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Former Moncreiffe Care Home Main Street Bridge Of Earn Perth PH2 9PJ

26/00267/FLLplanning permission localRefused
Full

Refused on 30 October 2026

Council decision: refuse the application2 reasons for refusal

Proposal

Erection of 42 flats and associated works

Received
2 March 2026
Ward
Almond And Earn
  1. Received2 Mar
  2. Validated24 Mar
  3. Consult.17 Apr
  4. Target
  5. Decided30 Oct

Decided in 220 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at Former Moncreiffe Care Home Main Street Bridge Of Earn Perth PH2 9PJ. Perth has handled 5,428 applications of this type. This one was decided in 242 days, 27 weeks longer than Perth's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 51 applications across Almond And Earn. We hold 1,799 applications in total for the PH2 postcode area.

91% of full applications at Perth and Kinross Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposal is contrary to Policies 1A and 1B of Local Development Plan 2 (2019) as it fails to respect the character and amenity of the area and is not compatible with the surrounding area in terms of appearance, height, scale and massing.
  2. The proposal is contrary to Policy 16g) (i) and (ii) of National Planning Framework 4 as the proposal will have a detrimental impact on the character and environmental quality of the surrounding area both in terms of its size and physical impact.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
PH2 9PJ
Application type
planning permission local
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
42
Parish
Earn

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 March 2026
Last date for comments
17 April 2026

Additional information

Documents
134

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Perth

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