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URL:https://gpcc.bigdatapatterns.co.uk/events/gpcc-meeting-february-2026/
SUMMARY:GPCC Meeting - February 2026
DESCRIPTION:Agenda\nIssued on 3 February 2026\nAGENDA FOR ORDINARY BUSINESS
  MEETING ON WEDNESDAY 11 FEBRUARY 2026 AT 18.45\nVENUE: CAMERON HOUSE COMM
 UNITY HUB\, 34 PRESTONFIELD AVENUE\, EH16 5EU.\n1 Audio or video recording
  of meeting.\n2 Record of membership present\, apologies received\, and ot
 her attendees\n3 Declarations of interest.\n4 Adopt Report of Meeting of 2
 1 January 2026: See GPCC website front page.\n5 Matters arising not covere
 d by Agenda.\n6 External Reports: 6.1 Ward Councillor. 6.2 Mr William Ivor
 y re. Reid Memorial Church\n7 GPCC Reports:\n7.1 Action Points arising fro
 m previous Meeting: See Appendix 1 (KR).\n7.2 Planning: 7.2.1 Pending clos
 ure of Reid Memorial Church (KR). 7.2.2 Cameron House Nursery / Cameron Pa
 rk planning application (KR)\n7.3 Licensing:\n7.4 Roads and Transport: Sou
 th Suburban Tram Train (NK)\n7.5 Engagement Programme: Newsletter (CS)\n7.
 6 Neighbouring Community Councils: (SG)\n8 Reports from Office Bearers:\n8
 .1 Chair: Visitor Levy Fund\; Participatory Budgeting\; integration to CCs
 .\n8.2 Treasurer:\n8.3 Secretary: Grange Association Fair (May)\n9 Reports
  from Outside Groups:\n9.1 Newington Cemetery (ERJ)\; EACC (KR)\n10 Other 
 Business:\n11 Date of future meetings: Wednesdays at 18.45: 18 Mar\, 15 Ap
 r\, 20 May\, 17 Jun.\nAction Points from 21 Jan 2026 Meeting\n6.1.5 Identi
 fy Council monitoring point for Voi E-bike project build-out (Cllr PF). AW
 AITED\n7.2.5 News on Scottish Widows site development (IW). SALE AGREED TO
  VITA STUDENT\, DEC 25\n7.9 Edinburgh University Campus Security response 
 (ERJ)\n8.3 Response on timetable from SPEN (KR). AWAITED\nConcept Trams Ma
 p\n\nMinutes\nPrepared: 12 February 2026.  \nMinutes of GPCC Ordinary Busi
 ness Meeting\, Wednesday\, 11 FEBRUARY 2026 (18.45)\nat Cameron House Comm
 unity Centre\, 34 Prestonfield Avenue\, Edinburgh.\nWard Councillor None\n
 Members Ken Robertson (KR)\, Sally Griffiths (SG)\, Ellen Jackson (ERJ)\, 
 Peter Jones (PJ)\, Neil Kempsell (NK)\, Ian Wright (IW).\nApologies Ian Ch
 isholm (IC)\, Andreas Grothey (AG)\, Hrafn Malmquist (HM)\, Cori Schwabe (
 CS)\n1. WELCOME Chair. Audio or Video Recording: None.\n2. APOLOGIES Decla
 red\n3. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST None\n4. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING Repo
 rt of 21 January 2026 adopted. (NK\, CS)\n5. MATTERS ARISING NOT COVERED I
 N AGENDA None\n6. EXTERNAL REPORTS\n6.1 Ward Councillor Report None\n6.2 G
 uest: Mr William Ivory\, Scout Group Leader. On the future of Reid Memoria
 l Church and community facilities: Church of Scotland sale and closure a s
 trong possibility in 2027\, with comprehensive loss of local community gro
 up facilities. A ‘community buyout’\, with associated financial and ma
 nagement responsibilities\, is a very thin possibility\, without any subst
 ance at this time. Mr Ivory may convene an exploratory ‘public meeting
 ’. He may look to provide a short ‘present situation’ text which GPC
 C can look to place in local news outlets.\n7. GPCC REPORTS\n7.1 Follow-up
  Points from last meeting\n6.1.5 Identify Council monitoring point for Voi
  E-bike project build-out: Monitoring point on ‘issues arising’ is wit
 h Voi at the moment. Briefing on programme roll-out is due to be submitted
  to forthcoming Transport &amp\; Environment Committee.\n7.2.5 News on Sco
 ttish Widows site development (IW). New PBSA / mixed-use development plan 
 from new site owner expected at some point.\n7.9 Edinburgh University Camp
 us Security response (ERJ). Enquiry still in course.\n8.3 Response on time
 table from SPEN (KR). Project contractor\, for ‘Whitehouse Loan to Shawf
 air’ re-cabling programme\, expected to be appointed in March. Await fur
 ther news.\n7.2 Planning 7.2.1 (IW) Reid Memorial Church closure covered a
 bove. 7.2.2 Cameron House Nursery / Cameron Park: On an approach by Camero
 n Park residents\, KR submitted a late ‘objection letter’ on 6 Feb to 
 Cllr. Tim Pogson (member of Development Management Sub Committee). We wait
  to hear if Cameron Park deputation is called.\n7.3 Licensing (KR) CEC con
 sultations open on Sun Tan Centres and on Black Cab Taxi Fare Review.\n7.4
  Roads and Transport (NK) Tram trains for Edinburgh (TTfE) group builds it
 s case for integration of South Suburban Rail Line into proposed city tram
  network and into the emerging redevelopment of the Cameron Toll Centre. N
 ext TTfE Group meeting is on 19 Feb\, at Quaker Meeting House\, Victoria T
 errace\, at 19.00. Contact mailto:tramtrainsedi@gmail.com for more detail.
