The City of Edinburgh Council has produced a draft Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP) for the City which sets out an approach to reduce energy use and carbon emissions. You can view or download a copy of the draft SEAP here. We would be very grateful to hear your views on the draft plan, […]
read moreProposals to increase Edinburgh councillor numbers from 58 to 63 as part of the 5th Review of Local Government Electoral Arrangements. Comments on the proposals can be submitted through the Commission’s consultation portal website, www.consultation.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk, by email to lgbcs@scottishboundaries.gov.uk. This period of public consultation lasts for 12 weeks and all comments should be submitted […]
read moreThe attached report summarises the results of the recent consultation run by Portobello Community Council regarding dogs on Portobello Beach. It will be discussed at the 26 May 2014 meeting of the community council, and any actions decided then. Majority of all respondents (online, email, and in person) prefer the status quo to the beach […]
read moreThis is a Call for Evidence to support a policy review of the noise regime under the Antisocial Behaviour (Scotland ) Act 2004 Part 5. The noise provisions which came into force in 2005 introduced a fixed penalty notice deterrent for domestic noise offences for any part of the day or night. The regime […]
read morePortobello Community Councillors were at ScotMid on Saturday, 10 May, 2014 to gather thoughts and ideas from the community on the Beach and Prom. The consultation met with an enthusiastic and positive response from shoppers and other passers by, with around 50 committing their ideas onto post-it notes to be analysed at a later stage. […]
read moreMinutes of the Consultation and Engagement Committee meeting which was held on 24 April, 2014 PCC-C-E-24.04.14-minutes.pdf
read moreThe Council has prepared new guidance for street design which focuses on creating better places for people. Consultation will run until 30 June 2014. The Council would like your views on the draft EDINBURGH STREET DESIGN GUIDANCE and the design of streets in the city. You can read the document and […]
read morePortobello Community Council held community consultation sessions at ScotMid and on the Prom on Saturday, 12 April, 2014. The theme of the consultation was to focus on gathering public responses to the Beach Zones consultation which had been launched earlier in the week. There was a healthy and positive response from the public with 30 […]
read moreIn response to concerns raised by the public, Portobello Community Council is seeking the community’s views on proposals to create some dog free zones on the beach during the summer months. These would be designed to allow residents and visitors the opportunity to enjoy parts of the beach without the presence of dogs, particularly to […]
read moreMinutes of the Consultation and Engagement Committee meeting held on 19 March, 2014. http://www.portobellocc.org/Minutes/2014/Meeting%20Papers%20310314/pcc-20140319-consultation.pdf
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