Minute of meeting of 22 April 2026
Perth and Kinross Council · 26 August 2026
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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 22 April 2026 at 9.30am. Present: Councillors G Laing, I Massie, J Welch, H Anderson, Bailie R Brock, S Carr, S Donaldson, J Duff, A Forbes (up to and including Item 7), K Harvey, N Khogali, C Stewart, W Robertson, F Smith and A Watt (up to and including Item 7). In Attendance: C Mailer, Depute Chief Executive; S Merone, Strategic Lead – Economy, Development and Planning; F Crofts, Strategic Lead – Environment and Infrastructure; K Smith E Archibald (up to and including Item 6), M Barr (up to and including Item 6) and A Finlayson (up to and including Item 5) (all Economy, Development and Planning); J Janes, J Ferguson, R Dobson, K Easton, S MacDonald and W Mahoney (all Environment and Infrastructure); A Seggie and M Willis (both Strategic Planning, People and Performance); G Fogg (up to and including Item 5), A Taylor, S Hendry, A Brown and M Pasternak (all Legal and Governance). Councillor G Laing, Convener, Presiding. The Convener led on Items 1-6 and 8, with Vice-Convener Welch on Item 7. 1. Welcome and Apologies Convener welcomed everyone to the meeting. There were no apologies for absence. 2. Declarations of Interest In terms of the Councillors’ Code of Conduct, Councillor A Watt declared a non-financial interest in Item 8 – Road Maintenance Partnership Agreement Extension. 3. Minute of Meeting of Economy and Infrastructure Committee of 28 January 2026 The minute of the meeting of the Economy and Infrastructure Committee of 28 January 2026 was submitted and approved as a correct record. 4. Outstanding Business Statement Resolved: The status of actions in the Outstanding Business Statement (26/105) be noted and completed actions removed accordingly.
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5. Perth West Development Masterplan There was submitted a report by Strategic Lead – Economy, Development and Planning (26/105) seeking approval of a development masterplan for that part of Perth West owned by The John Dewar Lamberkin Trust. (The Committee took a short recess and reconvened at 10.20am). Resolved: The Perth West development masterplan be approved, subject to the concerns raised by Members on behalf of residents that particular attention be paid to traffic infrastructure and water managements issues being fed back to the developer. 6. Review of the Planning Enforcement Charter There was submitted a report by the Strategic Lead - Economy, Development and Planning (26/106) seeking approval of an updated version of the Council’s Planning Enforcement Charter following a review undertaken in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997. Resolved: The updated version of the Council’s Planning Enforcement Charter, as detailed in Appendix 1 of Report 26/106, be approved. (The Committee took a short recess and reconvened at 11.13am). 7. Commercial Property Investment Programme (CPIP) Progress Update There was submitted a report by the Strategic Lead - Economy, Development and Planning (26/107) providing a progress update on the Commercial Property Investment Programme following the decision to allocate an additional £7 million of capital funding to the Programme for the period 2025/26 to 2027/28 to support the delivery of new employment land and buildings in line with the priorities set out in the Council’s Corporate Plan 2022-27. Resolved: The positive progress, as outlined in Report 26/107, be noted. 8. Road Maintenance Partnership Agreement Extension There was submitted a report by the Strategic Lead - Environment and Infrastructure (26/108) (1) seeking approval to implement the two-year extension option to the existing partnership agreement and (2) advising on further collaborative arrangements during this extension period, aimed to optimise efficiency and informing the development of a successor agreement beyond 2028. Resolved: (i) The existing partnership agreement, as set out in Appendix 1 to Report 26/108, between Perth and Kinross Council and Tayside Contracts be
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extended to 31 March 2028 to deliver road maintenance, winter maintenance and all year emergency response services. (ii) Authority be delegated to the Strategic Lead - Environment and Infrastructure to trial alternate methods of measurement and reimbursement during the two- year extension period to inform the development of future arrangements beyond 2028. (iii) It be agreed that the partnership continue to report performance annually as part of the Council’s corporate performance management framework. 9. Valedictory – Alison Seggie, Economic Development Manager The Convener and Councillor J Duff both passed on their best wishes and appreciation on behalf of all elected members to Alison Seggie, Economic Development Manager, who was retiring soon after a career spanning 38 years with the Council. They both thanked Alison for her dedication, professionalism and contribution over the years and wished her a long, happy and well deserved retirement and all the very best for the future.