McCarthy & Stone have now submitted their planning application for a development of a 42-unit retirement development on Portobello High Street. 15/02910/AMC: Proposed Development of Sheltered Housing, comprising a 42 sheltered apartments (20 x 1 bed + 22 x 2 bed) communal facilities,  landscaping and car parking, at Site 100 Metres West of 17-21 Portobello […]

    Before work can begin on the proposed Aldi foodstore, details of elements like the landscaping, footpaths and cycle routes, waste management, parking, sustainability, archaeology and drainage need to be approved. Aldi has now submitted an application relating to those elements and the proposals are available for public comment until 14 July. (More details […]

A brand new park is to be built on the site of the existing Portobello High School and St. John’s Primary School.  The new park is linked to the building of the two new schools and is expected to be delivered around autumn 2017.  Planning starts now and from the end of June, until end […]

Avant Homes are holding a community exhibition about their proposals for a planning application to develop the Telferton Allotments site. The exhibition will be on Monday, 22 June ( 3 – 8 pm) and Tuesday, 23 June (3 – 8 pm) in the Wilson Memorial Church, Moira Terrace. Please see attached for more details. DOC090615.pdf […]

McCarthy & Stone are to submit plans for 42 retirement apartments on the site located near the corner of Portobello High Street and Baileyfield Road.   The development, which already has planning permission in principle, will include landscaped gardens and 32 associated car parking, and two disabled parking spaces.   The company was keen to […]

All   I am writing to let you know that the statutory consultation on Options for Proposed Changes to the Catchment Area of Towerbank Primary School commences today, Friday 8 May 2015.  The public consultation period will run until Monday 22 June 2015.   The options proposed in the statutory consultation have implications for Towerbank, […]

Overview 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 […]

Your chance to help shape catering within NHS Lothian http://www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk/OurOrganisation/Strategies/Pages/CateringStrategy.aspx  

City of Edinburgh Council officials say that, following a decision taken in 2011, they now need to close some public toilets outwith the city centre in a bid to save £300,000 annually. They are asking for feedback on the proposals via an online survey: Toilet Closure Survey You can also write to: waste@edinburgh.gov.uk or telephone 0131 529 3030 […]

Dear Sir /Madam STATUTORY CONSULTATION ON PROPOSED CHANGE TO LICENCE CONDITIONS On 17 November 2014 the City of Edinburgh Council’s Regulatory Committee agreed in principle to amend conditions with respect to second hand dealer licensing. The Committee also agreed to consult on the proposed changes to these conditions, which involve the following areas: Electronic record […]