Perth & Kinross

Perth and Kinross Council have approved plans for 38 new affordable homes to be built in Rattray in partnership with Hillcrest Housing Association.

A radical development plan to transform Perth into “one of Europe’s great small cities” is set to be unveiled to the public in the coming months.

A local housebuilder has called for Perth & Kinross Council to take urgent measures designed to breathe new life into Perth city centre.

Perth and Kinross Council is trialling an innovative new piece of machinery in a bid to repair road potholes more quickly and efficiently. The JCB Pothole Pro is being tested on roads across the area, operated by a trained Tayside Contracts roadworker and supported by a five-person crew.

A Scottish Water site in Perth is now significantly greener, thanks to the installation of an £852,000 solar scheme. The scheme has seen 1,236 ground mounted PV (photovoltaic) panels installed on the site at Gowan’s Terrace which hosts a Scottish Water office and water treatment works. I

Balfour Beatty has been awarded a £27 million contract to deliver the Comrie flood protection scheme in Scotland, on behalf of Perth & Kinross Council. Awarded through the SCAPE Civil Engineering Framework, a rapid access framework designed to drive collaboration, efficiency, time and cost

Perth and Kinross Council has approved the granting of a lease for the non-café parts of the South Inch Pavilion to Fair City Juniors Football Club (FCJFC). The lease will enable FCJFC to convert the vacant central part of the Pavilion into modern changing facilities for sports teams.

First Minister John Swinney visited the Cross Tay Link Road project this week to witness the final stages in the structural completion of Destiny Bridge.

An innovative pilot project aimed at introducing the younger generation to the construction industry has come to a conclusion in Perth.

Craigie Hill Golf Club’s revised plans to create a community sport and leisure hub for Perth – based around a nine-hole course – will be unveiled at two Open Days this month. The golf club, which has been part of the city’s sporting landscape for more than 100 years, has take

A project to introduce a new retail and community hub at the former British Car Auctions site at Bridgend in Kinross has begun in earnest. Loch Developments Ltd, advised by LSPIM Dev Co, has announced that the demolition of buildings for the regeneration is now underway and is expected to be complet

The team at Kilmac has played a role in restoring full public access to a popular Perth beauty spot. The company and Craigie Hill Golf Club teamed up with a community group in the Fair City to tackle a core path which was slipping into a burn.

Plans for a replacement poultry processing factory in Coupar Angus have been approved in principle by Perth & Kinross Council.

Perth and Kinross Council have approved a 19-bay golf driving range with a café and pro-shop at Loch Leven.

Plans have been submitted for a £10 million revamp of visitor facilities at Scone Palace. The estate wants to convert an unused stable block to create a new entrance and to open a restaurant with a gift shop, office space, an upgraded ticket office and additional visitor attractions.