Council committee meetings

At tonight’s Environment Committee I welcomed the tennis court upgrade at Dawson Park. I asked about the existing changing facilities and I was told that the condition of the pavilion is being looked at, although any action required is part of the longer term plan.

The City Development Committee considered a report about the planning application submitted to Angus Council for the development of land to the north of Ashludie Hospital for up to 300 houses. The council has already objected to an application for between 350-400 houses at the Grange. The report said the potential development of up to 700 houses adjacent to the boundary of Dundee would undermine the housing strategy of the Dundee Local Development Plan and would likely have an impact on traffic levels and congestion on Arbroath Road at Claypotts junction. The committee agreed to approve the report as Dundee City Council’s objection to the application.