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SUMMARY:GPCC Meeting - January 2026
DESCRIPTION:Agenda\nIssued on 13 January 2026\nAGENDA FOR ORDINARY BUSINESS
  MEETING ON WEDNESDAY 21 JANUARY 2026 AT 18.45\nVENUE: CAMERON HOUSE COMMU
 NITY HUB\, 34 PRESTONFIELD AVENUE\, EH16 5EU.\n1 Audio or video recording 
 of meeting.\n2 Record of membership present and apologies received.\n3 Dec
 larations of interest.\n4 Adopt Minutes of Meeting of 17 Dec 2025: See GPC
 C website front page and also this link:\nGPCC Meet 2025-12-17 DEC KR Draf
 t 18 Dec.docx\n5 Matters arising not covered by Agenda.\n6 External Report
 s: 6.1 Ward Councillor.\n7 GPCC Reports:\n7.1 Action Points arising from p
 revious Meeting: See Appendix 1 (KR).\n7.2 Planning (IW): Cameron Toll Dev
 elopment Proposals. Next Cameron Toll ‘display event’ moved to 26 Feb.
  Causewayside Lads Institute Building Preservation Notice.\n7.3 Licensing:
 \n7.4 Roads and Transport (NK): Local Traffic Improvement Plan submissions
 . Speeding complaint in Blacket Avenue (See related issues at GPCC 15 Oct 
 2025 meeting.)\; Voi Ebikes site flaws (KR)\n7.5 CEC Play Area Sufficiency
  Consultation: GPCC response.\n7.6 Engagement Programme (CS): Newsletter\;
  next steps.\n7.7 Website (HM): Update on proposals for changeover.\n7.8 N
 eighbouring Community Councils: (SG)\n8 Reports from Office Bearers\n8.1 C
 hair:\n8.2 Treasurer (AG):\n8.3 Secretary (KR): CEC Policy &amp\; Consulta
 tion Monthly Updates. SPEN SE Edinburgh Cabling Project.\n9 Reports from O
 utside Groups\n9.1 Newington Cemetery (ERJ)\; EACC (KR)\n10 Other Business
 :\n11 Date of future meetings: Wednesdays at 18.45: 11 Feb\, 18 Mar\, 15 A
 pr\, 20 May\, 17 Jun.\nAction Points from 17 December 2025:\n7.4.1 Local T
 raffic Improvement Plan: NK to shape funding request submissions. DONE.\n7
 .4.2 Living Streets Edinburgh Group (LSEG): PJ to draft a short letter of 
 support for the LSEG case that forthcoming CEC budgeted spend on footway m
 aintenance and improvement warrants a higher priority. DONE\, CONVEYED TO 
 WARD COUNCILLORS.\n7.4.3. CPZ S8: SG to identify the publication and scope
  of the proposals for Blackford Newington. DONE\; 17 MAR 2026\; NO FURTHER
  CONSULTATION.\n7.6 Data Protection and Privacy Notices: REVISED TEXTS NOW
  ON GPCC SITE AND NEWSLETTER.\nCEC Consultation – Edinburgh Coastal Chan
 ge Adaptation Plan – Close 19 Jan 2026\nhttps://consultationhub.edinburg
 h.gov.uk/sfc/edinburgh-coastal-change-adaptation-plan/\nCEC Consultation 
 – What makes a good place? Close 23 Jan 2026.\nhttps://consultationhub.e
 dinburgh.gov.uk/sfc/place/\nCEC consultation – Play Sufficiency Assessme
 nt. Close 23 Jan 2026.\nPlay Sufficiency Assessment – Community Council 
 Questionnaire - City of Edinburgh Council - Citizen Space\nCEC Consultatio
 n – Sun Tan Centres 2025. Close 19 Feb 2026.\nhttps://consultationhub.ed
 inburgh.gov.uk/sfc/sun-tan-centres-2025/\nCameron Toll Development Proposa
 ls:\nTbc. Liberton &amp\; District CC meeting with CBRE on 26 January (Nuc
 leus Building\, KB\, and Zoom). Consultation Event at Cameron Toll 26 Febr
 uary (changed from 5 Feb).\n\nMinutes\nPrepared: 22 January 2026.  \nMinut
 es of GPCC Ordinary Business Meeting\, Wednesday\, 21 JANUARY 2026 (18.45)
 \nat Cameron House Community Centre\, 34 Prestonfield Avenue\, Edinburgh.\
 nWard Councillor: Cllr. Pauline Flannery (Cllr PF)\nMembers: Ken Robertson
  (KR)\, Peter Cochrane (PC)\, Sally Griffiths (SG)\, Andreas Grothey (AG)\
 , Ellen Jackson (ERJ)\, Peter Jones (PJ)\, Neil Kempsell (NK)\, Hrafn Malm
 quist (HM)\, Cori Schwabe (CS)\, Ian Wright (IW).\nIan Chisholm (IC)\,\n1.
