The Dundee Local Development Plan 2019 sets out where and when development, including housing and economic聽 development, can take place up to 2029. The strategy contains policies and proposals covering the main land use issues in the city, and provides the context for decisions on planning聽 applications to be made.
Among the key issues covered in the plan are the allocation of housing聽 sites with room for 2,605 new homes over the next five years, land for economic development to ensure businesses can expand or locate in Dundee聽 and a 鈥榯own centres first鈥� approach that requires shops to locate in the聽 city centre or district centres.
Will Dawson, convener of Dundee City Council鈥檚 planning committee, said:聽 鈥淚t is difficult to underestimate how important the local development聽 plan actually is to what the city looks like going forward. It determines what can be built, where and it gives us a framework for聽 taking decisions and making recommendations on applications.鈥澛� The plan is described as focusing on delivering high quality design and new housing聽 balanced with protecting exciting assets including main shopping聽 streets, greenspaces and historic environment.
The plan was prepared following a citywide public consultation that generated responses from more than 300 people.
Lynne Short, convener of the council鈥檚 city development committee, added:聽 鈥淭he last local development plan helped the city thrive with significant聽 development at the Western Gateway as well as the redevelopment of聽 housing sites in regeneration areas in Lochee, Hilltown and Whitfield.聽聽 Under the plan the council granted planning permission for 3,149 homes."聽 聽
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