Perth and Kinross Council: Parking and kids' clubs fees set to rise

Residents in Perth and Kinross are set to face rising costs for using a series of council services next year.

The council has set out its proposed fees and charges for 2023/24 in various areas like childcare services, burials and the hire of sports facilities.

It comes after the council revealed it needs to find ways to plug a £31 million black hole in next year’s budget.

Here we look in full at the fees set to rise across the city.

Key council charges set to rise in 2023/24

Childcare services

Term-time kids’ clubs:

One child: £10.00 (up from £9.70).
Additional child: £9.50 (up from £9.20).

Holidays and in-service days:

Up to five hours: £19.60 (up from £19).
Up to seven hours: £21.90 (up from £21.25).
Over seven hours: £24.20 (up from £23.50).

School meals

Primary pupils: £2.20 (up from £2.15).
Secondary pupils: £2.35 (up from £2.30).
Adult meals: £3.80 (up from £3.70).
Breakfast club: £2.05 (up from £2).

Care and support services

Local authority residential care:

Per week: £1,009.66 (no change).

Staff meals:

Breakfast: £1.68 (up from £1.63).
Lunch: £3.36 (up from £3.27).
Tea: £1.36 (up from £1.32).
Snack: £0.92 (up from £0.90).

Hire of facilities

Perth football/rugby pitches:

Adult:

Season 11-a-side: £573 (up from £556).
Per game 11-a-side: £47 (up from £46).
Season seven-a-side: £333 (up from £323).
Per game seven-a-side £28 (up from £27).

Under-18s:

Season 11-a-side: £239 (up from £232).
Season seven-a-side: £143 (up from £139).

Outwith Perth football/rugby pitches:

Adult:

Season 11-a-side: £437 (up from £424).
Per game 11-a-side: £37 (up from £36).

Under 18s:

Season 11-a-side: £216 (up from £210).
Per game 11-a-side: £18 (up from £17).
Season seven-a-side: £108 (up from £105).

Non-commercial park events:

Bookings of up to 100 expected attendees remains free.
Bookings of between 101 to 500 expected attendees: £63 (up from £61)
Bookings of 1,000+ expected attendees: £125 (up from £121).

Junior astro turf per hour:

One-third pitch: £30.90 (up from £30).
Two-third pitch: £36.05 (up from £35).
Full pitch: £51.50 (up from £50).

Adult astro turf per hour:

One-third pitch: £36.05 (up from £35).
Two third pitch: £46.34 (up from £45).
Full pitch: £61.80 (up from £60).

Perth High community sports hub per hour:

Standard:

Small meeting room: £10.30 (up from £10).
Large hall: £20.60 (up from £20).

Group fitness resumed on Monday, May 17. Standard junior:

Small meeting room: £6.20 (up from £6).
Large hall: £12.40 (up from £12).

Concession:

Small meeting room: £8.25 (up from £8).
Large hall: £16.50 (up from £16).

Concession junior (under 18):

Small meeting room: £5.15 (up from £5).
Large hall: £10.30 (up from £10).

George Duncan Athletics Arena:

Pay and play – junior: £1.15 (up from £1.10).
Pay and play – adult £2.40 (up from £2.30).

North Inch Golf Course

Full season ticket:

Adult: £399 (up from £389).
Senior/concession: £349 (up from £339).
Youth (18-21-year-olds): £95 (up from £89).
Intermediate (22-25-year-olds): £155 (up from £145).
Young adult (26-29-year-olds): £249 (up from £239).
Under-17s: £20 (no change).

Various other fees are set to rise (except for juniors) including:

17 months for the price of 12
Summer 18-hole rounds
Summer nine-hole rounds
Summer six-hole rounds
Winter rounds

Bereavement services

Purchase of memorial bench with plaque:

New Glen Almond bench: £923 (up from £667).
New Glen Clova bench: £1,151 (up from £939).
Greenspace bench: £708 (up from £423).
Phoenix recycled plastic bench: £842 (up from £667).
Purchase of plaque for existing bench: £202 (up from £196).

Sale of lairs:

Full/half/quarter lair – baby or young person (under 21) remains free.
Full lair – adult (21 and over): £962 (up from £934).
Half lair – adult: £481 (up from £467).
Transfer of lair ownership: £40 (up from £39).

Interment fees:

Young person remains free.
Adult: £1,003 (up from £974).
Cremated remains (casket burial): £232 (up from £225).
Scattered ashes (under turf): £75 (up from £73).

Cremation:

Young person remains free.
Adult: £836 (up from £709).
Direct cremation (8.45am or 9am/no service): £553 (down from £621).
Scattering of ashes (service at Perth): £27 (up from £26).
Scattering of ashes (service at external crematorium): £65 (up from £63).
Scattering of ashes (under turf): £75 (up from £73).
Extended service: £185 (up from £180).

Parking charges

Resident annual permits (Perth city only):

Inner zone (on and within inner ring road): £267 (up from £254).
Outer zone: £152 (up from £145).

Perth city parking:

Zone one – inner city cemtre:

On-street parking (per hour): £1.60 (up from £1.30) – max 1 hour.
Off-street parking (per hour): £1.40 (up from £1.30) – max 1 hour.

Zone two – city centre:

On-street parking (per hour): £1.60 (up from £1.30) – max 4 hours.
Off-street parking (per hour): £1.40 (up from £1.30) – max 4 hours.

Zone three – outer city centre (on street):

One hour: £1 (up from £0.80).
Two hours: £1.60 (up from £1.30).
Three hours: £2.50 (up from £2.10).
Four hours: £3.10 (up from £2.60).
Six hours: £4.80 (up from £4).
Up to 10 hours: £6.40 (up from £5.30).

Various other locations will see fees rise including:

Perth city car parks
Crieff town centre
Blairgowrie town centre
Pitlochry town centre
Dunkeld town centre

What else is going up?

Various costs for services including skip hire, Perth Harbour fees, parking fines, hire of some school facilities, domestic waste uplift fees and rent at Wellbank House are also set to rise, as set out in new documents.