What we do

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div>          <IMG SRC="060876c0.jpg" border=0 width="135" height="364" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Seabird SF" ><B>Edinburgh Old Town Association</B></FONT>     |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Edinburgh Old Town Association"><U>home</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Us"><U>About Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Old Town"><U>The Old Town</U></A>   |   <B>What we  do</B>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Members"><U>Our Members</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Committee"><U>The Committee</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Brownlee Old Town Trust"><U>The Brownlee Old Town Trust</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Join us!"><U>Join us!</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U>Related Links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Visit us!"><U>Visit us!</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Events"><U>Events</U></A></div> <div> What we  do</div> <div> On members' behalf the OTA......</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Monitors all planning applications in the Old Town (which can be accessed using the Edinburgh City Council <A HREF="http://citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/portal/portal.jsp" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/p"><U><U>Planning Portal</U></U></A>) and participates in the planning process. The OTA is consulted by the <A HREF="http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/"><U><U>City of Edinburgh </U></U></A><A HREF="http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/"><U><U>Council</U></U></A> and the <A HREF="http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Home" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Home"><U><U>Scottish </U></U></A><A HREF="http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Home" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Home"><U><U>Government</U></U></A> on matters affecting the Old Town </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Lobbies relevant authorities on issues affecting life in the Old Town. The OTA, for example, was represented on the panel of experts considering the draft legislation on licensing </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Arranges events for members to enhance their knowledge and enjoyment of the Old Town</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Publishes a Newsletter in order to give members recent news and articles about the Old Town</div> <bR> <div> <B>For more information</B> on our activities, you will soon be able to <A HREF="Reports/newsletters.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Reports/newsletters.htm"><U><U>click here</U></U></A> to see our recent newsletters and annual report</div> </td> </tr></table></body>