119 transcripts · 495 insights in the last 12 months · busiest week w/c 27 Oct · 2 meetings, 8 signals this week
“This report provides an update of the unodudited actual income and expenditure to 31st March 26 and the projected outturn for financial year 2627. Appendix 1 details that the unodudited 2526 surplus has increased to 6,361 from a deficit of 12,137 as reported at the previous commi…”
A sample of the commercial signals our analysis has extracted from Perth and Kinross Council’s public meetings, updated as new transcripts are analysed. Summaries are open to everyone; subscribers see the full analysis, verbatim quotes and filters.
Review fund investment returns
Finance · 7 Sept 2026 · £21k–£22k
Members questioned whether the common good fund could achieve higher returns than the current reported rate, noting external rates above 5% and suggesting fixed-term or charity investment options may merit…
Community Learning and Development · 16 Sept 2026
The committee discussed reshaping community learning and development, adult learning, ESOL and employability offers so they better match local labour market needs such as agriculture, health care, social care,…
Delay waste procurement for market benefit
Waste Management · 26 Aug 2026 · tender expected 30 Nov 2026
Officers recommended waiting until later in 2026 before launching the next residual waste procurement so the council can better understand the Bin Farm position and possibly benefit from increased national processing…
Waste Management · 26 Aug 2026
Members pressed officers to consider whether the council could develop or co-develop its own energy-from-waste capacity, potentially selling spare capacity to neighbouring authorities and reducing dependence on external…
Community Grants · 7 Sept 2026 · £350
Members raised a concern that the minibus expansion scheme benefits people across Perth and Kinross while funding is being sought from several common good committees, which could mean non-contributing areas benefit from…
Community Learning and Development · 16 Sept 2026
Members raised concern that volunteer activity is concentrated on a relatively small number of people and asked whether volunteer fatigue is becoming an issue. Officers agreed the volunteer strategy needs refreshing and…
Grant fund paused pending applications
Flood Risk Management · 16 Sept 2026
The property flood resilience grant was reported as paused while existing applications are processed. Officers said a waiting list is in place and that they would provide a briefing note after the committee. This…
Open space maintenance tensions
Parks and Open Space · 26 Aug 2026
Members highlighted pressures arising from historic tree planting and grow-wild areas affecting neighbours and park usability. Officers said current tree management and planting policies, plus a more proactive approach…
Ex-servicemen's club roof grant
Property and Estates · 7 Sept 2026 · £12k
The committee approved a capital grant of £12,279 to fix the roof at the Perth and District Ex-Servicemen’s Club. The chair and one councillor declared interests and stepped out for this item, and the item was chaired…
2025-26 deficit and 2026-27 surplus forecast
Finance · 7 Sept 2026 · £21
The committee was updated on the fund's financial statements, showing a final unaudited 2025-26 deficit of £21 and a closing balance of £21,627. Based on the items under consideration at this meeting, officers projected…
Community Services · 7 Sept 2026 · £500
The committee approved a £500 grant from the Kinross Common Good Fund to the Royal Voluntary Service to support minibus growth scheme costs. The award was made with a condition that RVS approach SHIP and include them in…
Finance · 7 Sept 2026 · £3k
The fund received £3,194 from a licence to approve authorised use of the Pitlochry tartan. Of this, £2,911 is earmarked specifically for tartan-related costs and will be held separately, while £283 relating to the coat…
Review memorial communications
Bereavement Services · 26 Aug 2026 · £40k–£55k
Officers were asked to strengthen engagement with families and communities on memorial safety, including clearer correspondence, advance notification, enhanced signage and a dedicated contact point. The committee also…
Solar proposal refused after survey cost issue
Energy · 3 Aug 2026 · £4k–£5k
The previously approved solar panel proposal at South Lodge, Ballendine Inshure was formally refused on return to the Body because the applicant declined to commission a BAT survey estimated at about £4,000-£5,000. The…
Finance · 24 Jun 2026 · £3.1m
The committee approved annual write-offs of irrecoverable debts and obsolete balances, including approximately £2.4 million of council tax and £700,000 of non-domestic rates, mainly due to the new Scottish debt…
Flood Risk Management · 16 Sept 2026
Officers committed to provide a comprehensive briefing note after the meeting on the current status of the property flood resilience grant, including numbers and the pause position. This is a follow-up information…
Bereavement Services · 26 Aug 2026 · £15k–£55k
The committee approved an amendment to remove the £59 memorial transfer fee in order to improve ownership records, reduce distress to families, and encourage more timely transfers after bereavements. A review of the…
Flexible staff and holiday use approved
Planning and Placemaking · 12 Aug 2026
Planning permission was granted for a change of use that allows 61 of the 103 holiday cottages at Moness Resort to be used flexibly either as holiday accommodation or as staff accommodation for Taymouth Castle…
Short-term let granted with conditions
Licensing · 10 Aug 2026
The committee approved a short-term let licence application subject to operating conditions intended to reduce nuisance and manage impacts on neighbouring residents. The applicant said the property would be rented…
Tourism · 8 Jul 2026
The committee refused permission for eight holiday accommodation units at Strath Tay after concluding that the proposal would harm the conservation area and fail policy tests for tourism development. Members accepted…
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Over the last 12 months, the most frequently discussed commercial topics in this council's meetings have been IT & Digital (69 mentions, easing), Professional Services (41 mentions, rising), Culture & Leisure (39 mentions, rising) and Construction & Building Works (37 mentions, rising).