Belmont Gardens Access
City Council proposing Traffic Regulation Order for 24 hour double yellow lines on Belmont Gardens,
11/28/20252 min read
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Previously:
[22/06/2024] Local residents have compiled evidence to urge the provision of yellow lines in Belmont Gardens. Especially since the enforcement of the pavement parking ban, the street has been rendered often inaccessible, which exposes residents to safety risks. Given the risks, City Cllr Beal has been pursuing the need for a speedier solution than going through the lengthy standard process, as has been done for other streets in the city with the same difficulty. He reported at the meeting 21 May that it had been escalated to the City Council's Chief Executive.
[23/10/2024] City Cllr Beal reported at the 22 October 2024 meeting that he has been promoting new policy at the City of Edinburgh Council to make it easier to identify and respond to cases where there is an urgent need for yellow lines. Such a need has existed in Belmont Gardens for many months. Elsewhere, Temporary Traffic Regulation Orders have sometimes been issued to ensure refuse collection and emergency vehicle access. Cllr Beal hopes to: make more clear the means by which this need can be reported; make more objective and consistent the resulting action.
[31/05/2025] City Cllr Beal said at the 13 May 2025 Community Council meeting that the City Council's Transport and Environment Committee's (TEC) June meeting will be updated on 'emergency yellow lines' following his earlier Full City Council motion and subsequent TEC discussion. The original motion was inspired in part by on-going access difficulties in Belmont Gardens.
[Sources: Minutes of 16/04/2024; 21/05/2024; 22/10/24; 13/05/2025; City of Edinburgh Council correspondence 28/11/2025]
[Image credit: (c) H Ross (photo); City of Edinburgh Council (plan)]
Latest:
The City of Edinburgh Council have issued a proposal for 24 hour, no waiting, double yellow lines on Belmont Gardens (see plan below). A formal Traffic Regulation Order is expected in the coming months. This follows a long campaign by residents who were concerned about access for emergency and other services. City Councillor Alan Beal has been working to get the City Council to develop a better process for reacting to such issues.
