A revised proposal for a £100m incinerator in Perth has been rejected by councillors.

The plans for a waste recycling centre on the outskirts of the city were first rejected in 2009.

The developer, Grundon Waste Management appealed against the decision but the move was dismissed by ministers in 2010.

Revised plans were rejected by members of Perth and Kinross Council on Friday.

The new incinerator design included two chimney stacks, the tallest reaching 34m high, which is a significant reduction in height from the original 86m chimney proposed.

Planners had recommended that councillors refuse the application, which they saw as "over-development" of the site, which is 1km from the city centre and close to the River Tay.

The proposed incinerator included an energy from waste plant, which would incinerate waste left over from recycling and produce enough electricity to power 28,000 homes.

The scheme would also have created 35 new jobs and helped to divert waste from landfill, according to the developer.

Nearly 3000 letters objecting to the scheme were sent to the local authority.

Objectors were worried about the visual impact of the scheme, risks to public health and safety.