Minute of meeting of 2 February 2026
Perth and Kinross Council · 4 May 2026
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Perth Common Good Fund Committee Minute of hybrid meeting of the Perth Common Good Fund Committee held in the Council Chamber, 2 High Street, Perth on Monday 2 February 2026 at 1.00pm. Present: Depute Provost A Parrott; Bailie C Ahern; Councillors L Barrett, P Barrett (from Item 7 onwards), A Chan, S Donaldson, I Macpherson, I Massie and J Rebbeck. In Attendance: S Kimmet (Housing and Communities); A O’Brien and H Nicoll (both Finance and Business Support); A Peace and L Campbell (both Economy, Development and Planning); A Taylor, A Brown and M Pasternak (all Legal and Governance). Apology: Councillor E Drysdale, C Mair and S McCole. Depute Provost A Parrott, Convener, Presiding. 1. Welcome and Apologies The Convener welcomed all those present to the meeting and apologies for absence were noted as above. 2. Declarations of Interest In terms of the Councillors’ Code of Conduct Bailie Ahern declared a non- financial interest in Item 5 - Para 6.8 (Mindspace & PKAVS). 3. Minute of Meeting of the Perth Common Good Fund of 27 October 2025 for Approval The minute of meeting of the Perth Common Good Fund of 27 October 2025, was submitted and approved as a correct record. 4. Matters Arising Disposal – Former George Inn Lane Centre (Item 4 – Matters Arising refers) Bailie Ahern referred to previous discussions he had had with Waste Services and Property Services concerning the disposal of the Former George Inn Lane Centre, he drew attention to a misunderstanding that had arisen over the extent of ground being disposed of. He further explained that he and the Chief Executive had in 2024 discussed the relocation of the bin store in George Inn Lane onto part of the Former George Inn Lane Centre site. However, officers involved latterly in the disposal of the Former George Inn Lane Centre and the exploration of alternative approaches to relocating the bin store were unfortunately unsighted on those earlier discussions.
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Following discussion Officers were instructed to investigate the possibility of re-opening discussions with the purchaser with a view to making this provision and to report back on any subsequent discussions to this Committee in due course. Post Meeting Note An email from Ashley Peace, Senior Estates Surveyor was subsequently circulated to all Members of the Perth Common Good Fund Committee on 23 February 2026 advising that following discussion between the Council’s Legal Services and the Purchaser’s Solicitor, the Purchaser has advised that he would not be willing to change the agreed way forward at this late stage in the transaction. 5. Applications For Financial Assistance There was submitted a report by the Strategic Lead – Housing and Communities (26/29) asking Perth Common Good Fund Committee to consider eight small grants, two cost of living, and three capital grant applications. Small Grants (1) Hearts and Minds Resolved: Hearts and Minds, be awarded a grant of £2,020 towards their 2026 Clowndoctors in the Classroom project at Fairview Primary School. (2) Perth Floral Art Club Resolved: Perth Floral Art Club, be awarded a grant of £425 towards coach hire to attend the Scottish Association of Flower Arrangement Society (AFAS) 70th Anniversary Flower Festival in Dunfermline on 9 May 2026. (3) Holiday@Home at Perth Babtist Church Resolved: Perth Babtist Church, be awarded a grant of £2,500 towards trip costs and catering for their 2026 Holiday@home project. (4) Perth Festival of the Arts Resolved: Perth Festival of the Arts, be awarded a grant of £2,907 towards the 2026 Community Stages and Big Sing Project. (5) 64th DH Knieja Girl Guides Perth Unit (Polish Scouting Association) Resolved: The 64th DH Knieja Girl Guides Perth Unit, be awarded a grant of £1,000 towards their 2026 Summer Camp.
