The current planning application to convert Aberfeldy Cottage Hospital into 7 self-catering units is not best value for the local community. There is an acute shortage of affordable housing in the area generally and it’s difficult to recruit nurses, teachers and other key workers due to lack of suitable housing – resulting in the temporary closure of Pitlochry Hospital last year. In 2017 councillors in the previous Perth and Kinross administration put forward a fully costed proposal to purchase and convert the hospital into social housing for key workers. The current Tory administration threw out this proposal on the grounds that it was too expensive and not good value for money, and the building was put up for sale. There is already a surplus of self-catering accommodation in the area and there is a drastic shortage of affordable housing for both the rental and owner markets as well as a shortage of staff in almost every local business due to lack of housing. The area needs a plan which creates a better balance of housing and a sustainable tourism model. We the undersigned, believe planning for holiday accommodation should be refused and the social housing proposal needs to be revisited as a top priority for the Council and the community.