People in local communities are missing out because the council does not support the costs of printing or translation of leaflets connected to Local Place Plans (LPPs).

The council is now working on preparing the City Plan 2040 and as part of that has put out a call to any “constituted group” to have their say in the form of a Local Place Plan. This will help the council in producing a plan for the whole city which reflects the views of people living here. Some of those groups are community councils. So far two LPPs have been registered – one for Wester Hailes and one for Midmar Paddock.

At a recent Planning Committee meeting, the Green group tried to fix the problem, by asking that the council would pay for “accessible materials for community groups” but they lost out at the vote – and

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