The Development Management Sub Committee (DMSC) of Edinburgh City Council met today, 9th January, with power to grant, refuse or continue consideration of planning applications. The focus of the meeting for Murrayfield Community Council (MCC) and local residents alike was the proposed development of Tor, 30 Corstorphine Road. This is an important site containing Grade B listed buildings within the West Murrayfield Conservation Area. The Chief Planning Officer had issued a Report recommending GRANT, which MCC strenuously opposed.

The photograph shows SGN - Scottish Gas Network carrying out routine maintenance of the gas pipe on the Old Colt Bridge - impressive looking equipment and all seems to be in order.

Pictures speak louder than words - Well done to all involved in making the new Roseburn Playpark  a reality. Congratulations. Its over to our younger members in the community to make good use of these new play facilities and enjoy.   

Litter - bin it or take it home with you. Litter leaves a mess it certainly isn't pretty to look at and impacts our environment.

On the Water of Leith walkway litter picking is done by volunteers. Don't leave your litter for to others to pick up - bin it!  

At the last meeting of Murrayfield Community Council on December 4th we received a presentation from Rurigdh McMeddes  who is the stakeholder liaison officer for the City Centre West to East Cycle Link (CCWEL) The update focussed on Rejuvenating Roseburn, with the introduction of a newly appointed company  AECOM (Nov 2018), who are an Engineering and Environmental Consultancy based at Haymarket to develop and finalise the designs for Rejuvenating Roseburn.  The time lines for future consultation on the plan is

The City of Edinburgh Council seeks your opinion in the following area

Planning for Change 2019-2023 https://consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/bi/change/

A survey about noise from the stadium. Click here to complete the survey

Luke, the author student says,

I am conducting post-graduate research on sources of neighbourhood noise in the local area. In particular, I am interested in finding out how noise might affect you as residents. This survey forms a vital part of my research, so thank you for taking time out and completing it.

The survey should only take 4-5 minutes to complete. It does

Friends of Roseburn Park invites you to community carol singing and film show on Wednesday 19th December at 6.30 - 8.30 at the pavillion

Enjoy mulled wine and mince pies.   

Organised by Friends of Roseburn Park: http://www.friendsofroseburnpark.org.uk/

Join Edinburgh's Lord Provost on Friday 7th December at 2.30pm in Roseburn Park for the Grand Launch of Roseburn Playpark, organised by: http://www.friendsofroseburnpark.org.uk/

Our meetings for the rest of this year and next year have been published.  See them here.