The City of Edinburgh Council

Planning applications lodged with the council's planning department up to this week are detailed in the list embedded below. Applications which are of interest this...

A CYCLIST has been awarded compensation from Edinburgh council after sustaining "multiple" injuries while cycling on a road with tram lines. While attempting to turn...

The City of Edinburgh Council is expected to finalise the introduction of mobile phone restrictions in secondary schools in the city from August. Lockable cabinets...

There will be two by-elections in Edinburgh later in the summer after councillors Simita Kumar and Kate Campbell submitted their resignations to the council...

Locals have one month left to share their views on a potential safer drug consumption facility that could be located in the Old Town. Residents...

Two SNP councillors in Edinburgh are to step down later this week sparking by-elections in the city in September. The councillor for Southside/Newington, Simita Kumar,...

Residents of Westfield Court are divided on the building's likely listed status as Edinburgh Council debated the future of the building on Monday. Westfield Court,...

THE CITY of Edinburgh Council has begun works on 13 RAAC-affected blocks of flats across the city. Since 2024 the council has identified 13 flatted...

Edinburgh Council has announced it will no longer act as factor in buildings where it is the minority owner. The final decision will be made...

Edinburgh Council has backtracked on plans to buy up properties to facilitate the demolition of Westfield Court after being notified that it will "likely"...

Edinburgh has the longest-living, healthiest population in Scotland, and the highest employment rate of any major city in the UK, according to new figures. Details from...

Campaigning students have supported a call to tackle a housing crisis in the city.  And they have told Edinburgh councillors that they have “had enough of...

The City of Edinburgh Council could bring in new requirements for student accommodation developments to contain at least 35% "affordable" units. At a meeting of the full Edinburgh Council on...

The City of Edinburgh Council Leader, Jane Meagher, has said the new Scottish cabinet caused her a "huge amount of concern" because of the potential for cuts for...

The Edinburgh SNP council group has chosen Cllr Lesley Macinnes to be the new group leader at a meeting on Tuesday evening. The other...

Edinburgh councillors have authorised the screening of uncertified films at the Filmhouse as part of a university degree show. A report submitted by officers requested...

After a lunchtime meeting on Monday, the Green group on Edinburgh council have chosen two new co-conveners to head up the group from today...

The current group leader of the SNP on The City of Edinburgh Council, Cllr Simita Kumar, is stepping down from her leadership role after...

Edinburgh Council is encouraging families of children with disabilities and additional support needs to apply for Holiday Help provision. The Council has offered Holiday Hubs...

The City of Edinburgh Council has settled out of court with its legal advisers, DLA Piper, according to an officers' report. The report states: “The...

The route for a possible Hearts' title parade on Sunday has been published ahead of the Jambos' all-or-nothing title decider at Parkhead, with significant...

THE TWO co-conveners of the Scottish Green group on the City of Edinburgh Council have stepped back following gains for the Greens in the Holyrood election. Long-serving councillor Chas Booth always...

THE SNP Group on The City of Edinburgh Council will have a new leader from next week, Simita Kumar was elected as the MSP...

The City of Edinburgh Council is planning to introduce two new nature reserves, with a third which might be expanded. Under new plans, Wester Craiglockhart Hill and Little France would be designated as Local...

Edinburgh councillors have voted to remove several traffic filters in the Braid Estate after written errors by council officers made most filters ineligible for...

Councillors will decide on Tuesday afternoon whether to remove traffic filters in the Braid Estate, after another "inaccurate written description" in a council report...

The Place Hotel which is made up of several townhouses on York Place has applied to The City of Edinburgh Council for permission to...

Campaign groups for and against traffic calming measures in the Braids area have offered their reactions following Edinburgh council's latest published proposals. Officers recommend that...

Edinburgh Council has beaten its affordable housing target with almost 1,500 delivered in the last financial year. In 2025/26, 1,473 houses were completed or purchased...

The fall out from a planning application to convert four townhouses in Atholl Crescent to a hostel continues. The multi-million pound plans for the development...