Dundee City Council

Around £8 million is set to be invested in Dundee’s council houses for new fire and smoke detection systems in a programme to improve safety measures for tenants. Following Scottish Government consultation, the existing standard required in private rented housing is being extended to all

The document that will guide housing and economic development in Dundee for the next decade has been published. Setting out where and when development can take place, the Dundee Local Development Plan 2019 contains policies and proposals covering the main land use issues in the city up to 2029, and

Accessibility at sheltered housing complexes across Dundee could be improved if a tender is approved by councillors. Dundee City Council’s neighbourhood services committee is being asked to allow spending of just over £31,000 to allow the installation of power assisted entry door openers

Dundee City Council lodged a planning application to build its first social housing development for several years. Submitted to planning officers by the council’s own architects, the proposal outlines plans to build 35 homes on land at Murrayfield Place, Murrayfield Drive, Whitfield Avenue and

An incredible £19,294 was raised in Dundee in sponsorships for Sleep in the Park 2018. Around 100 Dundee City Council staff and partners braved the elements and took part in the world’s biggest sleep-out to raise funds to tackle homelessness.

Councillors in Dundee will be asked to approve a council rent increase of 3.75% following a tenant consultation which generated a record number of participants. Following an extensive eight week consultation 69% of the 2,282 tenants who took part opted for the lowest of three options for an annual i

Former school buildings across Dundee are set to be demolished to make way for housing and community facilities. The buildings to be demolished are the former Frances Wright nursery and the old St Luke’s and St Matthew’s, Longhaugh, St Vincent’s and Rosebank primary schools.

More than £500,000 worth of work to improve council houses in Dundee is set to be considered by councillors. Contracts to replace boilers and roofs in 157 homes from Broughty Ferry to Maryfield will be discussed by Dundee City Council’s neighbourhood services committee on Monday January

A funding bid to fast-track homeless people in Dundee into permanent accommodation could be made to the Scottish Government, Dundee City Council has said. The local authority’s vision for Rapid Rehousing is set out in a 32-page plan which recognises that a safe and secure home is the best base

Dundee City Council has joined forces with local trade unions to sign a 12-point charter committing them to fair work in the construction sector. The charter pledges to ensure that through the procurement and delivery of council-backed building projects there will be high standards of employment sta

Sean Maxwell (right) with housing minister Kevin Stewart MSP The Empty Homes Service shared by Angus and Dundee councils has won a prestigious national award in recognition of its success at bringing vacant property back into use.

Representatives of the UK and Scottish governments joined four local council leaders and business and academic chiefs in Perth yesterday to formally sign the £700 million Tay Cities Region Deal. Officially agreed at a ceremony at Perth & Kinross Council’s HQ this morning after months of negot

Councillors have given the green light to 60 new homes across two sites across Dundee. Members of Dundee City Council’s planning committee granted full consent for 40 new homes proposed for a brownfield area on Haddington Avenue in the Whitfield area.

More than 1,000 affordable new homes will be built in Dundee between now and 2021, according to a new report set to be agreed by councillors next week. The figures are revealed in Dundee City Council’s Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) which also highlights the “good progress” being mad

Extra measures to further improve fire safety in Dundee City Council buildings following the Grenfell Tower tragedy have been outlined in a new report. The measures include the installation of new fire and smoke alarms in domestic properties in line with new Scottish Government guidance.