Morningside Community Council
Working together for our local community
Help to make your neighbourhood a better place – join Morningside Community Council
Elections of community councillors will soon be taking place across Edinburgh and nominations are open from 6th – 27th February.
Morningside Community Council is looking for new members who are keen to work with others to represent the views and ideas of local residents, initiate and collaborate on local projects and get to know the neighbourhood better and meet new people.
It doesn't matter if you are new to Morningside or if you have lived here all of your life, we would love for you to be involved and help shape our neighbourhood.
To find out more visit the City of Edinburgh website here
Please contact the secretary secretary@morningside.org.uk if you would like to join or come along to our next meeting on the 19th of Feb in the Open Door at 7:30pm.
Morningside Community Council: Gathering ideas for our Local Place Plan
This initial survey is just part of a range of ways we will be collecting your ideas over the coming months.
To take part please click on this link here: Place Plan Survey
Or scan the QR code below with your phone.
If you would like to be involved in a focus group we are going hold to help develop the place plan please email lpp@morningside.org.uk
Our next meeting
Our next meeting will be on Wednesday 19th March 2025 at 7.30pm in the Open Door lower ground meeting room.
Our next meetings in 2025 will be on:
- Wednesday 19th March
- Wednesday 15th April
All of our meetings start at 7:30pm and are held at the Open Door on Morningside Road. MCC wants to hear your views, so we hope you come along.
Transport Transition Plan May 2024 - Presentation from Cllr Arthur at the May CC meeting.
Notes on the Old Post Office Presentation
Please note our monthly meetings are usually held on the third Wednesday of each month, except in July.
Latest News
Please review the latest consultation from the council on how they can save money
https://consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/ce/edinburghs-budget/
Bruntsfield Are Net Zero Action Initiative - BANZAI.
To find out more about them please access their website here: https://banzaiedinburgh.org.uk/about/
Reporting overflowing bins!
If you would like to report a bin that needs emptied, please follow the link below and report it directly to the council
Reporting potholes!
If you would like to report a problem with a pavement or a pothole in the road, please follow the link below and report it directly to the council
Find out about local planning applications
You can use the planning portal on the City of Edinburgh website to search for information on planning and building warrant applications. You can examine plans and read all the documentation.
City Plan 2030 – next steps
City Plan 2030 has taken another significant step forward after agreement by the Councillors on the Planning Committee on Wednesday 30 November.
The proposed Plan was presented to Councillors at Planning Committee to decide on whether to submit the plan to Scottish Ministers for examination.
Councillors from across the political groups voted unanimously in favour of submitting the plan and congratulated planning officers and all those who contributed to the plan by concluding the session with a rare committee occurrence of a round of applause.
Councillors gave praise to the quality of the plan and commended the scale of the work that had been undertaken to produce such an ambitious document. Councillors recognised the capability of the plan to usher in a sustainable and modern future for Edinburgh, with comments of support from across the board over the need to progress the plan and see it adopted.
For further details please follow the link below:https://planningedinburgh.com/category/city-plan-2030/
Who we are
We are a group of local residents that meet on a monthly basis and we act as voices for our local area of Morningside.
Community Councils are created by national legislation and administered by local authorities. There are over 40 CCs in Edinburgh. We act on behalf of local people to represent their views and promote our community. Our members are elected by residents or nominated by local organisations.
We are non-party-political. Our local political representatives (Ward Councillors, MP, MSPs and MEP) are ex-officio members. They have no vote on the CC but we rely a lot on their help and advice.
What we do
We try to represent all the residents in Morningside. We talk to the City Council and other public bodies about local problems and try to get them resolved. So if you are bothered about anything, from uneven pavements to policing, contact us or come to a meeting and tell us about it. We try to take the majority view about local issues, but you can help by telling us what you think.