OCTOBER 2025 MEETING - Agenda

Issued on 7 October 2025

AGENDA FOR ORDINARY BUSINESS MEETING ON WEDNESDAY 15 OCTOBER 2025 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 and apologies received.

3            Declarations of interest.

4            ## Adopt Minutes of OBM of 17 Sep 2025, See GPCC website front page and the link here:  Report GPCC Meeting 17 Sep 2025 

5            Matters arising not covered by Agenda.

6            External Reports:

              6.1 Causewayside Lads Institute, 27 Ratcliffe Terrace: Proposal for GPCC submission of request for CEC issue of a Building Preservation Notice (Mr Euan Leitch);

              6.2 Ward Councillor.

7           GPCC Reports

7.1        Action Points arising from previous Meeting.

7.2        Engagement: Discuss response to proposed Engagement Programme and next steps (CS)

7.3        Planning: Update: (IW)

7.4        Licensing:

7.5        Roads and Transport: (NK)

             East Mayfield / Dalkeith Road Junction:  Cllr. Flannery: See GPCC site, Rolling Update 25 Sep:

             https://www.grangeprestonfieldcc.org.uk/post/rolling-update

7.6        Environment: Communal Bin Hub Review: Autumn Works Page 6 Autumn Works (KR)

7.7        Newington Cemetery (ERJ)

8            Reports from Office Bearers

8.1        Chair:

              Royal Mail: Closure of Strathearn Road Delivery Centre, 20 Oct. Ian Murray MP petition

              South-East Police Forum proposal (Officer Rachel Lumsden, 11 Sep)

              CEC Community Wealth Building Plan: What scope for GPCC participation?

              Local Place Plans: What scope for GPCC participation?

              Community Grants Fund and Participatory Budgeting: What scope for GPCC involvement?

              Expressions of Interest by 31 Oct. (See KR email of 1 Oct.)

8.2        Treasurer: Update

8.3        Secretary: Nominations for positions on EACC Board ahead of 27 Nov AGM

9           Reports from Outside Groups

9.1        University of Edinburgh Liaison: New ‘Community Plan’ launch on 8 October

9.2        EACC: Next meeting 30 Oct: District Heat Networks; Edinburgh University Community Plan; Participatory Budgeting.

10          Other Business: GPCC Direction: Does everyone have an involvement? (KR)

11          Date of future meetings: Wednesdays at 18.45:

2025: 19 Nov, 17 Dec

2026: 21 Jan, 11 Feb, 18 Mar, 15 Apr, 20 May, 17 Jun.