it to be built. Since then we have relied on other measures (such as temporary units and annexe accommodation) to meet demand at these schools. We now need to find a permanent solution... More
    Closed 6 October 2015

  • Parks events review 2014/15

    This consultation aims to engage all stakeholders involved with and affected by events in Edinburgh’s parks. Local residents and community groups, event organisers, attendees, external services such as police, fire and ambulance plus internal services such as the events team, public safety and neighbourhood teams. The results will be reported to the Transport & Environment Committee in January and will be used to inform the lease agreements and management of events held in 2016. More
    Closed 5 October 2015

  • Inverleith Conservation Area Character Appraisal

    The City of Edinburgh Council is reviewing the Inverleith Conservation Area Character Appraisal. Conservation Area Character Appraisals help to manage change in a conservation area. They describe what is special about each conservation area, and help in making decisions on proposals that affect the area's special character. We are now seeking your views on the revised Inverleith Conservation Area Character Appraisal (download below). More information about the different ways you can... More
    Closed 30 September 2015

  • Developer Contributions and Affordable Housing Guidance

    The Second Proposed Local Development Plan (LDP June 2014) sets out a new approach to developer contributions and the delivery of infrastructure linked closely with the second proposed Action Programme (Updated May 2105). The second proposed Action Programme sets out the infrastructure, including education, transport, and greenspace actions, required to help mitigate the impact of strategic and planned growth and to deliver the proposals identified within the Plan. Policies Del1... More
    Closed 25 September 2015

  • Measuring quality in Edinburgh's built environment (City Centre and South)

    This survey gives you the chance to let us know what you think about the quality of some new or changed buildings in the City Centre and South of Edinburgh. The survey includes ten short video-clips and it takes approximately 10-15 minutes to complete. The survey asks two questions: How well does the building or site fit with its surroundings? How attractive is the building (or site)? More
    Closed 31 August 2015

  • Measuring quality in Edinburgh's built environment (South West and Pentlands)

    This survey gives you the chance to let us know what you think about the quality of some new or changed buildings in South West Edinburgh and Pentlands. The survey includes six short video-clips and it takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. The survey asks two questions: How well does the building or site fit with its surroundings? How attractive is the building (or site)? More
    Closed 31 August 2015

  • Measuring quality in Edinburgh's built environment (East Edinburgh)

    This survey gives you the chance to let us know what you think about the quality of some new or changed buildings in the East of Edinburgh. The survey includes seven short video-clips and it takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. The survey asks two questions: How well does the building or site fit with its surroundings? How attractive is the building (or site)? More
    Closed 31 August 2015

  • Measuring quality in Edinburgh's built environment (North and West)

    This survey gives you the chance to let us know what you think about the quality of some new or changed buildings in the North and West of Edinburgh. The survey includes six short video-clips and it takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. The survey asks two questions: How well does the building or site fit with its surroundings? How attractive is the building (or site)? More
    Closed 31 August 2015

  • Consultation on Contribution-based Charging Policy for Adult Social Care

    What is this consultation about? Changes to social care law mean that people will now have a personal budget based on an assessment of their needs. The council wants to hear your views on how we work out how people make a contribution to their personal budget. This is called charging. This consultation is not about how people pay for residential care, like a care home. The consultation gives you some background, using some questions we think you may have and giving you some... More
    Closed 12 July 2015

  • Colinton Mains Park - young people's survey

    The online survey aims to find out more about how local young people use Colinton Mains Park and how they would like to use it in future. The background to the survey is a petition by a group of local young people calling for a skatepark in the park. Although the petition has more than 60 names, the idea of a skatepark was only mentioned once in a consultation involving a series of peer-led discussions with local young people about what they would like to see in the area. The... More
    Closed 10 July 2015

  • Inclusive Edinburgh - Review of services for people with complex needs

    Edinburgh is a city of contrasts, with high levels of both prosperity and poverty. It is vibrant, culturally diverse and exciting, but with areas of significant inequality and deprivation. ‘Inclusive Edinburgh’ is being set up to tackle some of the problems faced by people with complex needs. People who may struggle with homelessness, unemployment, drug and alcohol problems, mental or physical ill-health, who sometimes get involved in crime, and who are often the victims of violence.... More
    Closed 1 July 2015

  • Towerbank Primary Catchment Changes

    There are now a lot more young children in Portobello and Joppa than ten years ago. The local school Towerbank Primary is much busier. More pupils start primary 1 than leave P7 every year. The building is nearly full and there is a limit to how many classes that we can run. If we make the Towerbank catchment area smaller there will be fewer pupils in it. That will help us to keep the number of pupils at a level where the school has enough space to give pupils the best opportunities for... More
    Closed 22 June 2015

