A skatepark could finally be built in Bankfoot, after a previous bid failed due to noise concerns.
New plans for the project have been submitted to Perth and Kinross Council for consideration. If approved, five poplar trees at Coronation Park would be felled to make way for the concrete structure.
Documents submitted to the council’s planning department show three concrete bowls with flat areas in between.
There are two concrete ramps and some steps at the front of the proposed development, and the entire structure would be surrounded by grass slopes.
The skatepark is the brainchild of several local mothers, who formed the Bankfoot Skatepark Group, and is expected to cost around £166,000.
Kerrie Boath, a member of the group, said the skatepark would be a “very important” addition for the children of the village.
She said: “The skatepark will provide a facility where a large age range (of children) can interact, exchange skills and ideas.
“The facility will benefit both the children and the residents of the village by keeping the children safe in an area designated to be used for this purpose.
“The nearest skatepark is currently 12 miles away at the South Inch in Perth and therefore not readily available to young people from the outlying communities.”
She said the group was “disappointed” the first application had to be withdrawn but hopes the new one will be successful.
“A noise study was commissioned to assess the noise impacts, which indicates that the noise levels within the new location which is further away from the houses are well within accepted tolerances,” she said.
“If it was to be approved, we would be delighted for the young people of Bankfoot, after all the hard work that has got into fundraising and drawing up the plans. It will add a major new facility in Coronation Park for years to come.
“We are currently applying for grant funding for the works, to funds like the Legacy 2014 Active places Fund. Bankfoot Youth Group have already raised some funds through their own efforts and will continue with this over the coming months.
“We hope that the whole community will get behind the project.”