Eurocities Conference - November 2018

City of Edinburgh Council has just launched its Eurocities website - www.eurocities2018.eu

Edinburgh has been chosen to host the Eurocities Conference in November 2018, welcoming the Mayors and city delegations of the 130 Eurocities’ member cities, stretching right across Europe, both EU and non-EU countries.  This is only the third time in Eurocities’ 30 years’ history that the conference has been hosted in the UK, and it is of course taking place at a critical time in Europe.

The theme ‘Creative Competitive Cities’ – looking at how culture and creative industries can support,  add value and transform cities – offers an excellent opportunity to showcase Edinburgh, to learn from peers across Europe and build on city to city relations.

There are opportunities for engagement in the Conference as a delegate, a sponsor, or perhaps in terms of showcasing particular projects related to the theme.  This is a unique occasion for the city.

Delegates are being encouraged to stay on in the city for the weekend.  And for the first time ever, a Youth Ambassador programme will weave throughout the conference, offering a young person’s perspective on creative places, culture and future urban policy. 

Please share this with members of your community council and other related organisations.

For further information, please contact Elaine Ballantyne via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Shaping the future of your water and waste water services

Launched on February 28, the survey encourages our customers and stakeholders to help us determine priorities over the next 25 years.

Respondents are being asked to provide their views on three main ambitions:

  • Delivering consistently leading customer service
  • Keeping customer prices low
  • Increasing the reliability, resilience and sustainability of our services.

The six-month consultation draws to a close on August 31. To date more than 3,300 people have visited the consultation microsite www.yourwater.scot

The Shaping the Future consultation reaches the Royal Highland Show at Ingliston, Edinburgh in June.

Visitors will be able to watch a series of short films which tell the story of our ambitions for the next 25 years and give us their views. Anyone who completes the survey at the events will also be given a new-look Scottish Water refill bottle.

Further information on Shaping the Future can be found at www.yourwater.scot along with the chance to watch the videos and take part in the survey.

Planning and Building Standards Performance and Service Improvements

As emailed to all Edinburgh Community Councils:

A report on Performance and Service Improvements was placed before the Planning Committee on 14 March 2018. This report had a number of recommendations, some of which were accepted by the committee, some which were deleted by the Committee and some which were amended by the Committee. The key changes related to the current Scheme of Delegation which allows officers to determine planning applications on the Committee’s behalf. Here’s what was agreed by the Planning Committee (but see below as they are not the final decision-maker):

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EACC belongs to every Edinburgh Community Council

Its aim is to provide support, advise and give a collective voice for community councils when facing the challenges community councillors encounter on an almost daily basis. No one person is more important than any other. All community councils have a voice on the EACC!!