Cramond and Barnton Community Council

Incorporating Cramond, Barnton, Cammo, Quality Street (West Side)

Meetings of the Community Council are held

EVERY third Thursday of the month (except July, August and December)

at 7:00pm

Venue: Cramond Kirk Hall, 16 Cramond Glebe Rd, Cramond, Edinburgh EH4 6NS

 

To ensure the proper conduct of CBCC business on behalf of the community, please keep in mind that all communications between the CBCC and official bodies (e.g., CEC) should reflect the community’s views, to the extent that the CBCC can reasonably ascertain and that has been agreed upon by the CBCC or those of its members with delegated responsibilities. Anyone can of course make suggestions to the CBCC about any matter or point of view they wish considered.

Members of the community are invited to attend on a first come, first served basis.

If you wish to attend any meeting, please e-mail cramton17@gmail.com, providing your name, household address and e-mail address. You can also use this email address to raise a matter of relevance to the Community Council. Typical issues or opportunities within the Community Council’s competences relate to planning, roads, public safety, or other community services or amenities, within Cramond and Barnton.

Remember the Community Council exists to understand and to reflect your views in its engagement processes with the Council and other partners. If there are issues which you feel we should be considering and pursuing let us know.

All Welcome

Ian D Williamson, Secretary, Tel. No. 0131 476 3897.


The Community Council generally invites a speaker to their meetings in order to inform and allow the residents to discuss issues such as our environment, planning, the airport, roads etc. with relevant officials.

Planning Applications: The Community Council will review the applications and sites. speak to residents when requested, apply for Consultee Status if necessary, hold public meetings when appropriate and attend site visits. Information is then sent out to residents on the application, and where appropriate the Community Council response is issued to the Council. In due course a copy of the planning decision report issued to the neighbours when a planning application is decided.

Information: Information sent to the Community Council is placed on local notice boards when relevant to the area and all literature is left at the public meetings for residents to read and request copies. Information acquired by e-mail can also be passed on to residents who wish to be added to our global e-mailing list.

Legal Data: Community Council meetings are legally required to be held in public a minimum of seven times/year. The Community Council is also legally required to publish and display their minutes. All Community Council members must adhere to the City of Edinburgh’s Code of Conduct. The Community Council has a legal status to comment on planning issues and licensing matters.