Perth & Kinross Council

A record number of Perth & Kinross Council tenants have given their verdict on how much they think their rent should rise by in 2022/23.

Perth and Kinross Council will be asked to consider the sale of six flats in the 250-year-old Category B listed Cumberland Barracks building in Coupar Angus, with a view to reinvesting the proceeds in additional high-quality affordable accommodation. A report to the Housing and Communities Committee

A new strategy for Perth and Kinross to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2045 has been unanimously agreed.

Perth & Kinross Council has launched a new consultation to ask people what their priorities are for local housing over the next five years. The views of residents will help shape a new Local Housing Strategy (LHS) for 2022-27. The consultation is now open online at the council's Consultation Hub

New funding available through Perth & Kinross Council aims to support the completion of important communal repairs in tenement flats.

Caledonia Housing Association has completed a £4 million development project in Perth; regenerating the Newhouse Road area with 72 fully refurbished properties, the demolition of 30 flats and the creation of 13 new homes for affordable rent in the city.

Perth & Kinross Council has released a new guidance document to help those proposing new houses or larger developments to ensure wildlife and habitats are protected and enhanced. Planning for Nature: Development Management and Wildlife Guide helps guide applicants through the different steps in

Perth and Kinross Housing and communities convenor Councillor Bob Brawn and Hillcrest chair Alan Russell made a Scottish Housing Day visit to a small development of four Hillcrest homes being delivered in Alyth, which are set to drive carbon emissions to new lows for affordable housing. Work started

Perth and Kinross Council’s planning and development committee has unanimously approved a Blairgowrie housing development. Scotia Homes and GS Brown Construction’s submitted plans to build 107 houses on land located to the south west of Maple Place. The plans include 12 two-bed

A detailed planning application submitted by Savills on behalf of Almond Valley Limited and Stewart Milne Homes has been granted consent by Perth & Kinross Council.

A development of 70 brand new council homes for affordable rent has been completed in Perth. The £9.2 million development at Huntingtower Park is the largest development of new council homes since Perth & Kinross Council (PKC) restarted its house building programme in 2012. This makes

East Dunbartonshire Council's depute chief executive Thomas Glen has been appointed as chief executive at Perth & Kinross Council. Mr Glen has worked with East Dunbartonshire Council since 2009 and has been in his current role since 2016.

Glenrothes-based company Scotwell has applied for permission to build 22 new homes on the southern fringes of Scotlandwell. The firm hopes to build the homes on a site south of the village’s Friar Place adjacent to the southbound B920.

Community projects across Perth and Kinross have the chance to bid for a share of £600,000 funding to tackle inequality and improve the quality of life. The Community Investment Fund is split between all 12 council wards in Perth and Kinross.

A major development of 65 new affordable council homes has been completed at the site of the former Glebe School in Scone. The £10.9 million build is the biggest since Perth & Kinross Council began its programme of house building in 2012 – and the largest new Council housing developm