Perth & Kinross Council

Planning officials have advised councillors to approve plans for 164 new homes in Perth, at least 41 of which will be classed as affordable. The Bellway Homes development will be situated on land to the west of Cherrybank Gardens and next to the Broxden services.

Perth & Kinross Council has this week officially launched its Empty Property Loan Fund - a new interest-free loan designed to help owners of long-term empty buildings to repair or convert them for use as affordable housing. Funding can be used for any property from a country cottage or a city ce

Caledonia Housing Association has appointed Urban Union as the developer on a project to provide over 200 new homes in Perth. The work, which forms the final phase of the Muirton Park regeneration scheme, will take place on the site adjacent to the former St Johnstone FC football ground.

Cllr Dave Doogan Perth & Kinross Council's multi-million pound programme of social housing construction has taken another major step forward with the completion of a new development in Castlemains, Auchterarder.

The allocations policy used by three of the biggest social housing landlords in Perth and Kinross is being updated.

A proposal for Perth & Kinross Council to become a Living Wage Accredited employer will be considered by councillors next week. Established in April 2014 by the Poverty Alliance, with Scottish Government funding, the Scottish Living Wage Accreditation Initiative aims to increase the number of em

Robert Packham, Linda Dunion and Dave Doogan (far left) with other members of the Pathfinder Board ahead of their final meeting The integration of Health and Social Care services in Perth and Kinross reached a milestone when the final meeting of the Integration Pathfinder Board was held, to be repla

Perth & Kinross Council is currently seeking people interested in selling their ex-local authority housing to purchase through its ‘Buy-Back’ scheme. The purchase of ex-local authority properties was approved by the council’s housing & health committee in February 2013. The ‘Buy-Back

Councillors are to be updated on developments being progressed by Perth & Kinross Council's housing repairs team and improvements underway following feedback received in a tenant satisfaction survey. The repairs service also undertook comparison activities with other social landlords to identify

Council tenants in Perth and Kinross are being invited to take part in a review of the housing rent charging structure. Open meetings are being held throughout August and September to consult with tenants on how the new rent policy is devised and how it can be affected by property characteristics su

Developers behind a plan to build 1,400 homes, a primary school and leisure features to the west of Perth have been forced to withdraw the initial application due to a “procedural” planning issue. The Almond Valley project was to be built on land between Ruthvenfield and Huntingtowerfield but mi

A new Perth and Kinross Credit Union (PKCU) service in Blairgowrie was officially opened today by deputy first minister and MSP for Perthshire North John Swinney. PKCU was launched in April 2014 and offers a range of ethical lending and saving services for anyone who lives or works in Perth and Kinr

Springfield Properties has submitted plans for a £1 billion new community at Bertha Park, Perth. An application for Planning Permission in Principle including a masterplan has been submitted to Perth & Kinross Council for the 3,000 home development covering an area of 333 hectares. A further de

Image provided by Holmes Miller A new £30m development including a cinema, gyms, bars, restaurants and housing is to be built in Perth.

All Perth & Kinross Council’s housing tenants are invited to attend their annual Tenants’ Conference 2015 on Wednesday 24th June. The event will be held at Perth’s Salutation Hotel between 6pm-8.30pm.