Updates to Scheme of Administration

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PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE SCHEME OF ADMINISTRATION –
25 FEBRUARY 2026
47. STRATEGIC LEAD - ECONOMY, DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING
47.7 New Roads
 To grant consent under Part III of the Roads (S) Act 1984 except where
the applicant objects to proposed conditions in respect of such consents. 
48. STRATEGIC LEAD - ENVIRONMENT & INFRASTRUCTURE
48.5 Roads and Traffic
 To exercise the functions of the Council as roads authority in terms of
the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 and all related subordinate legislation,
but with the following exceptions:
(i) Roads Construction Consents under Part III 
(ii) Section 97 - Permitting trading on A class roads.
 The Strategic Lead shall have the power to propose and promote and,
where fewer than six objections are received, confirm roads orders in
terms of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and any subsequent
legislation regulating the use of the Perth and Kinross Council roads
network. Where roads orders cover locations in different streets or
contain no other proposals located within 100 metres in the same street,
the order can be made by the Strategic Lead for those streets within the
order for which fewer than six objections have been received. If the
proposal has received six or more objections from a household,
business address or interest group, or an objection is received from
either a statutory consultee or the relevant Community Council(s), or
where all of the local elected ward members request, the order will be
submitted to the Economy and Infrastructure Committee for
consideration.
 To exercise the functions of the Council in terms of the Road Traffic Acts
1988 and 1991 and all related subordinate legislation.
 To exercise the functions of the Council in terms of the New Roads and
Street Works Act 1991 and all related subordinate legislation.
 To exercise the functions under the Transport (Scotland) Act 2005.
 To carry out the naming and numbering of streets in terms of the Civic
Government (Scotland) Act 1982.