  WELCOME: Chair. Audio or Video Recording: None.\n2. APOLOGIES: Declared\n
 3. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST: None\n4. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: Report 
 of 17 December 2025 adopted. (NK\, CS)\n5. MATTERS ARISING NOT COVERED IN 
 AGENDA: In attendance: Ms A Morton\,\nMs L Wickes\, Mr S Bird to raise the
  issue of speeding in Blacket Avenue.\n· Residential street in conservati
 on area. Short cut between principal thoroughfares. Quiet mobility route f
 or pedestrians and cyclists. Care and nursing home. ‘Rat run’ for moto
 rists and for motor bikes. Weekend and late-night discomfort for residents
 . Street petition raised with Cllr PF. Argued that situation warrants spee
 d cameras\, tight policing of 20mph limit\, one-way system.\n· Cllr PF to
  add Blacket Avenue to a local street listing of Queen’s Crescent and Pr
 estonfield Avenue\, to be submitted for a Council Q2 (bi-annual) city-wide
  traffic survey of ‘speeding hot spots’. Options for remedial action m
 ay emerge then.\n· To report incidents of concern\, the effective route i
 s to contact the Edinburgh South East Community Policing Team by email\, q
 uoting instances and frequency\, at: EdinburghCPTSouthEast@scotland.pnn.po
 lice.uk or at https://www.scotland.police.uk/secureforms/contact/\n6. EXTE
 RNAL REPORTS\n6.1 Ward Councillor Report (Cllr PF)\n6.1.1 Police resources
  are acknowledged to be extremely stretched. Looking ahead\, there is the 
 possibility of a boost to local funding from the proceeds of the tourist V
 isitor Levy (2026-2027).\n6.1.2 Details of the Council’s (CEC) budget pr
 oposals (income and expenditure) for the General Fund and the Housing Reve
 nue Account will be tabled at the Finance and Resources Committee on 3 Feb
 ruary. https://democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/ieListMeetings.aspx?CId=140&amp\
 ;Year=0\n6.1.3 Transport and Environment Committee (TEC) 29 January: Items
  of note:\n(Refer to https://democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/ieListMeetings.asp
 x?CId=136&amp\;Year=0 )\n· Communal Bin Review: City-wide completion of t
 he project won’t be until 2027. Within the GPCC area\, bin site issues o
 n Dalkeith Rad have been tackled. Areas of concern remain elsewhere\, e.g.
