Perth & Kinross Council

Perth and Kinross Council has approved a budget which prioritises continued support for residents with the greatest need, protects frontline jobs, and empowers communities to be at the heart of local decision-making and activity. Despite the costs of providing essential services continuing to rise,

A public consultation event on Perth and Kinross Council's plans to build housing at the former Balhousie Primary School site in Perth will be held on Thursday 6 March.   The drop-in event will be held between 6pm to 8pm at the Assembly Hall, Perth Grammar School, Gowans Terrace.

There have been almost 1,500 complaints about mould and damp in social housing throughout Perth & Kinross in two years, according to new figures.

Six brand new council houses have been completed at a development in Kinross.

Community groups in four areas of Perth and Kinross have until the end of the week to submit bids for a share of £100,000 to support projects tackling poverty. Perth & Kinross Council is focusing participatory budgeting in four localities that face significant challenges and have a need fo

The voices of local businesses and residents will be a key part of considering any potential visitor levy scheme for Perth and Kinross.

People are invited to attend a drop-in consultation event on proposals for 45 new homes on the site of the former Balhousie Primary School in Dunkeld Road, Perth. The site is earmarked in the Perth and Kinross Council’s Strategic Housing Investment Plan as a possible site for 45 new homes for

A scheme is being proposed to encourage Perth & Kinross Council tenants who have extra space in their homes to downsize to a more suitable property. The revised Tenant Downsizing Scheme is designed to create more housing opportunities for families in need of larger homes.

The highest ever number of Perth & Kinross Council tenants have voiced their opinions on the level of rent they pay. Following a consultation that gathered over 3,000 responses, a 6% rent increase is being recommended for 2025/26 reflecting tenants' views. This proposal will be considered at the

Community groups in four areas of Perth and Kinross with high levels of deprivation have the chance to bid for a share of funding worth £100,000 to tackle poverty. Perth & Kinross Council has agreed to focus participatory budgeting on four localities that face significant challenges and ha

For an increase of just £11.70 a month, council taxes could raise more than £10 million to protect vital frontline services in Perth and Kinross, such as health and social care, support for children with additional needs, and tackling poverty. At next week’s Council meeting, Perth

Work is set to begin on a project that will transform a permanent Gypsy/Traveller site near Perth. The £6.5 million project will replace all of the chalets at the Double Dykes site at Ruthvenfield with brand-new energy-efficient accommodation for residents. Major improvement works will also be

Affordable housing could be delivered on the site of the former Drummond Arms Hotel in Crieff if Perth & Kinross Council takes ownership of the building, it has been revealed. Perth & Kinross Council’s Finance and Resources Committee is set to consider a proposal to transfer the buildi

Councillors will be asked to endorse a new “social contract” committing Perth and Kinross Council to working alongside the Anti-Poverty Task Force in eradicating poverty this week. Despite being a relatively affluent area, Perth and Kinross has around 30,000 people living below the pover

Perth & Kinross Council leader Councillor Grant Laing met Stuart Maxwell, the National Trust for Scotland’s regional director for Edinburgh & East, in Dunkeld to mark the transfer of 20 National Trust for Scotland homes to the local authority. They were joined by the council&rsquo