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Perthshire contractor given £6m project to replace all chalets at Perth traveller site

All 20 chalets at Ruthvenfield will be replaced with brand new energy-efficient accommodation.

The Doubles Dykes site near Ruthvenfield village.
The Doubles Dykes site, near Ruthvenfield village, is to be transformed. Image supplied

The £6m contract to replace a permanent traveller site near Perth has been given to a Perthshire firm.

All 20 chalets at Double Dykes in Ruthvenfield will be replaced with brand-new energy-efficient accommodation.

Major additional improvement works will also be carried out across the site.

Following a tender process, Aberuthven-based construction company, Hadden Group will take the project through to completion.

The council successfully bid for £3,906,000 from the Scottish Government’s Gypsy/Traveller Accommodation Fund to help pay for the works.

The award represents 60% of the total cost, with the council contributing the remaining £2m.

Step forward for Double Dykes chalet improvement scheme

The Double Dykes improvement scheme will see:

  • 20 brand new chalets built to replace existing older accommodation.
  • New energy-efficient heating and hot water systems installed using renewable technology such as solar panels, with the potential to be net zero.
  • The installation of new services and utility connections.
  • New fencing for each pitch.
  • Improvements to existing roadways and fences.
  • Upgrades to LED street lighting.
  • Improvements to drainage.
  • Development of a playing field area to rear of the site to consider opportunities for a communal gathering area, a play park with seating area, and the potential for a community garden area.
  • Installation of new paths.

Aberuthven-based Hadden Group wins £6m project

Hadden Group representatives will meet residents soon to discuss individual requirements for the chalets.

The council’s housing and social wellbeing convener, Councillor Tom McEwan, said the energy-efficient new accommodation will “help residents to save on their bills.”

He added: “The replacement programme will be carried out in four phases to minimise disruption to residents, and we plan to be on-site later this year.

“The people who live at Double Dykes are tenants of the council and we have a duty to provide the best services we can for them.”

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