  West Mains Road\, on sites and capacity. Where you have concerns on bins 
 and waste collection\, report it here: https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/bins-r
 ecycling\n· City Mobility Plan (CMP): A fresh public ‘Democratic Engage
 ment’ on aspects of design and planned implementation looks to be in the
  pipeline. One element of (local) concern is that road junctions identifie
 d as hazardous have been swept into broader plans for design of ‘quiet t
 raffic flow routes’. The work on the ‘Quiet Route’ programme itself 
 has been slowed on account of resource and funding pressures.\n· The Repo
 rt to the TEC on 29 January will also carry detail of the current Works Pr
 ogramme. See the TEC link above.\n6.1.4 Local Traffic Improvement Plan: Th
 is initiative invites local submissions for low-cost improvements to roadw
 ays and pathways. The invitation closes at end-January. Look for a TEC upd
 ate in April.\n6.1.5 ‘Voi’ E-bike Hire Scheme: Programme roll-out has 
 expanded. Programme management is by Voi\, with Edinburgh Council as partn
 er. Site selection looks in the first instance to be managed by Voi. The s
 cheme has many advantages and must be allowed to ‘bed in’. Where you e
 ncounter issues (e.g. Kilgraston Road / Grange Loan junction). Report them
  here:\nhttps://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/roads-travel-parking/cycle-hire-schem
 e\nCllr PF to look to establish who at CEC is monitoring reporting of issu
 es by the public.\n6.1.6. The Council’s Roads\, Travel and Parking Divis
 ion continues work on road signalling improvements.\n6.1.7 Provocative van
 dalism incident at Edinburgh Mosque recorded.\n6.1.8 Local community group
 s in need of new member support and active help:\nGrange Association\; Sou
 thside Community Council\; Southside Management Committee\; Astley Ainslie
  Community Trust.\n6..1.9 Queries raised with Cllr PF:\n(SG) Has the Counc
 il ‘Local Spruce-up Programme’ reached Newington? Little sign of it. C
 llr PF will query Waste and cleansing Service on nature and scale of the c
 lean-up.\n(SG) Pavement condition Waverley Park to Salisbury Road is ‘at
 rociously bad’. Where do reported disrepairs stand in the programme of w
 orks? What prioritisation is given to them? More ‘transparency’ is nee
 ded of footway repair scheduling.\n7.1 Follow-up Points from last meeting:
 \nAll covered. University lodge building in Pollok Halls estate has been c
 leaned of graffiti and re-boarded.\n7.2 Planning (IW):\n7.2.1 Cameron Toll
  Redevelopment: Next public display meeting at Cameron Toll moved back to 
 26 February. GPCC look to meet with representatives of the development tea
 m vias Liberton &amp\; District CC at some stage.\n7.2.2 Causewayside Lads
  Institute: CEC Planning hold back from issuing a Building Preservation No
 tice. (Demolition is not permitted.) A Scot Gov DPEA Inspector is to revie
 w the appeal lodged against CEC refusal of planning permission of the Prop
 osed PBSA development at 27-29 and 33-41 Ratcliffe Terrace and 4 Upper Gra
 y Street.\n7.2.3 Planning announces a Gilmerton Conservation Area Draft Ap
 praisal.\n7.2.4 Proposed PBSA development at 140 Causewayside: News awaite
 d.\n7.2.5 Likely PBSA development at Scottish Widows building: News awaite
 d.\n7.3 Licensing (KR):\nEdinburgh Licensing Board to open a consultation 
 on licensing hour and venue extension to cover the 2026 World Cup\; direct
 ed principally at the licensing trade\, Alcohol Focus Scotland and Edinbur
 gh Licensing Forum.\nGPCC response to Sun Tan Centre Consultation on licen
 sing conditions update focused on need for rigorous training standards and
  for strict governance of the ‘legitimacy’ (untoward activities) of th
 e business.\n7.4 Roads and Transport (NK):\n7.4.1 Local Traffic Improvemen
 t Plan submissions made in respect of Dalkeith Road / East Mayfield and Ki
 lgraston Road / Grange Loan junctions. Speeding and Voi Bikes covered abov
 e.\n7.5 CEC Play Area Sufficiency Consultation (KR):\nGPCC response noted 
 only one formal play area of size in the GPCC area but a range of outdoor 
 (park / woodland) areas within walking distance. Principal focus should be
  on safe pedestrian walkway / footpath / junction approached to play area 
 sites. Contribution to response received from Preston Street Primary Paren
