From the CEC Community Empowerment & Engagement Team 18 May 2026 29 June 2026 close, so need to act quickly. Your project could receive up to £5,000 through the Community Grants Fund - apply now! The Community Grants Fund (CGF) is now open, and we’d love to hear from you. Grants of up to £5,000 are available for constituted local voluntary organisations and community groups running projects that make a real difference to people in Edinburgh. Deadline: 11:45pm on Monday

Download the Draft Report. The next GPCC Annual General Meeting is set for Wednesday, 19 May 2027.

GRANGE PRESTONFIELD COMMUNITY COUNCIL Agenda and Document Pack for Annual General Meeting 20 May 2026 (20.00) Venue: Cameron House Community Education Centre 34 Prestonfield Avenue, Edinburgh. EH16 5EU. Issued on 11 May 2026. This meeting will be held in public. Agenda 1. Welcome 2. Attendance 3. Apologies 4. Report on GPCC AGM of 18 June 2025, held at Cameron House Community Education Centre. Submitted for approval. 5. 2025/26 Report from the Chair. 6. 2025/26 Repo

Prepared: 21 May 2026. Minutes of GPCC Ordinary Business Meeting, Wednesday, 20 MAY 2026 (18.45) at Cameron House Community Centre, 34 Prestonfield Avenue, Edinburgh. ATTENDANCE Ward Councillor Cllr. Pauline Flannery Members Peter Cochrane (PC), Sally Griffiths (SG), Brian Hosie (BH), Ellen Jackson (ERJ), Neil Kempsell (NK), Peter Jones (PJ) Ken Robertson (KR), Ian Wright (IW). (Brian Hosie represented Grange Association.) Apologies Ian Chisholm (IC), Andreas Gr

AGENDA FOR ORDINARY BUSINESS MEETING ON WEDNESDAY 20 MAY 2026 AT 18.45. VENUE: CAMERON HOUSE COMMUNITY EDUCATION CENTRE 34 PRESTONFIELD AVENUE, EH16 5EU. Issued on 11 May 2026. This meeting will be held in public. 1 Audio or video recording of meeting. 2 Record of membership present, apologies received, and other attendees 3 Declarations of interest. 4 Adopt Report of Meeting of 15 April 2026: See GPCC website front page. 5

Here is a short, three-page, intro on how to structure a comment or objection to a planning application. Use the references included to achieve the right balance and focus on the points you want to get across the the Planners. https://1drv.ms/b/c/9538cbfc3d4cbf67/IQB68ZurQBJTTbhf60J4cU16AdqtJ6MqRJ-C5QKgwSVcJJo?e=XQlhtD

14 Apr 2026: Southside Community Council is working on a Local Place Plan (LPP) and is inviting residents of Southside and neighbouring areas to get involved. A LPP is a community-group driven initiative to come up with ideas on local ‘place’ and ‘space’ that can be adopted in the city’s next Local Development Plan. This will be City Plan 2040 and it will guide, in a lot of detail, the future shape and development of the city, focused on, but not limited to, the built envi

1 Apr: Briefing Note from Development Team : Here is a link to the three-page summary note distributed at the Liberton & District CC meeting on 30 March: Liberton District CC Briefing Note on Cameron Toll 30 Mar 2026 31 Mar: Cameron Toll Development Proposals: Liberton & District CC held a briefing event on 30 March. Representatives of the development team were there to answer questions. In the first instance, remind yourself of the redevelopment proposals here: https://came

A directory of contact points on issues arising in 'city life'. City of Edinburgh Council: A guide to all online services plus Click to Pay / Report / Request Home – The City of Edinburgh Council City of Edinburgh Council: Report the problem: Missed Bin Collection / Communal Bins / Street Lights / Council Tax - change of address / Community Concerns / Environmental and Health issues / Housing and Benefits / Planning and Building / Street Lights / Traffic Signals / Abandoned V

