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.
After our success with the redesign of the Polwarth junction, the City of Edinburgh Council (CEC) invited Merchiston Districts Community Council (MDCC) to make proposals to improve the junction at the south end of Merchiston Avenue, where it meets Merchiston…
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,…
We want to give you an update on what has happened since the Polwarth Junction redesign consultation closed back in September. If you haven’t already seen the proposed designs, you can do so at our project webpage. First, we want to…
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Merchiston and Districts Community Council believes design Option 1 best addresses the community's main concerns of pedestrian safety and community amenity, as highlighted in the 2023 Polwarth Roundabout Report.