Minute of meeting of 28 May 2025
Perth and Kinross Council · 27 August 2025
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Economy and Infrastructure Committee Minute of hybrid meeting of the Economy and Infrastructure Committee held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday 28 May 2025 at 9.30am. Present: Councillors E Drysdale, J Welch, Bailie C Ahern (substituting for Councillor H Anderson), K Allan (substituting for Councillor A Forbes), D Cuthbert (substituting for Bailie R Brock), F Smith, S Donaldson, J Duff, K Harvey, N Khogali, G Laing, S Carr, W Robertson, C Stewart and A Watt. In Attendance: S Merone, Strategic Lead – Economy, Development and Planning; S Cumiskey (up to and including Item 6), A Dobson (up to and including Item 7), S MacDonald, B Murray (up to and including Item 5), N Sworowski (up to and including Item 5) (all Economy, Development and Planning); F Crofts, Strategic Lead – Environment; C Daly, M Findlay, W Mahoney (up to and including Item 4), D McKeown and B Watt (all Environment and Infrastructure); J Guild, S Hendry, A Brown and M Pasternak (all Legal and Governance). Apologies: Bailie R Brock, Councillors H Anderson and A Forbes. Councillor E Drysdale, Convener, Presiding. Councillor E Drysdale led on Items 1-7 and Councillor J Welch led on Items 8-9. 1. Welcome and Apologies Convener welcomed everyone to the meeting. Apologies for absence were noted as above. 2. Declarations of Interest There were no Declarations of Interests in terms of the Councillors’ Code of Conduct. 3. Minute of Meeting of Economy and Infrastructure Committee of 5 February 2025 The minute of the meeting of the Economy and Infrastructure Committee of 5 February 2025 was submitted and approved as a correct record. 4. Outstanding Business Statement W Mahoney provided an update on Action 18 Road Gully Cleansing, advising the Committee that information is now live on PKC website to raise awareness amongst the public including informative videos and an interactive map of all gully locations across Perth and Kinross and past or future cleansing dates. Resolved: The status of actions in the Outstanding Business Statement (25/127) be noted and completed actions removed accordingly.
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5. LDP3 – Development Plan Scheme There was submitted a report by Strategic Lead – Economy, Development and Planning (25/128) (1) seeking approval of the updated statutory Development Plan Scheme which proposes a revised timetable for the preparation of the next Perth and Kinross Local Development Plan (LDP3); and (2) highlighting the recent addendum prepared in relation to the LDP2 Delivery Programme. Resolved: (i) The updated Perth and Kinross Development Plan Scheme, be agreed. (ii) The Strategic Lead – Economy, Development and Planning be authorised to submit the Scheme to the Scottish Ministers. (iii) The publication of the addendum to the Delivery Programme for LDP2, be noted. 6. Perth and Kinross Tourism Strategy and Action Plan 2025-2030 There was submitted a report by Strategic Lead – Economy, Development and Planning (25/129) seeking endorsement of the Perth and Kinross Tourism Strategy and Action Plan 2025-2030. Resolved: (i) The draft Perth and Kinross Tourism Strategy and Action Plan 2025-2023, developed by Perthshire Tourism Partnership, be endorsed. (ii) Officers be requested to bring back annual progress reports to this Committee for consideration. (There followed a short recess and the meeting reconvened at 11.00am) 7. Review of Perth Harbour Operations to Support ‘Harbour Quarter’ and Inner River Tay Developments There was submitted a report by Strategic Lead – Economy, Development and Planning (25/130) providing members with an update on the review of Perth Harbour operations to support the delivery of the ‘Harbour Quarter’ promoted as part of the Perth City Development and Design Framework and wider Inner River Tay developments for leisure, tourism and nature. Resolved: (i) It be agreed to proceed with the option of a Harbour Revision Order retaining Statutory Harbour Authority and health and safety obligations excluding traffic for commercial vessels over 24 metres and ceasing Competent Harbour Authority duties in line with Transport Scotland suggestions. (ii) The Strategic Lead – Economy, Development and Planning be requested to report any financial implications of the review of Perth Harbour operations to the Finance and Resources Committee. (iii) The signification contributions made by the Harbour Board and its dedicated members be acknowledged and it be noted that that as the Board is no longer necessary it will be discontinued.
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In terms of Standing Order 22, Bailie Ahern requested his dissent to the decision be noted. 8. School Exclusion Zone Update There was submitted a report by Strategic Lead – Environment and Infrastructure (25/131) (1) providing an update on the effectiveness of school exclusion zones in Blairgowrie, Guildtown, Kinloch Rannoch and Perth; (2) proposing additional pedestrian facilities at Blairgowrie and Perth; and (3) recommending changes at the Viewlands zone in Perth to encourage better compliance with the access restriction. Resolved: (i) The effectiveness of the school exclusion zone programme within a defined road environment, be noted. (ii) The creation of permanent Traffic Regulation Orders for school exclusion zones at Blairgowrie Community Campus and at Guildtown, Inch View and Kinloch Rannoch Primary Schools, be approved. (iii) The creation of an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order to trial and exclusion zone at Tulloch Primary School, be approved. (iv) The public consultation on changes to the Viewlands School Exclusion Zone to encourage better compliance, be agreed. (v) The provision of the additional measures to improve pedestrian facilities around Blairgowrie Committee Campus and at Guildtown, Tulloch and Viewlands Primary Schools, and the removal of the school exclusion zone from the old Balhousie Primary School site, subject to consultation and available budgets, be approved. (vi) The implementation of a communications strategy to promote each school exclusion zone, be approved. 9. Active Travel Prioritisation Delivery Report There was submitted a report by Strategic Lead – Environment and Infrastructure (25/132) (1) providing an update on projects completed in 2024/25; (2) detailing the funding provided by Transport Scotland in 2025/26; and (3) seeking approval of the Active Travel Prioritisation Delivery Plan. Resolved: (i) The changes in Active Travel Infrastructure funding, be noted. (ii) The projects implemented from Teir 1 and other external grant funding for 2024/25, as detailed in Appendix 1 to Report 25/132, be noted. (iii) The Prioritisation Delivery Plan, as detailed in Appendix 2 to Report 25/132, be approved. (iv) Delegation of projects for delivery to the Strategic Lead – Environment and Infrastructure, within available funding based on the prioritised list of projects which have been subject to the criteria set out in the Prioritisation Deliver Plan, be approved.