The City Council summer recess has now ended and council committees started again this evening with the Development Management Committee. It was a relatively light agenda but I did make comment on issues surrounding the new right of appeal over Section 75 agreements that the City Council has used responsibly in various ways, for [...]
Archive for the ‘Brown Street’ Category
Appeal outcome at Tay Mills flats in Brown Street
Posted: July 11, 2011 in Brown Street, Dundee City CouncilI’ve often been critical in the past about the way appeals against planning decisions made by Dundee City Council are handled. The vast majority of appeals are delegated to a member of the Scottish Government’s Directorate for Planning and Environmental Appeals (DPEA), known as a Reporter. Reporters have, on occasion, overturned planning decisions made by the council and, in doing so, have [...]
The state of roads in the city has been a hot topic recently, with both constituents and in the local press. As always, I continue to raise with the City Council any concerns highlighted by constituents about roads condition in the West End. I have now asked from the City Engineer details as to how [...]
Update on litter around Hawkhill and Brown Street
Posted: November 21, 2010 in Brown Street, HawkhillIn September, I raised the issue of litter in the Brown Street/Hawkhill area, following the opening of the Tesco Express store on Hawkhill. At that time, the City Council agreed to provide an additional litter bin – it was placed near the new casino. However, there have since been complaints about litter further up Hawkhill, [...]
In response to recent complaints like this about litter in the Hawkhill area, I contacted the Head of Waste Management at Dundee City Council about the matter : “Since the opening of the Tesco’s store and various food outlets I have found that there is more and more litter appearing in the area – I [...]
Improving parking in the West End
Posted: October 29, 2009 in Brown Street, Forest Park Place, Forest Park Road, parking, Pleasance Court, Seafield Lane, Thomson StreetI have been in touch recently with Home Scotland, one of the major housing association landlords in the West End, about complaints from residents that the car parks designed for them as Home Scotland tenants were being used by non-residents, simply parking there to avoid parking charges in the City Centre. The main complaints in [...]
Temporary Road Closures
Posted: April 3, 2009 in Brown Street, Greenmarket, Guthrie Street, Hawkhill, South MarketgaitI have been advised by the City Council that : Due to Virgin Media repairs works, the northbound side of South Marketgait (between the Riverside roundabout and Greenmarket) will be closed to traffic for one day only this Sunday (5th April) and Due to crane removal works, Brown Street (from Hawkhill to Guthrie Street) will [...]
Variation of Waiting Restrictions
Posted: February 22, 2008 in Brewery Lane, Brown Street, Hyndford Street, Long Wynd, Magdalen Yard Road, Ninewells Avenue, Perth Road, Richmond Terrace, Shaftesbury Road, Shepherd's Loan, South Tay Street, Speed StreetBelow is the Notice of Proposal relating to a Traffic Order – the full schedule for the whole of the City will appear in tonight’s Evening Telegraph, but I have indicated those parts of the schedule that cover proposals in respect of streets in the West End Ward : DUNDEE CITY COUNCILROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT [...]
