Work on garden trees – pruning or felling – within the conservation area of Merchiston and Greenhill is regulated by the City of Edinburgh Council. This paper is a guide for residents on the rules and how they apply There is less protection for trees in the conservation area than you might think! Those …
Remember this? MCC has been busy trying to influence key people in the City Council & elsewhere to take up the proposals in our Polwarth report. There’s some disappointing news, but also some encouraging developments. Here’s a short update. MCC December 2023
The Merchiston and Greenhill Conservation Area was originally designated in May 1986 and the first ‘character appraisal‘ for the area was approved in April 2003. What is a conservation area character appraisal? Conservation area character appraisals are intended to help manage change. They provide an agreed basis of understanding of what makes an area special. This …
Revised Merchiston Conservation Area Character Appraisal Read More »
The City of Edinburgh Council have created an Active Travel Advent Calendar for December 2020. It contains a number of simple ideas of how we can all keep active during the Christmas season. (There is also a text only version (PDF) of the advent calendar.) The calendar contains details of several challenges you can enter …
City of Edinburgh Council’s proposed road changes on Newbattle Terrace and Pitsligo Road are already causing heated discussion among residents.
City of Edinburgh Council has created a series of downloadable QuietRoutes maps for exploring the city on foot or on bike, including South Edinburgh QuietRoutes. In addition to the PDF format maps, there is an interactive QuietRoutes map for Edinburgh which also shows cycle parking locations.