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(6) 44th DH Boy Scouts (Polish Scouting Association) Resolved: The 44th DH Knieja Boy Scouts, be awarded a grant of £1,000 towards their 2026 Summer Camp. (7) St John’s Kirk Resolved: St John’s Kirk, be awarded a grant of £2,000 towards the 2026 ringing of the Perth Carillion Programme. (8) Perth Musical (Competition) Festival Association Resolved: Perthshire Musical (Competition) Festival Association, be awarded a grant of £8,100 towards their 102nd annual festival in March 2026, known locally as Perform in Perth. Post Meeting Note Following a review of the decisions made at the meeting it came to light that a Small Grant Application for Financial Assistance received from Perth Amateur Operatic Society seeking £5,000 had been omitted in error from Report 26/29. It was agreed, following discussion with the Convener that the information be circulated to the members of Perth Common Good Fund Committee by email seeking a written decision on the application. A Motion by Depute Provost Parrott, seconded by Councillor L Barrett to award Perth Amateur Operatic Society a grant of £5,000 towards the production of their April 2026 production of ‘We Will Rock You’ was proposed and circulated to all Members. Subsequently, Bailie C Ahern, Councillors P Barrett, A Chan, I MacPherson, C Mair, I Massie, S McCole and J Rebbeck all confirmed in writing they were happy to agree with the grant award proposed. Cost of Living Grant (1) Perth Hope Hub Resolved: Perth Hope Hub, be awarded a grant of £1,720 towards their 2026 Christmas Support programme. (2) Perth College UHI Resolved: Perth College UHI, be awarded a grant of £5,000 towards their Big Project 2026/27.
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Capital Grants (1) Children and Disability (CAD) Social Work Team Resolved: Children and Disability (CAD) Social Work Team, be awarded a grant of £3,775.88 towards their Family Allotment Project. (Having previously declared an interest, Bailie C Ahern provided Committee Members with some clarity on the application and the current lease in place but did not participate in the consideration of the following item of business). (2) Mindspace & PKAVS Resolved: Mindspace & PKAVS, be awarded a grant of £11,735 towards the Gateway Repair Project. (3) Julie Young Dance School (Community Dance Group) Resolved: Julie Dance School (Community Dance Group), be awarded a grant of £2,635.50 towards various equipment costs. 6. 2025/26 Financial Statement There was submitted a report by the Chief Finance Officer (26/30) (1) seeking approval of the 2026/27 budget for the Perth Common Good Fund and (2) providing details of actual income and expenditure to 31 December 2025 and the projected outturn for 2025/26. Motion by Depute Provost A Parrott and Bailie C Ahern The Cost-of-Living grant heading be removed from future Financial Statements and that any grants in the future be dealt with under the existing rules within the Small Grants system. Amendment by Councillors L Barrett and J Rebbeck The £15,000 surplus from 2025/26 be kept in a separate Financial Assistance – Cost of Living fund for financial year 2026/27. In terms of Standing Order 21, a roll call vote was taken 5 Members voted for the Motion as follows: Depute Provost A Parrott, Baile C Ahern, Councillors A Chan, I MacPherson and I Massie 2 Members voted for the Amendment as follows: Councillors L Barrett and J Rebbeck
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1 Member abstained as follows: Councillor S Donaldson Resolved: In accordance with the Motion. 7. Perth CGF – Revised Financial Assistance Criteria Depute Provost Parrott requested input from Members on the potential to amend Paragraph 11.3 of the Perth Common Good Fund Revised Financial Assistance Criteria to read ‘Town Twinning Activities taking place in the City of Perth’. Resolved: Officers be instructed to bring a report back to the next meeting of the Perth Common Good Fund Committee providing information on how other areas Common Good Funds deal with Town Twinning Activities. (It was agreed that the public and press should be excluded during consideration of the following item in order to avoid the disclosure of information which is exempt in terms of Schedule 7A to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.) P1. Rent Reviews – Norscot Truck and Van Limited Ground Leases at Shore Road, Perth There was submitted a report by the Strategic Lead – Economy, Development and Planning (26/31), seeking approval to agree rent reviews with two common good assets at Shore Road, Perth that are let under the ground leases to Norscot Truck and Van Limited. Resolved: (i) The rent review, effective from 15 May 2022, under the terms of the ground lease of Site 1, 0.57 acres at Shore Road, Perth, as set out in Report 26/31, be approved. (i) The rent review, effective from 15 May 2022, under the terms of the ground lease of Site 2, 0.65 acres at Shore Road, Perth, as set out in Report 26/31, be approved.