In May 2017 the three Community Planning Partnerships of Angus, Dundee and Perth & Kinross came together as The Tayside Collaborative and jointly agreed the Tayside Plan for Children, Young People and Families 2017-2020 . This plan set out the following vision:
“Our children and young people will have the best start in life and Tayside will be the best place in Scotland to grow up.”
The Tayside Collaborative recognised the integral role of parents in achieving...More
Development of a BSL Plan for local BSL users. The local plan will have the same long term aims as the Scottish Government BSL Plan 2017 – 2023 and aims to set out actions to improve how BSL users find out about our services, and to make sure BSL users have equal access to them.
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Like all local authorities we are preparing for very significant financial challenges which lie ahead with budgets remaining tight. For 2019/20 the challenge is at an unprecedented level in Perth and Kinross. The Council faces a funding shortfall of £28m in total. Our strong record of prudent financial management has allowed us to protect services for the most part from large-scale reductions. However, we continue to see increasing demand for services which places additional...More
Over a number of previous years, exceedances of national air quality objectives have been identified within the High Street corridor in Crieff. As a result, this area was declared an Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) in 2014.
In order to seek compliance with air quality objectives, and in accordance with the Scottish Government policy guidance, Perth & Kinross Council (PKC) is required to create an Air Quality Action Plan (AQAP)...More
Perth & Kinross Council is seeking the views of parents and carers with babies, under-fives and school-age children regarding care and early education provision in the local area through a short online survey.
If you would like more information on any aspect of childcare or funded early learning and childcare provision in Perth & Kinross then you should contact the Childcare and Family Information Service email childcare@pkc.gov.uk or telephone 0345 601 4477. Details of...More
The Tayside Plan for Children, Young People and Families 2017-2020 identified the need to “develop and implement, in partnership, an evidence-based " Tayside Strategy for Parents ”. The development of this Strategy is being co-ordinated though a Multi –agency partnership group, with representatives from NHS Tayside, Dundee Council, Angus Council, Perth & Kinross Council and the 3 rd sector.
The Tayside Strategy for Parents aims to improve information and...More
We are carrying out a customer satisfaction survey on play areas that were upgraded in 2017/18. These were:
• Ardblair Terrace, Blairgowrie
• Friarton Park, Perth
• Kirkhall Park, Almondbank
• Mathieson Drive, Perth
• Sidlaw Place, Coupar Angus
If you would like to comment on more than one play area, please return and complete another response.
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Perth and Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership is developing a Strategic Advocacy Plan for Perth and Kinross.
An organisation is defined as providing advocacy if it gives impartial and independent information and support (but not advice) to help s afeguard people who are vulnerable, at risk or discriminated against, or who traditional services find difficult to reach.
Advocacy also represents a person’s views, either by supporting...More
Comrie has experienced a history of flooding from the Water of Ruchill, the River Earn and the River Lednock. The most recent significant flood events occurred in January 1993, February 1997, December 2006 and in August and November 2012. In 2013, the Council completed flood protection works to reduce the risk of flooding to the Dalginross area from the Water of Ruchill. However, these flood protection works do not address the remaining flood risk from the River Earn or the River Lednock,...More
Perth & Kinross Council are exploring the potential for a joint 2-18 community learning campus which could accommodate pupils from Angus, Dundee and Perth & Kinross. It is anticipated this campus would be located in West Dundee/South Angus/East Carse . Perth & Kinross are looking only for secondary provision.
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Perth & Kinross Council manage 160 play areas across the region and as part of our review we will be refurbishing some play areas/parks in the next 1 – 2 years. To help us understand how you/your family use play areas we’d be grateful if you could take a few moments to complete this questionnaire.
We are carrying out a survey on the following play areas:
Fairfield Park, Tulloch, Perth
Stormont Way, Scone
Davis Park, Springfield...More
Perth and Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) is currently in the process of renewing our Strategic Plan and it is really important to us that we involve local people, groups, charities and organisations to help us shape a joint vision for the future.
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It's very important that tenants have a strong voice in deciding what their rent money is spent on.
We recently asked Perth & Kinross Council tenants what your main priority areas were when it comes to investing in your Housing Services. The 'Your Rent, Your Say, Your Priorities' survey was completed by 849 tenants in April and May 2019, giving us an indication of your main priority areas for spending for 2019/20:
Providing a high quality repairs service
Keeping my home well...More
Inclusion is the cornerstone to help us achieve equity and excellence in education for all our children and young people.
