| Some 300 homes are either already built, under construction or planned for later phases as the city expands to fill its tight local authority boundary.
Although work has been under way for well over a year, much of the recent construction, shrouded by gloom over the last few months from morning and early evening commuters, has gone largely unnoticed.
But with the lengthening days of late winter, the scale of the housing developments to the north of Arbroath Road is at last becoming clear.
Upmarket homes now cover large tracts of the former greenbelt in the Linlathen and Balmossie areas, bisected by the Dighty Burn.
Only one of the three new estates — Balmossie Green — is likely to resonate with local people.
The others — Bramble Meadows and Clearwater Park — sound more like imports from south of the border.
However, all are likely to prove popular with people looking to move out of the city into a rural setting with some on rising land to the north of the site enjoying views across the Tay estuary.
Aberdeen builders Stewart Milne Homes are behind the Balmossie Green development which is planned around a village green layout on elevated ground.
The four and five bedroom villas are constructed with random-patterned stonework and timber detailing in an effort to blend them into their country surroundings.
Miller Homes have a range of townhouse styles and four and five-bedroom detached houses in Bramble Meadows and have almost sold out their first phase of 71 homes.
The last of the developers, GL Residential, have also planned their 39 luxury villas around a village green on a site north of East Balgillo Road and south west of Linlathen Nursing Home.
A significant element of planning gain from the new homes will be the restoration of category “A” listed Linlathen East Bridge, the oldest cast iron bridge in Scotland, which spans the Dighty.
Dating from around 1804 and said to be of outstanding historical significance, its restoration will be made possible thanks to a £390,000 contribution from Miller Homes whose development is nearby.
Previously situated between two farms, no one had been willing to accept responsibility for its maintenance.
Dundee Civic Trust launched a public campaign to save it and petitioned the council.
Now, it is set to be renovated and maintained by the council. |
