New EACC Constitution


At the EGM on 17 February 2022, EACC adopted a new constitution. This is available in the documents section of the website, here.

Formal objection to the Edinburgh Low Emission Zone Scheme

Addressed to Low Emission Zone - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Dear Sir/Madam,

At a meeting of the Edinburgh Association of Community Council's on 17 February 2022 there was unanimous agreement on the following -

  • Support for an Edinburgh Low Emission Zone (LEZ).
  • Opposition to an LEZ with the currently proposed boundaries - a city wide boundary is favoured. There is no support for the City Council's proposed LEZ. The strength of opposition to the current proposals was articulated by both city centre and suburban Community Councils.
  • Modelling that accurately and realistically reflects the impact of the substantial increase in city housing projects –

Ø  Accurate – modelling is educated guessing and this analysis is of limited value if foresight is not involved. The huge amount of necessary building currently taking place and planned for Edinburgh is an inconvenient truth that has not been incorporated in the modelling considered by the City Council.

Ø  Realistic – assumptions are being made which are extremely optimistic and unlikely to have any relation to reality.

  • Opposition to the premature removal of monitoring equipment.
  • A request that the City Council return the issue to the Scottish Government to obtain the latitude to deliver an LEZ that enjoys widespread resident support.

A final point was made in relation to the City Council’s fixation with consideration of Edinburgh being seen through the prism of the City Centre at the expense of the suburban communities. The streets in these communities have had the highest level of emissions with the consequent detrimental effect on public health. Perversely it is the residents in these communities which will see no benefit from the proposed Edinburgh LEZ.

The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act confer the legal responsibility for community representation in Scotland to Community Councils. Community Councils have a statutory right to be participants in forums where decisions affecting their residents’ lives are being made and for their views to be respected and acted on. This must be true of health and social care, and we request that the City Council return the issue of an Edinburgh LEZ to the Scottish Government to facilitate an LEZ that meets residents needs and expectations.

We remain happy to meet with members of the City of Edinburgh Council Transport and Environment Committee and relevant City Council officers to deliver the desired LEZ.

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STEVE KERR

Chair

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

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

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!!