Newly refreshed planning customer charters

Your attention is drawn to three newly refreshed customer charters which we published recently, and which your members may be interested in.  They are:

• Planning Customer Charter
• Enforcement Charter
• Building Standards Customer Charter

They are all updates based on our previous charters.  All are available, alongside the street naming charter, on the Council’s website here.  

We’ve also recently published a blog at Planning Edinburgh which in particular focuses on the enforcement charter:

https://planningedinburgh.com/2022/01/17/an-update-on-the-charters/

EICC reopened for vaccinations

Quick update

1. The Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) has reopened (as of 9am on 21st Dec 2021) as a Covid-19 vaccination site.

The clinic will offer a combination of booked and drop-in appointments for first, second or booster doses.

EICC clinic opening hours:

• Daily 9am-5pm
• Fri 24th Dec & Fri 31st Dec - 9am - 1pm
• The Vaccination Centre at the EICC will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and 1st and 2nd of January 2022.

2. Please also see the following link which provides a guide for doing nasal only Lateral Flow Tests (LFT) at home in various community languages - How to do a coronavirus (COVID-19) rapid lateral flow test at home - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Keep Scotland Beautiful /Course on climate change and net zero approaches

Courses recommended by Zero Waste Scoland to engage with communities on climate change and net zero approaches is run by Keep Scotland Beautiful - see the link below

https://www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/climate-change/climate-change/climate-emergency-training/

Another course they support is run by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society https://www.rsgs.org/climate-solutions - this is possibly more targeted at senior leaders in business but might be of interest also – especially the 90 minute course.

Non-Material Variation Service

In April, CEC Planning launched a new Non-Material Variation Service as part of wider efforts to improve customer service and consistency across planning.

A Non-Material Variation (NMV) application is a proposal to change an approved development that will not significantly alter what was granted planning permission.

There is a new and streamlined way to apply for NMVs, and a new formalised Application Form and Customer Guidance for applying.

Almost 90 NMV applications since April & with this new service have been able to process them in a more efficient way.

NMV applications can also be paid for easily at any time using our secure online payment form on our website.

Please do not contact individual case officers with regards to NMVs as all queries and requests are being managed through the new process.

For further details, see this section of the planning web pages:

www.edinburgh.gov.uk/nonmaterialvariations

Update to CEC Planning Blog

The CEC Planning Blog providing a brief update on the City Plan 2030 project has just been updated.  The blog can be viewed here:

https://planningedinburgh.com/2021/08/27/city-plan-2030-update-2/

It confirms that the Proposed Plan is due to be reported to the Council’s Planning Committee on 29 September.  This is in line with what was announced earlier this year, in our Development Plan Scheme, but we’re now confirming the date of the meeting.  The blog indicates when further information will be available on the period and arrangements for making representations on the Proposed Plan.

An introduction to the The Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership, the Edinburgh Pact and Community Council's role

The Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership is responsible for delivering community and bed-based health and social care services for adults in Edinburgh.Read the full article is HERE

Spaces for People: moving forward recommendations report

Dear Stakeholders,

I am writing to let you know that we have today (11 June) published the report on moving forward with Spaces for People. The recommendations in the report will be considered by the Transport and Environment committee on 17 June.

Read more: Spaces for People: moving forward recommendations report

Consultation on ensuring the prosperity of the Edinburgh & South East Scotland City Region

Your attention is drawn to a major consultation being launched on Monday 14^th June with a view to informing the economic future of the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region. For more information go to Consultations

Community Payback Orders consultation

The City of Edinburgh Council would like to hear your views on Community Payback Orders (CPO), which are given out by the Court to people to pay for their crimes as an alternative to a prison sentence.  In particular, we would like to know what you think about the unpaid work part of a CPO which replaced community service in 2011. This is when an individual who has committed an offence does unpaid work in the community.

For the full article go to - Consultations