Five things you need to know today
This week at the Council
Click on the links to read all the relevant papers for each meeting or to watch the webcast either live or as a recording.
| 22 April 2024 | MONDAY |
| 9.30 am – 3.00 pm | Licensing Sub-Committee – Dean of Guild Court Room – City Chambers |
| 10.00 am | Edinburgh Integration Joint Board – Main Council Chamber – City Chambers |
| 23 April 2024 | TUESDAY |
| 9.30 am – 3.00 pm | Licensing Sub-Committee – Dean of Guild Court Room – City Chambers |
| 24 April 2024 | WEDNESDAY |
| 10.00 am | Planning Local Review Body (Panel 1) – Dean of Guild Court Room – City Chambers |
| 2.00 pm | Planning Committee – Dean of Guild Court Room – City Chambers |
| 25 April 2024 | THURSDAY |
| 10.00 am | Transport and Environment Committee – Dean of Guild Court Room – City Chambers |
| 26 April 2024 | FRIDAY |
| 9.30 am | Licensing Board – Dean of Guild Court Room – City Chambers |
Plans for National Centre for Music
New plans have been submitted to planners at the council for The National Centre for Music which is proposed for the former Royal High School on Regent Road – which in a new move the developers are calling New Parliament House. (Although it was planned to use the building as the Scottish Parliament that never happened.)
The building has been empty for more than half a century and now Montagu Evans have lodged plans outlining who The Royal High School Preservation Trust will undertake “Conservation of the Thomas Hamilton designed former Royal High School building to form new premises for the National Centre for Music, including music rehearsal and performance spaces, licensed café/restaurant and bar facilities, associated offices, internal and external alterations and landscaping, public realm including provision of external multi-use space for temporary events/festival uses .”
The building was to be used by St Mary’s Music School but even though planning permission was obtained that deal fell through due to funding. A previous plan to create a hotel was thwarted in light of progress made by the music school.
The trust says the Category A-listed Thomas Hamilton building with its two pavilions and gatehouse are on the Buildings at Risk Register and “The proposed development will make changes to theexternal elevations of the listed building and its built and natural features; however, these are generally minor changes in the wider context of the World Heritage Site”.
The Trust is recruiting for “a brilliant and passionate administrator to join our small team and provide support to the Royal High School Preservation Trust and the National Centre for Music project. This is a full-time role based in Edinburgh with some hybrid work. For this position, we are also open to discussing the possibility of job share.”
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Gracemount teachers
Four teachers from Gracemount Primary School, Stuart McLeod, Sophie Walker, Gary Grennan and Deborah Sewell, will run in the Edinburgh Marathon on 26 May to raise funds for Gracemount Mansion. They are training every Monday leaving the school around 3.30pm and would love locals to join them in support.
You can donate here on their GoFundMe page.
Filmhouse fundraiser
Calling all Filmhouse fans – there will be a Filmhouse fundraiser at the Antiquary on St Stephen Street on 13 May.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/filmhouse-fundraiser-film-quiz-tickets-883649809367