Proposal for housing on the site of the former Beechgrove Care Home, Perth

Overview

Perth and Kinross Council is bringing forward proposals to build housing for affordable social rent on the site of the former Beechgrove Care Home in Perth.

The Beechgrove housing development is being designed for affordable housing aimed at older people. It is intended to deliver 41 new homes on the site, all one or two-bedrooms.

Why is affordable housing being proposed for the site?

The Perth and Kinross Strategic Housing Investment Plan 2025/26 to 2029/30 (PDF, 696 KB) proposes to deliver approximately 1,152 affordable homes over the next five years (an average of 230 homes per year). Local housing demand confirms that there are applicants currently on the waiting list for social housing, requiring house sizes of:

• 1 bed units - 533 applicants
• 2 bed units - 299 applicants
• 3 bed units - 41 applicants

The development would provide valulable and much-needed affordable accommodation for a particular tenant group, in a geographical area of high housing demand.

To provide clarity, now and into the future, about who the homes at Beechgrove are intended for, we have published a draft Local Lettings Plan (LLP) specifically for this development. The LLP outlines the criteria for allocating the homes, with priority given to tenants aged 50 and over who have a medical or support need that would benefit from the accessibility features of the properties. 

Given the very high number of older tenants in Perth and Kinross who would meet the LLP criteria, it is expected that the homes will be allocated entirely within this groups, ensuring they go to those who will benefit the most. 

As well as priority being given to over-50s, the LLP includes additional criteria about what kind of applicants would be considered for the new housing. For example, applicants would not be considered for a vacancy if they have any kind of history of anti-social behaviour. 

Once implemented, the LLP for the Beechgrove site will remain in place indefinitely.

Engagement so far

An inititial public engagement event for local residents was held in November 2024. This was followed-up by a second engagement event for the local community on May 16 2025, where site proposal boards were provided.

Final public information event

Following the closure of the survey on Monday 16 June we will hold a final public information session on 23^rd June in the Assembly Hall at Perth High School at 6pm to 8pm to respond to the questions we’ve received, and to outline the actions we’ve taken based on the community feedback. Everyone from the local community is invited to attend. Letters have been sent to households in the vicinity of the site to invite them to the event. 

Why your views matter

This online consultation provides an opportunity for people who could not attend the latest drop-in information event to submit their views.

Your feedback will be fed into the decision-making process as the proposals move forward to the planning stage.

There will be a formal consultation held as part of the planning application process, and that will give people an opportunity to comment on the final plans. 

If you have any further queries in relation to this PKC housing project, please  contact us at affordablehousing@pkc.gov.uk