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  • Edinburgh Integration Joint Board draft strategic plan

    We would like you to share your views on Edinburgh Integration Joint Board’s (IJB) Draft Strategic Plan. This plan covers the three financial years running from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2028. Our purpose as an IJB is to provide the best health and social care services that we can with the resources we have available. This means working to make Edinburgh a safer, healthier and fairer place to live for everybody. This latest version of the... More
    Opened 22 January 2025

  • Niddrie Mains Road (redeveloping the former Local Office)

    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 over... More
    Opened 21 January 2025

  • Leith Chooses 2024 - 2025

    £eith Chooses is a process of democratic deliberation and decision-making in which local people choose how to spend a public budget (participatory budgeting, or ‘PB’). If you live, work, study or volunteer in Leith please take time to consider the projects, and be sure to vote. You can cast your votes online by clicking on the link in the purple-bordered box below. You can also vote at the in-person event on 18 January at Leith Community Centre from 11am-3pm. ... More
    Opened 20 January 2025

  • Planning Guidance - Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas

    This document set out the Council’s expectations for work: to a listed building within the grounds of a listed building within a conservation area. Multiple sections may be relevant to the work being undertaken. Careful consideration should be given to each of these. To check whether your property is listed or in a designated area, use The City of Edinburgh Council Atlas or Historic Environment Scotland Designations Map... More
    Opened 9 January 2025

  • Planning Guidance - Edinburgh Design Guidance

    This guidance sets out the Council’s expectations for design quality in development. It is structured around two themes: Sustainable Places Liveable Places It aims to promote good place-making by: Providing guidance on how to comply with planning policies. Guiding the approach to the design of streets, spaces and buildings. Explaining key ideas that need to be considered. Giving examples of good quality design. More
    Opened 9 January 2025

  • Planning Guidance - Householders

    This document sets out the Council’s expectations for householder developments. It provides guidance for: people who are thinking about making changes to their home. professionals involved in the process. What is householder development? Work to alter or enlarge a single residential property. This includes works within the boundary or garden of a property. More
    Opened 9 January 2025

  • Give us your views on our Planning Design Guidance

    We are currently updating the following planning guidance documents. Edinburgh Design Guidance Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas Guidance Guidance for Householders Background In response to the National Planning Framework 4, City Plan 2030 and the City Mobility Plan, we have reviewed the guidance documents to make sure they align with the aims and outcomes of the plans. We have also updated the guidance to respond to the climate... More
    Opened 9 January 2025

  • Licensing Hub customer survey

    Before we move to South Gyle in Spring 2025, we are asking for your feedback on our service for driver and vehicle licence applicants. We'd also like to hear from you how we can improve. The Council's Licensing Hub is where officers carry out all licensed activity relating to taxi and Private Hire licensing, including: - MOT/vehicle compliance checks - Driver training - Licensed driver application submission - Advice and guidance - Payment facility More
    Opened 1 January 2025

  • Proposal of Application Notice: PAN Consultation Pennywell Phase 3

    Welcome to this second public consultation event for the delivery of the final block of the Pennywell Masterplan. 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... More
    Opened 2 December 2024

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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
    Opened 7 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

  • 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

  • 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
    Opened 4 October 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
    Opened 4 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

  • 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

  • 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
    Opened 9 September 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
    Opened 22 August 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
    Opened 22 August 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
    Opened 5 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
    Opened 31 July 2024
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