116 transcripts · 464 insights in the last 12 months · busiest week w/c 7 Sept · 3 meetings, 7 signals this week
“There is understandably a financial dimension to the recommendations. The report seeks approval for funding of up to 1.085 million uh over five years to progress this next phase. This includes uh resources to develop the full business cases, increased investment in community tran…”
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.
Pitlochry Town Hall asset transfer
Property · 2 Nov 2026 · £1
The committee approved disposal of council-owned Pitlochry Town Hall to Pitlochry Town Hall SCIO for £1, following an assessment that recognised the organisation’s management record, community benefits and public…
Town Hall refurbishment programme
Construction and Property · 26 Oct 2026 · £786k
Pitlochry Town Hall’s community group outlined around £786,000 of planned improvements following a structural survey and architectural work. The proposed programme includes a lift for first-floor facilities, improved…
Phased in-house transport model
Passenger Transport · 28 Oct 2026
Council agreed to progress a detailed business case for a targeted, phased in-house transport capability, initially covering section 19 and section 22 permit operations. The model is intended to give the council more…
IT · 28 Oct 2026
The council plans to assess and procure an integrated transport and passenger management system to improve transport planning, procurement and management. Officers said available solutions would be considered through an…
Projected general-fund overspend
Finance · 30 Sept 2026 · £3.6m
The first 2026/27 monitoring report forecasts a £3.615 million net general-fund overspend, or 0.7% of the revised management budget. The committee was told the position was early and manageable but required active…
Alder Bridge programme delayed
Roads and Bridges · 30 Sept 2026 · £140k
Unsuccessful recruitment to a senior engineer post has delayed the Alder Bridge works, with completion moved to 2030/31. The £140,000 shown in the report is for interim repairs planned for the next financial year,…
Care placement and foster-carer shortage
Social Care · 30 Sept 2026 · £886k
Children, families and justice forecast an £886,000 overspend, with residential placements, care-experienced young people and low staff turnover contributing. The service reported a continuing shortage of local foster…
Education staffing slippage shortfall
Education · 30 Sept 2026 · £1.9m
Education and learning forecast a £1.940 million overspend, largely because staffing turnover and vacancies are not delivering the budgeted staff-slippage savings, particularly in primary schools. Officers said primary…
Targeted anti-poverty and skills funding
Community Support and Skills · 30 Sept 2026 · £800k
The revenue budget report proposed moving £200,000 from the resilience reserve to the anti-poverty reserve, then drawing £450,000 from the anti-poverty reserve: £200,000 to enhance the Scottish Welfare Fund and £250,000…
Roads Maintenance · 17 Sept 2026 · £9.7m
The roads maintenance partnership set out a programme of resurfacing, footway, drainage and retaining wall works funded through the capital programme. The officer said the council has a backlog of £122 million, a roads…
Finance · 7 Sept 2026 · £18k
Officers reported the unaudited 2025/26 outturn and the projected 2026/27 position. The fund balance increased due to underspends and the cancellation of the Perth Mela Festival, with the cancelled £17,500 grant removed…
Culture and Events · 7 Sept 2026 · £6k
The committee agreed to fund Adventure Circus at the requested level for its annual events, continuing a pattern of support over the previous three years. The grant was approved at £6,027.
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…
Short-term let licence renewal granted
Licensing · 2 Nov 2026
The committee approved Patricia McGelry's renewal application for the short-term let licence at 13 Glams Court, following consideration of an objection.
Update on Blairingone transfer
Property · 2 Nov 2026
A councillor reported that the Blairingone Primary School community asset transfer appears stalled and asked for a paper or verbal update at the next Property Sub Committee meeting, including the reasons for the delay.…
Blairingone school asset transfer
Community Assets · 17 Sept 2026 · £50k–£850k
The committee backed the community group’s request to keep Blairingone Primary School off the market until at least April 2027 while it pursues a community asset transfer and funding package. This is a property and…
Housing · 24 Jun 2026 · £600k–£800k
The committee considered the implementation of the council’s previously agreed increase in council tax on long-term empty dwellings from 200% to 300% from 2026-07-01, and supported maintaining a discretionary relief…
Flood scheme confirmed without modification
Flood Risk Management · 16 Sept 2026
The committee was asked to make the final statutory decision to confirm the South Ken Ross flood protection scheme without modification. This follows the objection process, local authority hearing, and reporter…
Parks and Open Space · 26 Aug 2026
The council’s first open space strategy was approved for consultation, with an evidence base from a city-wide audit identifying over 900 hectares across 432 sites. The strategy is intended to guide future investment,…
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Over the last 12 months, the most frequently discussed commercial topics in this council's meetings have been IT & Digital (58 mentions, easing), Construction & Building Works (46 mentions, easing), Culture & Leisure (44 mentions, easing) and Economic Development & Business Support (37 mentions, easing).