  See also https://www.facebook.com/groups/2995576400542549/\nNext develope
 r showcase of outline plans for Cameron Toll is at the centre on 26 Februa
 ry\, 2pm to 7pm.\nPer ERJ\, signs of ‘joined-up’ thinking on Cameron T
 oll as a redesigned commercial / housing / transport hub are needed at an 
 early stage.\n7.5 Engagement Programme: Newsletter (KR) 3-month review: St
 rong start to TGPV\; good build in subscribers\; attractive layout and con
 tent. CS warmly applauded. Motion to continue with the programme tabled by
  KR and passed unanimously.\nIW to complete ‘personal profile’ for the
  1 March issue.\nConsider: The Newsletter as a local consultation medium? 
 What to ‘consult’ on? How to structure the consultation format? How to
  handle the responses? Members are asked to start thinking about this. (Co
 ntext: Is Visitor Levy Participatory Budgeting the first GPCC ‘consultat
 ion’ opportunity via TGPV?)\nNB: As a trial run\, Members are asked invi
 ted to send PJ up to three ‘sample questions’ on the ‘local neighbou
 rhood’ (One-line questions with a limit of one-line for answers.)\nKR qu
 estions as examples:\nCouncil services in the neighbourhood most in need o
 f improvement?\nCommunity group projects most deserving of support?\nTop p
 riority projects for local community safety and wellbeing?\n7.6 Neighbouri
 ng Community Councils Activity (SG) Morningside: Focus on Local Place Plan
  (LPP) for mid-year submission. / Liberton District: LPP\; approach to MSP
 s about local speeding concerns. / Southside: LPP\; looking for help from 
 Edin Uni as a ‘community project’\; Preston Street Primary application
 s for Local Traffic Improvement Plan funds. / Marchmont Sciennes: Bin Hub 
 and fly-tipping problems. Working on local heat network ideas.\n8 REPORTS 
 FROM OFFICE BEARERS\n8.1 Chair (KR) Detail expected shortly on Visitor Lev
 y Participatory Budgeting opportunities for community councils. (GPCC must
  start to scope its involvement here.) / Detail awaited on the next South 
 East Police forum event.\n8.2 Treasurer (AG) No change in financial positi
 on: GPCC balance £3580. FoNC balance £4630.\n8.3 Secretary (KR) Living S
 treets Edinburgh webinar on 23 February at 3pm\; see GPCC site for detail.
  / Grange Association Fair on 9 May: KR will move for GPCC stall. Members 
 asked for GPCC promotional ideas and for assistance (presence) on the day.
 \n9 REPORTS FROM OUTSIDE GROUPS\n9.1 Newington Cemetery (ERJ) Working Part
 y assistance underway / No snowdrop Walk this year on account of the weath
 er. / Does the Newington Cemetery Interest Group Strategic Plan 2017-21 ne
 ed to be updated? / Would there be scope to involve Edinburgh University a
 s a ‘community associate’? ERJ to consider shaping a proposal.\n9.2 EA
 CC (KR) Expected to table a request for fresh CEC support for community co
 uncils. / Next meeting on 26 February will feature Planning Democracy Scot
 land.\n10 OTHER BUSINESS None\n11: FUTURE MEETINGS Wednesdays at 18.45: 18
  Mar\, 15 Apr\, 20 May\, 17 Jun.\nFollow-up Points\n7.5 Group to ‘sample
  engagement questions’ to PJ.\n8.3 Group to offer promotional ideas for 
 Grange Fair.\nCompiled by KR\nGPCC Office Bearers:\nKen Robertson\, Chair 
 and Secretary\; Ellen-Raissa Jackson\, Deputy Chair\; Andreas Grothey\, Tr
 easurer\; Cori Schwabe\, Community Engagement.
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