Perth & Kinross Council

Councillors have approved plans for a £1 billion new community of 3000 new homes to the north of Perth. Covering an area of 333 hectares at Bertha Park, the proposed new community will include 25ha of land allocated for employment such as business parks, two new primary schools and secondary school

Cllr Dave Doogan Perth & Kinross Council’s housing service has launched a new drive to ensure that all its tenants are clear about their responsibilities to pay rent.

Plans for a new community at Bertha Park Two separate developments which would provide a combined total up to 4500 homes near Perth are set to be considered by council planners on Wednesday.

An innovative renewable heating project which could help to reduce fuel poverty in the north of Perth is to be discussed by councillors next week. Members of Perth and Kinross Council’s strategic policy & resources committee will hear how the River Tay Heat Pump and District Heating project ai

New house building figures have been hailed as evidence that Perth and Kinross is one of the fastest growing regions in Scotland. In the year to 31 March 2016, over 500 new houses were built on sites of 5 or more properties. This is a 49 per cent increase from the previous year, and well ahead of th

The housing allocations’ policy used by three of the biggest social housing landlords in Perth and Kinross has been updated. Perth and Kinross Council, Caledonia Housing Association and Hillcrest Housing Association operate a Common Housing Register (CHR) to improve access to social housing and ad

The final phase of a housing development at Jeanfield in Perth has been handed over to the local authority. The project will provide 62 high quality and energy efficient homes, which are multi tenure but all affordable, for Hillcrest Housing Association and Perth and Kinross Council. Developer Cullr

Much needed affordable homes are nearing completion in the penultimate phase of the Muirton Park regeneration in Perth. A mix of 25 homes family and cottage types are scheduled to be handed over by Campion Homes to Fairfield Housing Co-operative in May 2016. The ongoing partnership approach has seen

A public consultation has been launched on the new Local Housing Strategy (LHS) for Perth and Kinross. The draft LHS sets out Perth & Kinross Council’s priorities and plans for the delivery of housing and related services for the period 2016-2021.

Perthshire North MSP and deputy first minister, John Swinney, visited Balbeggie on Friday to officially open the latest new housing development built by Perth & Kinross Council. The development in Gaskhill Road, Balbeggie, consisting of 16 new units – eight houses and eight flats – will prov

(from left) Cllr Dave Doogan, Neil Guy (Crisis), Katlin Stirling, Josh Tuckwood (two of the participants), Jennifer Kent (PKC), Lindsay Grant (PKC) and Carl Hutson (Crisis housing trainer) Young people have successfully taken part in “Renting Ready” courses in Perth to prepare them for a success

Perth & Kinross Council has agreed a final budget for 2016/17 which signals investment of over £12.5 million to protect vulnerable people, work with communities and build upon the area's reputation as a destination for world class events. Including a tenth consecutive freeze on Council Tax for

There's still time to take part in consultation on how health and social care services in Perth and Kinross will be delivered locally in the future. An online survey is available until 25 January 2016 to give local residents the opportunity to share their views on how services should be delivered wh

Isobel Butt, Perth & Kinross Council's vacant property development officer, has been recognised for her work to bring both residential and commercial empty properties back into use. A collaboration with colleagues from the environment service and housing & community care service saw Isobel a

A former UK government building in Perth is being transformed with 62 new homes in a bid to tackle the local affordable housing shortage. Perth and Kinross Council has teamed up with Hillcrest Housing Association to redevelop land previously owned by the Department for the Environment, Food and Rura