| AN APPLICATION, by Scottish Enterprise Tayside for outline planning permission to turn the former railyards to the west of Dundee Station into a base for digital media companies, has been given the go-ahead by the council.
The scheme could also see other retail/commercial development along with housing.
I await with interest the detailed plans for the site.
One area that could be hit is the foot of Roseangle.
It was stated the west end of the railyards’ site would be for private-sector housing, plus student housing next to the existing student accommodation off Roseangle.
A new access road from the west would be created at the foot of Roseangle, although traffic would be banned except for emergency vehicles.
Ward councillor Fraser Macpherson has said he has received an assurance that any changes to the car park for the road at the bottom of Roseangle will not result in the loss of any spaces, plus any new housing would have its own additional parking.
However, all this would put pressure on the existing kiddies’ playpark, which has been there for many years.
Even if it has to be moved, the council must be pressured to keep this kind of facility in the area. — Worried Mum.
P. S. Just to prove a playground has been around the area for a long time, I enclose a picture of some vintage. It has been in my family’s possession for many years, but I have no date for it. |