 ts’ Council.\n7.6 Engagement Programme (CS):\nTGPV Newsletter subscripti
 on list stands at c. 140. Contributions needed for 1 February issue.\nHow 
 could the engagement programme be widened to invite local feedback / comme
 nt in topics such as Purpose Build Student Accommodation (PBSA)\, Roads an
 d Traffic\, Pavements etc. Needs a specific mail-handling approach that do
 esn’t intrude on Newsletter production.\n7.7 Website Development (HM):\n
 Test Server for WordPress to be introduced.\n7.8 Neighbouring Community Co
 uncils (SG):\nLiberton &amp\; District raise a campaign on speed limit red
 uctions.\nMerchiston Districts CC also campaigning on local speeding.\nSou
 thside raise road issues at Preston Street Primary.\nCllr. Steve Burgess n
 otes poor condition of pavements in Southside.\n7.9 South East Police Foru
 m (NK\, IW):\nInaugural meeting on 8 January. GPCC and Southside CC in att
 endance. Very constructive session. South East Community Policing Team loo
 king for close engagement. Police resourcing is very stretched. On speedin
 g\; a first focus is on data gathering\; submit witness reports where poss
 ible. Police rely heavily on CCTV resources. (There is a high concentratio
 n in the area.) Residents encouraged to consider home security camera faci
 lities. On e-bikes\; an acknowledged hazard (customisation to beyond regul
 ation\, speeding\, anti-social use). Police cannot ‘pursue’. Focus is 
 on camera recognition.\nReport all incidents to EdinburghCPTSouthEast@scot
 land.pnn.police.uk or https://www.scotland.police.uk/secureforms/contact/\
 n(For University of Edinburgh Campus Security\, contacts are mailto:securi
 ty@ed.ac.uk )\nThe South East Police Forum is new. In due course\, a newsl
 etter may be published. Here is an example of the South West Forum publica
 tion:\nEdinburgh SW Community Policing Newsletter Q4 2025\nOn a related ma
 tter of ‘personal security’\, ERJ to query Edinburgh University Commun
 ity Liaison on campus security procedures and response in event of a stalk
 ing complaint.\n7.10 CEC consultation ‘What makes a good place?’ (KR)\
 nPublic consultation relates to City Plan 2040\, the next Local Developmen
 t Plan scheduled for 2028. Closes 26 January. All members encouraged to re
 spond.\n7.11 Reid Memorial Church (NK\, KR):\nReid Memorial (RM) is to mer
 ge with Marchmont St Giles to form Blackford Grange parish. The congregati
 ons have amalgamated. The RM Church building itself faces closure and disp
 osal in 2027. This leaves Church and local community groups (Scouts\, Guid
 es\, exercise\, badminton\, Mother &amp\; Toddler) with loss of accommodat
 ion or closure. There is early conversation on how to retrieve the situati
 on\, conceivably by way of some community purchase of the property. At thi
 s point\, if you have an interest in working to that end\, we ask you to c
 ontact Mr W Ivory at:\nmailto:gsl85thbraid@tusks.org.uk . A public meeting
  may be in prospect. GPCC will follow this story.\n8.2 Report from Treasur
 er (AG):\nGPCC funds stand at £3580. Funds at related interest group\, Fr
 iends of Newington Cemetery\, stand at £4630 (inclusive of a recent £900
  grant from the Old Edinburgh Club).\n8.3 Report from Secretary (KR):\nSco
 ttish Power Energy Networks (SPEN) plan a major re-cabling project from Wh
 itehouse Loan\, east through the Grange\, south through Blackford to King
 ’s Buildings and south to the BioQuarter. An update on project timetable
  has been requested.\n9.1 Newington Cemetery (ERJ):\nCEC is working on a p
 lan for management of city cemeteries. Wall repair and headstone restorati
 on work continues at Newington. Old Edinburgh club has donated £900 to fu
 nd obelisk reinstatement.\n11: Date of Future Meetings: Wednesdays at 18.4
 5: 11 Feb\, 18 Mar\, 15 Apr\, 20 May\, 17 Jun.\nFollow-up Points\n6.1.5 Id
 entify Council monitoring point for Voi E-bike project build-out (Cllr PF)
 \n7.2.5 New on Scottish Widows site development (IW).\n7.9 Edinburgh Unive
 rsity Campus Security response (ERJ)\n8.3 Response on timetable from SPEN 
 (KR).\nGPCC Office Bearers:\nKen Robertson\, Chair and Secretary\nEllen-Ra
 issa Jackson\, Deputy Chair\nAndreas Grothey\, Treasurer\nCori Schwabe\, C
 ommunity Engagement.
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