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Meigle Community Orchard
Take a Pride in Meigle have recently had the opportunity to establish a new community orchard in three open spaces around Glebe Drive and Belmont Place in Meigle. They wish to grow around 30 fruit trees of different species, which will include some heritage varieties. The group have recently been trained in fruit tree husbandry and orchard maintenance which includes pruning, harvesting and making good use of the fruit. In partnership with our Community Food Growing Officer the...
Pitlochry and Moulin Community Food Growing consultation
Community food growing offers an opportunity for communities to come together and create a project that provides fresh local produce to individuals and/or the community. It can also provide an opportunity to improve your physical and mental wellbeing as well as a place to meet other members of the community. During the development of the PKC Community Food Growing Strategy in 2021 some individuals from the Pitlochry and Moulin community expressed interest in starting a...
Proposed Disposal of Common Good Moveable Property at 1-5 High Street, Perth
Under the terms of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015, every Local Authority in Scotland is duty bound to prepare and publish a comprehensive register of all Common Good assets within their ownership. Common Good Common good assets are the heritable (land and buildings) and moveable (paintings, furniture, etc.) property that belonged to the former Burghs of Scotland. Common Good assets are owned by the local authority, although...
Your Food Growing Needs
The aim of this survey is to let you know about the current community food growing provision within Perth and Kinross and to direct you to a suitable growing space. Please note that allotment sites across Perth and Kinross are managed by individual allotment associations which are run by groups of volunteers who manage the waiting lists, finances and day-to day running of the sites. Unlike other local authorities, we do not allocate allotment plots, this can only be done by the...
Recently closed activities
Perth Taxi Unmet Demand Survey
We have commissioned a taxi unmet demand survey and are seeking your feedback regarding your view of taxi services. Licensed vehicles fulfil a vital role in our society and this is an opportunity to tell us what is good about taxi services or whether you feel that there are any aspects that could be improved, or any measures which would enable you to make better use of taxi services. Our consultants, LVSA, are undertaking the consultation and have prepared an...
Refurbishment of Legion Park, Comrie
We look after over 160 play areas across the region, from large facilities at our major parks to rural and local play areas right on your doorstep. Legion Park in Comrie has now come to the top of our list and to make improvements which suit everybody's needs, we're asking you to take part in our small survey and consultation.
Advocacy Provisions in Perth and Kinross
Have you been referred to advocacy, or had an advocate? If yes, we want to hear from you! This consultation will help our Health and Social Care Partnership understand the advantages of advocacy, along with any challenges. Your contribution will inform our advocacy plan, which helps shape how services are planned and delivered thoughout Perth and Kinross. Perth and Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership aims to improve opportunities for...
We Asked, You Said, We Did
Here are some of the issues we have consulted on and their outcomes. See all outcomes
We asked
Following an onsite consultation with the Friends of Legion Park in 2023, we produced a concept masterplan for the site including the play facilities. We then ran a further consultation from August to September 2024 asking for your views on the design.
You said
We received 94 responses through the consultation hub with a small number of others providing feedback through other means.
The responses were extremely positive overall, and raised a number of themes for us to consider in more detail as we develop the detailed design. These themes include the provision of sensory and inclusive play equipment, as well as accessibility and seating in the park. The consultation also touched on issues regarding grass management in line with PKC’s Grow Wild scheme and increasing tree planting in the park, and there appears to be a high level of support for incorporating these changes into the masterplan design. This will hopefully lead to a reduction in maintenance in the park as well as increasing biodiversity and adding aesthetic improvements to the park.
We did
The comments and feedback from the consultation are currently being discussed and the outcome of these discussions will inform the next stage of the design process, which will see the masterplan design amended to take the key themes into consideration.’
We asked
We asked you to tell us what your priorities for rent spending were for 2025/26 across your Housing Services.
You said
Over 1,200 of our tenants responded, which is a record amount for this annual consultation.
You can view the results of the consultation below.
We did
The results were fed back to tenants who attended the Summer Tenants' Conference on June 27th 2024.
Further discussions were held at the event about the results and what services tenants want to see.
Your feedback will allow us to put together some rent level options for 2025/26 that will go out for consultation with tenants in November and December 2024. You will be able to vote for your preferred rent level during this consultation.
The results on the rent level consultation will be included in a report to the Housing and Social Wellbeing Committee in January 2025, where a final decision on 2025/26 rent levels will be made.
We asked
We asked the Alyth community about:
- the flood risk from the Alyth Burn and smaller watercourses (Doctor's and Johnshill Burns)
- the findings of the Alyth Natural Flood Management study
- other actions to raise awareness and improve community flood resilience
You said
Feedback was received during the community drop-in events and online consultation. A Q&A report has been produced addressing the comments received.
We did
The Councilwill now finalise the Alyth NFM study and report the conclusions to the next available Climate Change and Sustainability Committee. Thereafter, the Council will implement the recommendations of the reports (subject to funding and any statutory approvals). The Council will carry out further consultation with the community as proposals are further developed.
We asked
For your comments on the on the proposed extension of a lease to Scottish Water of land at Friarton Road, Perth for the purpose of a sludge reception centre.
You said
No responses were received.
We did
Proceed with the process of extending the lease.
We asked
We asked whether the public would prefer the former toilet block in Auchterarder would be better used as a community run public toilet/art gallery, or as a community banking hub.
You said
55% of respondents said they would support the use of the toilet block for a community run public toilet/art gallery.
We did
We collated responses and considered these alongside the business proposals for the two projects. A decision has been taken to progress the banking hub.