  • Care at Home Contract

    The City of Edinburgh Council held a consultation meeting with providers on Tuesday 19th May 2015 on the Specification of Requirements for the new Care at Home contract. The Council would welcome comments from interested parties and you are requested to respond by Monday 8 th June 2015. More
    Closed 8 June 2015

  • Flood Risk Management

    The Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009 has been introduced which promotes a proactive approach to Flood Risk Management. All possible sources of flooding are now being identified and possible areas of flooding considered on a catchment wide basis to ensure that any action taken does not merely move the problem of flooding to another part of the river or the wider catchment area. We are jointly consulting with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) on the future... More
    Closed 2 June 2015

  • Out of School Care Survey

    The City of Edinburgh Council would like to find out what parents and carers think about out of school care services – after school clubs, breakfast clubs, holiday provision and child minders. We'd like to know which services parents/carers use, what they think about them and if there is anything they would like to see changed. The following survey is for parents and carers of children/young people from Primary 1 to Secondary 6 only. More
    Closed 27 May 2015

  • Public Toilets survey

    The City of Edinburgh Council has taken a step back from implementing a £600,000 reduction for the Public Conveniences budget, which would have resulted in the closure of 22 public toilets across the city. However, a budget decision was taken in 2011 to remove £300,000 from the service budget within the 2015/2016 financial year. This means that around 10 public toilets will still need to be closed. Over 60 publicly accessible toilets have been identified in Council buildings across the... More
    Closed 25 May 2015

  • New Fountainbridge Park

    Regular users of the Union Canal Towpath will have noticed a lot of construction activity near the eastern part of the canal. The site between Gibson Terrace and Viewforth is where the new Boroughmuir High School is being built, opening in August 2016. Part of the contract to build the school involves provision of a new “linear” park, running parallel to the canal towpath, from the top of Gibson Terrace to where the school boundary will be. The park will be in place by summer 2015. ... More
    Closed 27 April 2015

  • Student Housing in Edinburgh

    This issues paper presents background research on student housing. It asks for your views to inform a revision in how the Council manages the housing requirements of the city’s growing number of students. It specifically asks about the support given to: the growth of learning in the city, meeting needs through purpose-built student accommodation; and how this accommodation is distributed across the city. More
    Closed 24 April 2015

  • Proposed changes to licensing conditions for second hand dealers

    The Council has proposed certain changes to the licensing requirements for second hand dealers. The proposed conditions cover all second hand dealers, including those dealing in clothing and textiles. The proposed conditions aim to help to modernise and improve the Licensing Service. More
    Closed 22 April 2015

  • Leith Decides - your views on taking part

    Each year Leith Neighbourhood Partnership gives the decision-making power on the allocation of community grants over the people of Leith in a programme called £eith decides. The fifth £eith decides took place in February when 1,625 people made the decision to allocate £22,092 to 25 local projects in grants of up to £1,000. More
    Closed 12 April 2015

  • Saughton Park Master Plan Proposals

    The Council has been working with the Royal Caledonian Horticulture Society, the Friends of Saughton Park and the local community to develop plans to improve Saughton Park. The proposals aim to revitalise the park and include the restoration of the walled gardens, bandstand and winter gardens. The derelict stable block and yard will be developed into new visitor facilities with a café and public toilets, courtyard event space, community venue, teaching gardens and office space for... More
    Closed 6 April 2015

  • Summary only: Integrated Services for Children and Young People

    The City of Edinburgh Council and NHS Lothian Board know that we can do more to bring children and young people’s health, education and social work services together and manage them in a more joined-up way. Edinburgh has lots of services for children, young people, parents and carers including clinics, nurseries, schools, community centres and health centres. We know that these services are not always in the best places, appointments are not always at the best time and activities... More
    Closed 31 March 2015

  • Change to Licensing Conditions for Taxis and Private Hire Cars – December 2014

    The City of Edinburgh Council has to consult on proposals to change the standard Licensing Conditions for Taxis, Private Hire Cars, Taxi Drivers and Private Hire Car Drivers, to consider whether the existing conditions should be altered. A report was presented to the Council's Regulatory Committee on 17 November 2014 regarding the proposed changes to conditions. The proposals concern a change in the way that engine performance capabilities are calculated; and ask whether electrically... More
    Closed 9 March 2015

  • School Streets Project- Proposed Experimental Traffic Regulation Order - Prohibition of Vehicular Traffic (During School Travel Periods)

    The Council is seeking the views of stakeholders and the public on its school streets proposal. This will introduce school streets at 11 primary schools across Edinburgh for a period of 18 months. These locations have been experiencing on going road safety issues caused by drivers bringing their vehicles too close to the school gates. The benefits of implementing school streets are: Increase in walking and cycling and active lifestyles for pupils and parents/carers ... More
    Closed 27 February 2015
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