It is our vision that every child and young person in Perth and Kinross has access to a quality education that meets their needs. Some children and young people require additional support to do this.
Our aim is that all children and young people will be…
- Present
- Supported and nurtured
- Participating
- Achieving
We are also...More
The Draft Renewable and Low Carbon Energy Supplementary Guidance provides detailed guidance on the application of Policy 33: Renewable and Low-Carbon Energy in the proposed Local Development Plan 2 (LDP2). The Guidance is aimed at assisting developers, decision makers and those preparing or commenting on planning applications. It covers a range of renewable and low carbon energy technologies including wind, solar, hydropower, anaerobic digestion, woody biomass and waste sources. A...More
The Green and Blue Infrastructure Supplementary Guidance sets out the framework for the creation of a strategic green and blue network for the benefit of people and wildlife in Perth & Kinross. It will be used to support the delivery of Local Development Plan Policy 40: Green Infrastructure which requires all development proposals to contribute towards green infrastructure. The Guidance is aimed primarily at developers and others involved in the preparation and consideration of planning...More
This consultation is seeking views of the public and interested parties on our updated Forest & Woodland Strategy (2019) . The Forest & Woodland Strategy provides advice and guidance on woodland and forestry proposals. It is also a strategic framework to help shape the management of existing, and planting of new, woodland and forests across Perth & Kinross. This consultation provides an opportunity to comment on how we promote sustainable woodland and forest management across Perth...More
The Developer Contributions and Affordable Housing Supplementary Guidance sets out the detail of the Council's approach to securing developer contributions and affordable housing. This is required for new development across Perth & Kinross. The Guidance is aimed at developers and people working on preparing planning applications. We are updating our Supplementary Guidance to provide clarification and to improve consistency of application when assessing and determining planning...More
The Landscape Supplementary Guidance provides detailed guidance on the application of Policy 39: Landscape in the proposed Local Development Plan 2 (LDP2) and in particular the final paragraph of the policy. This paragraph details how applicants are expected to address Local Landscape Area designations.
The Guidance is aimed at assisting developers, decision makers and those preparing or commenting on planning applications. It covers a general recognition of the value of...More
Perth and Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) is currently in the process of redesigning how support for mental health and wellbeing is provided. It is really important to us that we involve local people, groups, charities and organisations to help us shape a joint vision for the future.
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The Scottish Government has set out a vision that by 2025 Scotland will be “a Good Food Nation, where people from every walk of life take pride and pleasure in, and benefit from, the food they produce, buy, cook, serve, and eat each day.”
The Council has a statutory duty, set out in the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015, to prepare a Food Growing Strategy that identifies potentially suitable land for allotments and other food growing areas. There is also a specific...More
Perth & Kinross Council’s CCTV is now outdated and becoming more difficult and expensive to maintain. As a result Perth & Kinross Council has secured funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). These funds will be used to:
support the upgrade of current cameras;
support the upgrade of recording & management systems;
improve/futureproof the connectivity of image data feeds to monitoring, recording & management systems.
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Rural Housing Scotland , on behalf of Perth and Kinross Council, are looking to find out what kind of affordable housing is needed in Blairgowrie.
Rural Housing Scotland are a charity which aims to help create more affordable housing options within rural communities.
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Inclusion is the cornerstone to help us achieve equity and excellence in education for all our children and young people.
It is our vision that every child and young person in Perth and Kinross has access to a quality education that meets their needs. Some children and young people require additional support to do this.
Our aim is that all children and young people will be
Present
Supported and nurtured
Participating
...More
Like all councils, we are preparing for very significant financial challenges ahead. Inflation has pushed up the prices we pay for supplies such as fuel, as well as wages. The funding we receive has not kept pace with this inflation. There is also more demand on our services than ever before as we work to support a growing older population.
There are increasing restrictions on the areas where we can make savings. Some of our funding is protected (only allowed to be spent on...More
Coupar Angus Town Hall has recently been closed over a short period for essential maintenance work. Over the next five years significant funding is required to bring the Town Hall up to acceptable standards. In these times of budgetary constraints, Perth & Kinross Council is reviewing all community halls for which it has responsibility. These reviews will assess whether the funding required for repair is money well spent. With this in mind, we are conducting a short survey to gather basic...More