| It is part of a £24 million investment by the Executive to transform some of Scotland’s most deprived communities, which saw a £10 million award to Glasgow, £4 million for South Lanarkshire and £6 million for North Lanarkshire.
The money will be used to tackle concentrations of vacant and derelict land in Dundee.
The Executive’s new regeneration policy People and Place is expected to help create thousands of new jobs, homes and business opportunities.
Dundee City Council planning and transportation convener Councillor Fiona Grant welcomed the news.
She said, “This is a very welcome boost to our efforts to regenerate the city. Over the past couple of years we have used Scottish Executive funding to support our community regeneration efforts, particularly around Stobswell, Hilltown, Whitfield, Kirkton, Trottick and Dunsinane.
“This has helped remove serious eyesores and provide useful open space to improve the quality of the environment and support new housing development, particularly affordable private housing to broaden choice.
“Private developers are now buying and building on sites in places that they previously might have been reluctant to invest in and the continuing support from the Executive will help the city continue this programme and target more areas.”
Launching the new regeneration policy during a visit to Inverclyde, First Minister Jack McConnell said, “Scotland needs a joined up, imaginative approach to economic community regeneration if we are to grow more businesses, tackle unemployment blackspots and support enterprising ideas.
“This is about people and the places they live in. I want all parts of Scotland to share in prosperity and enjoy a better local environment. This new strategy will use new partnerships with private investors and a more focused Government effort to lever in funds, create jobs and transform derelict areas. This is the real, practical difference our renewed regeneration strategy can make for thousands of Scots.” |