Introduction Your Ward Councillors and the City Council want to hear what you think about a host of issues; They need to hear what you think. Otherwise, your opinions on city life are just background noise. The Council’s Consultation and Engagement Hub is a rolling directory of online surveys. It's part of City of Edinburgh Council's Citizen Space. ACCESS THE DETAIL HERE: https://consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/ . Below we list a selection of the current and new* survey acti

View the timetables and work of Edinburgh Council Committees, covering Agendas and Minutes: https://democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/ieDocHome.aspx?Categories= Within each Committee, go to the Agenda Reports Pack / Public Reports Pack Committee Papers will carry details of the Work Programme; Rolling Actions Log; Business Bulletin, plus Items for Decision and Items for Scrutiny. Here are some key excerpts from three Committees: 2 April 2026: Transport & Environment Committee (poste

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Here are links to two GPCC guides (April 2025) to community council involvement in the planning process: 1) https://1drv.ms/w/c/9538cbfc3d4cbf67/IQDuAORDBEDsTIHhbykfcujfAVYGSx4QXFKG4GuOKMKuFbo?e=CLrqnO 2) https://1drv.ms/w/c/9538cbfc3d4cbf67/IQBigItbeQtKQ4HKlo-7VtiJASAYwhTR1mMbAu4TyUb-Y68?e=BvpuF1 View and comment on city planning applicatons here: Planning applications – The City of Edinburgh Council. Every individual has a voice on this. 24 Mar: Reference 25/04488/FUL: 14

https://1drv.ms/f/c/9538cbfc3d4cbf67/IgAjDK9xRCU1RK4DNb3sAdfJARNRXAuE2kz4UHurklexSow?e=9tRcAD Prepared: 16 April 2026. Minutes of GPCC Ordinary Business Meeting, Wednesday, 15 APRIL 2026 (18.45) at Cameron House Community Centre, 34 Prestonfield Avenue, Edinburgh. ATTENDANCE Ward Councillor Cllr. Pauline Flannery Members Ken Robertson (KR), Ian Chisholm (IC), Andreas Grothey (AG), Neil Kempsell (NK), Cori Schwabe (CS), Ian Wright (IW), Maggie Collard (GA). Gues

Issued on 7 April 2026 AGENDA FOR ORDINARY BUSINESS MEETING ON WEDNESDAY 15 APRIL 2026 AT 18.45 VENUE: CAMERON HOUSE COMMUNITY HUB, 34 PRESTONFIELD AVENUE, EH16 5EU. 1 Audio or video recording of meeting. 2 Record of membership present, apologies received, and other attendees 3 Declarations of interest. 4 Adopt Report of Meeting of 18 March 2026: See GPCC website front page. 5 Matters arising not covered by Agenda. 6

Prepared: 19 March 2026. Minutes of GPCC Ordinary Business Meeting, Wednesday, 18 MARCH 2026 (18.45) at Cameron House Community Centre, 34 Prestonfield Avenue, Edinburgh. ATTENDANCE Ward Councillor Cllr. Tim Pogson Members Ken Robertson (KR), Ian Chisholm (IC), Peter Cochrane (PC), Sally Griffiths (SG), Andreas Grothey (AG), Ellen Jackson (ERJ), Peter Jones (PJ), Neil Kempsell (NK), Hrafn Malmquist (HM). Audrey O’Brien (GA). Guest : Ms Lindsey Nicoll (Reside

Prepared: 12 February 2026. Minutes of GPCC Ordinary Business Meeting, Wednesday, 11 FEBRUARY 2026 (18.45) at Cameron House Community Centre, 34 Prestonfield Avenue, Edinburgh. ATTENDANCE Ward Councillor None Members Ken Robertson (KR), Sally Griffiths (SG), Ellen Jackson (ERJ), Peter Jones (PJ), Neil Kempsell (NK), Ian Wright (IW). Apologies Ian Chisholm (IC), Andreas Grothey (AG), Hrafn Malmquist (HM), Cori Schwabe (CS) 1. WELCOME Chair. Audio or Video Recor