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...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...More
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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Perth & Kinross Council’s CCTV is now outdated and becoming more difficult and expensive to maintain.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...More
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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...More
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...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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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...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...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...More
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...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...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,...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...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...More
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...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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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...More