Dundee

The fast-moving financial environment, driven by national and international events, has forced a re-think of Dundee City Council’s capital investment plans. Councillors will be asked to revise the £382 million of investment in the five-year Capital Plan for 2023-2028 agreed at the start

A former furniture store in Dundee city centre that was the subject of potential future development has been decimated by a huge fire that police believe was started on purpose. Firefighters worked through the night to tackle the blaze as it tore through the Robertson’s building on Saturday.

Dundee councillors have approved plans for a £10 million car dealership on the site of a former Levi's factory. Eastern Western Motor Group (EWMG) will redevelop the 4.7-acre site on Dunsinane Avenue into a dealership for electric and hybrid-powered Lexus and Toyota cars.

The final draft of an ambitious 30-year plan to steer development and investment opportunities for Dundee city centre will be launched for consultation this week after Dundee City Council approved the plans. The City Centre Strategic Investment Plan (CCSIP), which sets out a vision for the city cent

Wellwood Leslie has submitted plans to Dundee City Council to convert a former textile mill in the Hilltown area of the city into a residential development. The firm proposes adjusting the internal layout of all floors to accommodate five apartments within the former Hilltown Works, a former textile

The procurator fiscal is to take no proceedings against three men linked to a corporate fraud investigation at Dundee City Council. It was revealed in 2019 that the local authority had launched an investigation following allegations about the award of an £8.3 million contract to provide safety

The residential restoration of Custom House in Dundee will begin in earnest shortly with contractors preparing to arrive on site. The A-listed Georgian mansion house on Dock Street has lain empty for 14 years. Alicydon Limited bought the 1840s structure from Apex Hotels after hotel proposa

Plans by architects Holmes Miller for an integrated educational and community facility for the east end of Dundee were this week approved by Dundee City Council. The East End Community Campus, which will cater for almost 1900 pupils of Braeview Academy and Craigie High School and their teachers, sta

Abertay Housing Association has submitted plans to build 44 new homes on the site of the former Mossgiel Primary School in Dundee. The site, located on Ballochmyle Drive in Linlathen, has been vacant since the primary school closed in 2007 and was later demolished. The demolition came two years afte

Dundee Heritage Trust has today reopened its doors to unveil a dramatic upgrade to the gallery and previously inaccessible dome area of the iconic Riverside exhibition to create a new public gallery with a 360° panoramic view over the city and the River Tay. Thanks to funding from the

Dundee City Council's neighbourhood services convener Heather Anderson met with a group of twelve highly-skilled refugees at the city’s Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc for a Robertson Construction site visit as part of a project which offers training and support for refugees to take a key co

Stewart Milne Homes will no longer be required to pay towards an extension of Ballumbie Primary school in Dundee after a successful appeal. The housebuilder argued that because the school is short of full capacity, the extension is not required and it should not need to contribute around £380,

Dundee’s transformational Waterfront Place development – featuring an active travel hub, urban beach, high quality public realm and event space, a life-sized whale sculpture and an interactive play area – has been shortlisted for a top UK architectural award for its green impact on

James Keiller Property Developments, the property development, investment and management company based in Dundee, has invested £6 million in the expansion of a Dundee retail park as part of a wider strategy to continue to invest and trade in commercial property on the East Coast. The 37,500 sq

Plans for a £4.75 million hub for sustainable mobility and decarbonisation in Dundee have been given the green light. The 1,215 sq m innovation hub at the Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc (MSIP), a joint venture between Michelin, Dundee City Council and Scottish Enterprise, will be a pur