Perth & Kinross

First Minister of Scotland and MSP for Perthshire North John Swinney MSP saw the good progress being made on the construction of the new Perth High School building last week.

Perth and Kinross Council is continuing to work with the owner of a former launderette in Blairgowrie to improve the appearance and safety of the site. The building in Emma Street was destroyed by a fire in October 2022. Fencing and signage were put in place to limit access and secure areas of publi

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

Work is underway on a new housing development that will deliver more than 50 new affordable homes in Crieff. Persimmon North Scotland's Strathearn Meadow development on Broich Road will feature a total of 209 new homes, with 52 to be transferred to Kingdom Housing Association to provide families in

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

Perth and Kinross residents are being urged to have their say on a new framework that sets out ambitions for the city’s future development. The draft Perth City Development and Design Framework sets out the long-term aspirations for the development of Perth.

Building services provider Arc-Tech (Scotland) is making progress at a new care home in Perth after commencing works on-site earlier in the autumn.

A man who drowned after he became trapped in a JCB excavator cab when it fell off a hotel pier was using equipment and a method of working which were “inherently unsafe”, a Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) has found. Gregor Deakin died on 6 October 2021 after an accident where a JCB being dr

Councillors have voted through plans for a small housing development in the Kinross-shire hamlet of Carnbo.

Plans to build 175 homes at Craigie Hill Golf Club, alongside the reconfiguration of the golf course and the creation of a new sports and community hub, have been submitted to Perth and Kinross Council.

Potential economic benefits from Craighead Wind Farm to businesses in Perth and Kinross have prompted the opening of formal supplier registration, allowing them to register interest in the project. Local construction companies across Perth and Kinross are being actively encouraged to register their

Andrew Black Design has been granted planning permission in principle for 19 houses in Kinloch Rannoch.

Plans for Perth’s enhanced active travel path network created as part of the Cross Tay Link Road project have been released, with over 12km of new or upgraded paths due to open in Spring 2025.

The first six houses at Campion Homes’ new Strathmore Meadows development at Meigle will go on sale this weekend as the company prepares to make significant progress on the site.

Perth & Kinross Council will work to deliver over 1,000 new affordable houses across the area over the next five years, under a plan to be considered by Councillors. The Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) for 2025/26 – 2029/30 sets out the investment priorities of the council and its