Wednesday, 5th November, 2025<\/p>\n
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- 10.00 am \u2013 5.00 pm\u00a0Meeting of\u00a0Development Management Sub-Committee\u00a0on\u00a005\/11\u00a0at\u00a010.00 am \u2013 5.00 pm<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Dean of Guild Court Room, City Chambers. The agenda for this meeting includes the usual applications for retrospective consent for change of use to short term let accommodation all of which are recommended for refusal.<\/li>\n
- Edinburgh\u2019s Christmas already has a three year planning permission in place for the various rides and outlets in Princes Street Gardens which are already being erected, but they have made two new applications \u2013 one for West Princes Street Gardens is recommended for approval, but the other for additional huts \u2013 a Dutch-inspired tent and 20 new market stalls \u2013 in the gardens is recommended for refusal. The reason given is that these extra units would have an adverse impact on the gardens. Details of the huts to be used are here.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Thursday, 6th November, 2025<\/p>\n
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- 10.00 am\u00a0Meeting of\u00a0Governance, Risk and Best Value Committee\u00a0on\u00a006\/11\u00a0at\u00a010.00 am<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Dean of Guild Court Room \u2013 City Chambers Tucked away in the Business Bulletin for this meeting are the figures reporting on how Edinburgh is doing against other cities when it comes to those people injured in collisions on the city\u2019s streets. Read the report here<\/a> which includes a Public Performance Scorecard showing that Edinburgh had the highest number of people injured on the streets second only to Glasgow. <\/li>\n
- There is reference to a \u201cNovember Update\u201d (by the Transport and Environment Committee). The report states: \u201cThe November 2025 update will report on: the 2025\/26 Road Safety Delivery Plan; the impact of extending the 20mph network on public transport services; an update on Section 75 Developer Contributions for road safety, traffic signals and active travel interventions; proposals for a new Data Analysis \u2013 Collision Investigation Protocol (to replace the existing Accident Investigation Prevention process) as well as a new Pedestrian Crossings Assessment Framework. In addition to projects being delivered as part of the Road Safety Delivery Plan, the Council is also taking forward an extensive programme of improvements to infrastructure for people walking, wheeling, and cycling in the city, as part of its recently approved 10-year City Mobility Plan Capital Investment Programme.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Friday, 7th November, 2025 \u2013 no meetings<\/p>\n
North-South tram line extension<\/p>\n
The council is consulting local residents about the new north south tram line one version of which might run along Roseburn Path and stop in Roseburn. <\/p>\n
There is an extra local drop-in session where everyone who lives in the area can see the plans and speak to Council Officers which is at Roseburn Primary School\u00a0on\u00a05 November 2025, 6.15pm \u2013 8.15pm<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The consultation<\/a>\u00a0is open until\u00a017 November<\/strong>. <\/p>\n
The Murrayfield Community Council said they have not taken any overall view of the plans but submitted a collection of comments that were raised in discussion. You can find out more from\u00a0their website here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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Emirates Tram. \u00a9 2025 Martin McAdam<\/p>\nOur new paper is out now<\/p>\n
Read the latest print issue here by clicking on the image below. If you would like to ensure that you receive a copy in the post then subscribe here.<\/a><\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nAlfred Buckham<\/p>\n
At the Portrait gallery on York Place take to the skies and see the world from above the clouds through the work of Alfred Buckham: Daredevil Photographer<\/strong>. From 18 October 2025 \u2013 19 April 2026, meet the man behind some of the most iconic aerial photographs ever taken, marvel at the death-defying lengths he took to capture the perfect image and explore how his innovative techniques in the darkroom paved the way for modern technologies such as Photoshop and AI. Free to visit at the National Galleries Scotland: Portrait, this will be the first major exhibition dedicated to Alfred Buckham and can only be seen in Scotland.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This exhibition will bring together over 100 photographs and objects including popular works from the Scottish national collection, alongside extensive archival material generously loaned by Alfred Buckham\u2019s grandsons, Richard and John Buckham. Thanks to the support of the Buckham family, personal objects including letters, photographs and even the passport Alfred Buckham used will be put on public display for the first time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Louise Pearson, curator of photography at the National Galleries of Scotland says: \u201cAlfred Buckham\u2019s eye-catching photograph of Edinburgh is one of the most popular artworks in the National Galleries of Scotland collection. This enthralling image becomes even more intriguing when you learn that it is a darkroom jigsaw \u2013 a composite photograph made through a combination of technical skill and creative vision. Alfred Buckham: Daredevil Photographer tells the remarkable story of this maverick of early aviation whose adventures took him from aerial reconnaissance photographer to intrepid explorer via numerous loop the loops.\u201d<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nAt Bridgend Farmhouse this week<\/p>\n
If you live in Craigmillar then you are invited to join a working group planning an art event<\/a> with local artists. The event is at Craigmillar Library on 7 November.<\/p>\n\n
- There is reference to a \u201cNovember Update\u201d (by the Transport and Environment Committee). The report states: \u201cThe November 2025 update will report on: the 2025\/26 Road Safety Delivery Plan; the impact of extending the 20mph network on public transport services; an update on Section 75 Developer Contributions for road safety, traffic signals and active travel interventions; proposals for a new Data Analysis \u2013 Collision Investigation Protocol (to replace the existing Accident Investigation Prevention process) as well as a new Pedestrian Crossings Assessment Framework. In addition to projects being delivered as part of the Road Safety Delivery Plan, the Council is also taking forward an extensive programme of improvements to infrastructure for people walking, wheeling, and cycling in the city, as part of its recently approved 10-year City Mobility Plan Capital Investment Programme.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Edinburgh\u2019s Christmas already has a three year planning permission in place for the various rides and outlets in Princes Street Gardens which are already being erected, but they have made two new applications \u2013 one for West Princes Street Gardens is recommended for approval, but the other for additional huts \u2013 a Dutch-inspired tent and 20 new market stalls \u2013 in the gardens is recommended for refusal. The reason given is that these extra units would have an adverse impact on the gardens. Details of the huts to be used are here.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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