Via PEDAL: “We plan to organise a community energy conversation which will hopefully allow all of us to have a look at what might be possible here in terms of local energy saving and generation and think through which projects are most likely to work just now. We are currently scoping solar, wind, EVs/transport and […]

Please see attached civic new licence notice. Proposed trading from a Cooking Trailer which will be removed from site each day Nature of goods trading:  Burgers, Morning Rolls, Nachos, Chips and Soft Drinks Location:  10 West Bank Street, corner of car park against grassed area to side of Power League  Written permission provided from Power […]

City of Edinburgh Council is seeking feedback on plans to install secure cycle storage at 79 locations across the city. Street locations in Portobello include: Portobello High Street at Adelphi Place, Bath Street, Malborough Street, Pitville Street, James Street and Eastfield. For more information and to give your feedback go to the CoEC Consultation Hub:- […]

We recently ran a consultation on a licence application for an Ice Cream van at Straiton Place Park. The proposal is to sell ice creams, hot deserts (waffles/crepes), confectionery, hot & cold drinks (no alcohol). Licensed operating hours will be 1000-2000 Electrical power will be from a generator The licence will be for 365 days […]

An application for licence to operate an Ice Cream van has been submitted for Straiton Place Park. The licensee proposes to sell ice creams, hot deserts (waffles/crepes), confectionery, hot & cold drinks (no alcohol). – Licensed operating hours will be 1000-2000 – Electrical power will be from a generator – The licence will be for […]

Crown Estate Scotland (CES) is seeking public feedback on its corporate plans for the next three years. CES is a public corporation which manages £385.8m of seabed, coastline, rural estates and other assets which stretch the length and breadth of Scotland. It includes ancient rights held by The Crown (e.g. wild salmon fishing) as well […]

The parking situation at Kings Place has been a long running issue, often featuring on the community council agenda. Caravans and campervans are taking up many of the spaces, and City of Edinburgh Council proposed to introduce overnight parking restrictions, in an effort to tackle this; however this attracted a number of objections. The car […]

Dear Community Council, I am writing to let you know that the City of Edinburgh Council’s Education, Children and Families Committee agreed on 16 August 2019 that a statutory consultation should be undertaken to relocate Newcraighall Primary School.  The consultation commences today, Monday 26 August 2019.  This consultation affects only Newcraighall Primary School as there […]

Further to on-going discussions taking place with the Council on the future of the Kings Place car park we are consulting on the BROAD options for the use of this space going forward. There have been no commitments from the Council to fund or deliver these options but in order to guide discussions we are […]

City of Edinburgh Council’s Strategy and Communications Team have published a report on the results of the recent survey on Portobello Golf Course. The survey was conducted as part of an Outcome Improvement Process which was agreed between Portobello Golf Club, Portobello Community Council, Edinburgh Leisure and the Council. It launched on Tuesday 23rd April […]