Merchiston Community Council is here to represent the local community and to help make things happen. Find out about
Public Meetings
We hold public meetings regularly throughout the year, at 7.00 pm – 9.00 pm on the third Tuesday of the month.
The first meetings of 2026 will be as follows:
- January 20th (online)
- February 17th (in person)
- March 17th (in person)
There will be no public meeting in April, July, August and December.
We will use the following Zoom link for our online public meetings:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86913505145?pwd=Q2hXVFh3OCtBdjNiUGlJMm9
In person meetings are held at the Merchiston Tennis and Bowling Club, Polwarth Terrace, EH11 1NA
Latest News
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Important change to bus routes 10 and 27 from *26th* January for 4 months!
Lothian buses have issued a service update due to the resurfacing works planned for Gilmore Place. This affects the bus routes 10 and 27 between the roundabout at ColintonRoad/Polwarth Terrace and Home Street (Cameo Cinema), starting on 26th January *not 19th as per the information we first received. Both routes will be diverted along Colinton
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Autumn newsletter from the Edinburgh SW Community Policing Team
The recent newsletter from the community policing team can be found below
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New constituency boundaries for Holyrood Elections from May 2026
Most of Merchiston Districts Community Council area is now in the Edinburgh Central constituency (see map above) and the Edinburgh and Lothians East region for the upcoming May elections. More details here.
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Our next meeting is on Tuesday January 20th ONLINE using Zoom
We hope you have enjoyed a good start to the New Year and hope to see many of you at our meetings. All residents are warmly invited to join our next meeting, which will be held online using the Zoom platform. You can find the link on the home page above. The meeting will begin
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Merchiston Ave: Another chance to improve road safety in our area!
After our success with the redesign of the Polwarth junction, the City of Edinburgh Council (CEC) has invited Merchiston Districts Community Council (MDCC) to make proposals to improve the junction at the south end of Merchiston Avenue, where it meets Merchiston Place/ Rochester Terrace (see map location). Success this year is not guaranteed; but if
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Public consultations on a proposed major development at Fountainbridge
A pre-application notice (PAN) has been submitted to CEC for a part of the vacant site at Fountainbridge. More details can be found here or here and elsewhere. Public in-person consultations are to be held at the Printmakers, Castle Mills, 1 Dundee Street, EH3 9FP on Monday December 8th and Monday January 26th from 15:00