Appendix 2 - Consultation Report
Perth and Kinross Council · 17 June 2026
Back to Perth and Kinross Council — 17 June 2026 and its agenda
Text extracted from the council's PDF. Layout and reading order may differ from the original.
Page 1
Page 1 Responsible busking - code of conduct: Summary report This report was created on Tuesday 19 May 2026 at 09:41 and includes 198 responses. The activity ran from 29/04/2026 to 18/05/2026. Contents Question 1: Are you a: 1 About you 1 Question 2: If you answered 'Other' please provide more details below. 2 Why no ask for training support advice 2 Question 3: If you are a city centre business, please provide your business name and address below. 2 Business info 2 Question 4: Do you enjoy buskers in Perth city centre? 2 Do you enjoy hearing buskers in Perth city centre? 2 Question 5: Tell us a bit more about why you do, or don't, enjoy buskers? 2 Tell us a bit more about why you do, or don't, enjoy buskers? 2 Question 6: Do you agree that Perth and Kinross Council should implement a Responsible Busking Code of Conduct in Perth city centre? 2 Do you agree that Perth and Kinross Council should implement a Responsible Busking Code of Conduct in Perth city centre? 2 Question 7: Tell us a bit more about why you answered question number 6 the way you did. 2 Tell us a bit more about why agree or disagee with code of conduct 2 Question 8: Do you agree with the proposed busking zone areas in the city centre? (Next store to Marks & Spencer in High Street. The former Debenhams to Waterstones in King Edward Street.) 3 Do you agree with the proposed busking zone areas in the city centre? 3 Question 9: If you answered 'No' please tell us why. 3 No - proposed zones 3 Question 10: Do you agree with the days and times busking would be permitted? (Monday to Saturday, 10:00am – 6:00pm, and Sunday, 12:30pm – 5:00pm. 3 Do you agree with the days and times busking would be permitted? 3 Question 11: If you answered 'No' please tell us why. 3 No - days and times 3 Question 12: Do you agree with the other restrictions (one busker per zone with a two-hour time limit, not returning for three hours.) 3 Do you agree with the other restrictions (one busker per zone with a two-hour time limit, not returning for three hours.) 3 Question 13: If you answered 'No' please tell us why. 4 No -restrictions 4 Question 14: Do you think there would be any challenges with implementing the code of conduct? 4 Do you think there would be any challenges with implementing the code of conduct? 4 Question 15: What positives (if any) do you feel will come from implementing the Code of Conduct? 4 What positives (if any) do you feel will come from implementing the Code of Conduct? 4 Question 1: Are you a: About you Resident of Perth city centre Resident of the wider Perth and Kinross area Perth city centre business Other Not Answered 0 131
Page 2
Page 2 Option Total Percent Resident of Perth city centre 54 27.27% Resident of the wider Perth and Kinross area 131 66.16% Perth city centre business 7 3.54% Other 13 6.57% Not Answered 0 0.00% Question 2: If you answered 'Other' please provide more details below. Why no ask for training support advice There were 19 responses to this part of the question. Question 3: If you are a city centre business, please provide your business name and address below. Business info There were 10 responses to this part of the question. Question 4: Do you enjoy buskers in Perth city centre? Do you enjoy hearing buskers in Perth city centre? Yes No Not Answered 0 151 Option Total Percent Yes 151 76.26% No 47 23.74% Not Answered 0 0.00% Question 5: Tell us a bit more about why you do, or don't, enjoy buskers? Tell us a bit more about why you do, or don't, enjoy buskers? There were 185 responses to this part of the question. Question 6: Do you agree that Perth and Kinross Council should implement a Responsible Busking Code of Conduct in Perth city centre? Do you agree that Perth and Kinross Council should implement a Responsible Busking Code of Conduct in Perth city centre? Yes No Not Answered 0 158 Option Total Percent Yes 158 79.80% No 40 20.20% Not Answered 0 0.00% Question 7: Tell us a bit more about why you answered question number 6 the way you did. Tell us a bit more about why agree or disagee with code of conduct There were 176 responses to this part of the question.
Page 3
Page 3 Question 8: Do you agree with the proposed busking zone areas in the city centre? (Next store to Marks & Spencer in High Street. The former Debenhams to Waterstones in King Edward Street.) Do you agree with the proposed busking zone areas in the city centre? Yes No Not Answered 0 126 Option Total Percent Yes 126 63.64% No 72 36.36% Not Answered 0 0.00% Question 9: If you answered 'No' please tell us why. No - proposed zones There were 84 responses to this part of the question. Question 10: Do you agree with the days and times busking would be permitted? (Monday to Saturday, 10:00am – 6:00pm, and Sunday, 12:30pm – 5:00pm. Do you agree with the days and times busking would be permitted? Yes No Not Answered 0 124 Option Total Percent Yes 124 62.63% No 74 37.37% Not Answered 0 0.00% Question 11: If you answered 'No' please tell us why. No - days and times There were 79 responses to this part of the question. Question 12: Do you agree with the other restrictions (one busker per zone with a two-hour time limit, not returning for three hours.) Do you agree with the other restrictions (one busker per zone with a two-hour time limit, not returning for three hours.) Yes No Not Answered 0 136
Page 4
Page 4 Option Total Percent Yes 136 68.69% No 62 31.31% Not Answered 0 0.00% Question 13: If you answered 'No' please tell us why. No -restrictions There were 66 responses to this part of the question. Question 14: Do you think there would be any challenges with implementing the code of conduct? Do you think there would be any challenges with implementing the code of conduct? There were 157 responses to this part of the question. Question 15: What positives (if any) do you feel will come from implementing the Code of Conduct? What positives (if any) do you feel will come from implementing the Code of Conduct? There were 145 responses to this part of the question.