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Draft Minutes
for Merchiston Community Council Meeting Tuesday 15th
June 2010 7pm at St
Michael's Church Hall Present: MCC Bridget Stevens Chair
Frances Hawarden Treasurer Ann Royden Secretary Robin Morris; Beccy Brooks; Ian
Clement; Anne Craig; Ian Doig; James
Geekie; John Lennie; Bob Rendall; Kay Smith; Alex
Orr. CEC Ward Councillors Ward 9, Fountainbridge/ Craiglockhart CEC SESplan core team - James Seabury, Alice Miles Lothian and Borders Police CBO Julie Cochrane CBO
Vikki Shaw Residents Annelise McBride; Gurå Bergkrist; Steven Tait; Sara Dorman Chairman’s Welcome Bridget Stevens welcomed
everyone and opened the meeting. Presentation on SESplan James Seabury of
the Strategic Development Planning Authority for Edinburgh and South East
Scotland gave a presentation of the Strategic
Development Plan for Edinburgh and South East Scotland[SESPlan], which is
to operate from 2012 to 2032. For the
first stage a Main Issues Report has been prepared for which there is a
consultation period from 31st May to 27th August. Jim Lowrie stated
that local government is making clear to central government that money and
infrastructure has to be put in by central government, and that CEC cannot rely
on developers. Ian Clement asked
about the status of the last plan, and was informed by Alice Miles that a
review of all existing plans is part of SESplan. John Lennie
expressed concern about the concentration on Edinburgh; however, the SESplan
team members explained that Scottish Government feel that Edinburgh is the
powerhouse behind the economy, and thus the concentration is warranted. Ann Royden asked
about whether the current ownership of the land is taken into consideration in
the plan and how this would impact on the delivery of the plan. Alice Miles replied that CEC do engage with
owners at the appropriate stage in the planning. Alice Miles
explained that the housing demand figures were arrived at using an algorithm
including 2006 household projections, migration/birth/death rate figures and
current planning permissions in force.
2008 figures will be factored in as soon as they are available. It is being looked
at as to who can deliver the infrastructure, and SESplan team members would
welcome any suggestions. There is to be a
meeting and workshops about the Main Issues Report and the plan on 11th
August at 6.30pm at the City Chambers. All welcome. Documents outlining
the plan were available at the meeting and will be available at libraries and
online. Business Meeting – Commenced 7.50pm 1. Apologies
for Absence: Cllr Gordon Buchan, Cllr Andrew Burns, Eva Tombs, Helen Zealley, Mairianna Clyde, Cllr Paul Godzik, Helena Scott, Alison Johnstone, Colwyn Jones 2.
Police Report The Police want suggestions as to what Community
Councils feel are priorities that need to be dealt with such as dog fouling,
graffiti, youth disorder. We were reminded not to leave visible
valuables in vehicles, and to allow only known people into common stairs. A Friday/Saturday night operation is in force
to deal with youths ‘hanging out’, and the police would like to know of
locations where this is a problem. They
were informed of the dilapidated state of 5, Greenhill Gardens, which is a possible
youth-gathering location, and of the problem of cyclists riding irresponsibly
along the canal. Julie Cochrane is aware
of the problem and of some cyclists not following the Highway Code. Both Officers daily remind contravening
cyclists.
JC Julie Cochrane informed the meeting that the
Bank of Scotland has withdrawn their plans to develop the Fountainbridge site, and
further developments are awaited. She informed the meeting that this might be
her last attendance as she is moving onto other duties. She was thanked for her work in the area and
attending when off duty. 3.
Minutes of Previous Meeting on 18th
May 2010 Anne Craig was thanked
for writing the May minutes. The May minutes
were approved. Proposed by Beccy Brooks,
seconded by Ian Clement. Matters Arising from Minutes Flower Colonies The revised AMA
plan is to go before the Planning Committee on 28th July. CEC has had difficulty processing the number
of objections, of which between 200 and 300 have been received. Cllrs Gordon Buchan and Andrew Burns will
attend this meeting in support of local residents. Arbitration The Chairman
clarified that the suspension of Lucy Turnbull is for 3 meetings starting from
19th May 2010 i.e. the June, September and October meetings. Barbeques on Bruntsfield Links and Meadows
KS
RM HMO Licenses
BS Harrison Park
BS 4. Reports Chair’s Report – see attached
JL
JLe BB John Lennie and
Beccy Brooks will respond on behalf of MCC about the Delivering Capital Growth
report. Their response will be sent to
BS.
JL
BS AR JL Bridget Stevens informed
the meeting that fees for MCC to use the Eric Liddell Centre are to be reduced
by 50%. Treasurer’s Report - see attached The Treasurer
explained that the inflated balance is still due to £3420 from CEC for the
Christmas lights for which an invoice will be sent in due course. The CEC grant for
approximately £800 should be paid in in August. Other MCC costs
include insurance for the laptop and printer, the website, ex-gratia payments
for meeting venues and printing. EACC Report Ian Doig will
attend the EACC AGM meeting on 19th June. Details have been circulated. Planning MCC has been
approached by the developer CB Richard Ellis wanting to present proposed plans
for the ex-brewery Fountainbridge site to them.
These plans include student housing and retail outlets. This site is owned by Lloyds, but they plan
to sell it to developers once a master plan has been drawn up and the existing
building demolished. It had been
purchased by the Bank of Scotland for a new headquarters, but this has been
abandoned since the take-over. It was
agreed that Bridget Stevens and Ann Royden will ask the developers to arrange
and pay for a special public meeting, which the general public will be invited
to attend. Jim Lowrie is aware that a
PAN (Pre-Application Notice), for which there is a 3 week consultation notice, was
submitted to the Planning Department on 11th June, but it hasn’t
gone before committee yet. BS will contact
Jo-Anne Laidlaw, CEC Planning Department Community Engagement Officer,
expressing MCC’s wish for a public meeting. Licensing Liquor and public entertainment The extension of
Sunday hours for the restaurant formally known as Bluegrass on the corner of
Churchill and Morningside Rd has been agreed.
JL Ian Clement raised a question about the HMO license for 1F2 41,
Brunstfield Gardens. The license had been revoked following the serious dry rot
problem, which has now been dealt with; however, it now appears a 6 months HMO
license has been granted. Jim Lowrie
will look into it. Councillors Report Jim Lowrie reported that there will be no cuts this year. Parking Ian Doig said there was a CPZ meeting coming up. There is to be a Walkabout in July in SWNP area. Any suggestions for things to be looked at
are to be sent to Ann Royden. 5. A.O.C.B.
BS Youth Forum Event BS asked for volunteers to take over manning the stall from 2 until
4.
IC It was noted that again there was no report from the Community and
Engagement Group. 6. Next MCC Meeting
7pm Tuesday 21st September, Eric Liddell Centre The meeting closed at 9.15pm |
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