Community Regeneration Section

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The section is responsible for supporting the implementation of Dundee City Council's Scheme of Decentralisation.

Main Aims

to create stable, sustainable and empowered communities throughout Dundee, in which people can live and prosper
to bring the Council close to its communities
to build an active and informed citizenship
Download Community Regeneration Annual Report 2007–2008 (2.45MB PDF)

Key Priorities

Community Engagement
Working with local people to identify community needs, issues and aspirations.
Local Community Engagement Strategies (By Area)
- Area 1 – Dundee North West (40KB PDF)
- Area 2 – Dundee West (34KB PDF)
- Area 3 – Dundee South West (40KB PDF)
- Area 4 – Dundee Central (49KB PDF)
- Area 5 – Dundee North East (21KB PDF)
- Area 6 – Dundee South East (33KB PDF)
- Area 7 – Dundee East (31KB PDF)
Local Community Plans
Working in partnership with communities and partner agencies to develop local community plans in response to local needs and issues.
Local Community Planning Partnerships
Bringing together representatives from Council Departments and partner agencies to work with community stakeholders in identifying issues and actions plans.
Building Community Capacity
Working with individuals and community groups to develop their skills, knowledge and abilities.
Community Councils and Neighbourhood Representative Structures
Developing neighbourhood representative structures as an alternative to Community Councils, but with the same rights to consultation and information.
Community Regeneration Forums
Local organisations formed to represent community interests and allocate funding to projects to assist the regeneration of some of the most deprived areas in Dundee.
Supporting Activities
Developing and maintaining community profiles for each neighbourhood across the city of Dundee.

Developing Community Capacity

Supporting people to be confident, skilled and active members of the community.
Enabling community groups to be active and have more influence.
Supporting community groups to access resources and to deliver services effectively.
Helping community organisations to plan, manage and assess their work effectively.
Encouraging community organisations to include a wide range of people in their work.
Working with community groups to develop productive networks and relationships.
Supporting the development of community capacity building sub-groups.
Support community groups to provide and manage local services.
Work with communities to achieve improvements in the quality of community life.

Supporting Community Groups

In their day-to-day work, Communities Officers work with a range of community groups to achieve the above objectives, including:

Community Councils:
Recognised as statutory bodies under Dundee City Council Revised Scheme for the Operations of Community Councils.

Neighbourhood Representative Structures:
Organisations representing geographic areas not normally smaller than the area population covered by a local authority electoral ward.

Tenants/Residents Groups:
Groups normally focussed on housing or environmental issues, representing the interests/needs of tenants living in a designated geograpic area.

Action Groups:
Constituted community groups representing the interests/views of people living in a designated area on a range of issues.

Single Issue Groups:
Similar to Action Groups but focussed on a common interest or issue e.g. Community Safety.

Locally Managed Centres/Projects:
Constituted Community organisations with a primary responsibility for managing local centres, projects, facilities and resources.

Community Regeneration Fund Forums:
Local organisations formed to represent community interests in the regeneration of some of the most deprived areas in Dundee.

Dundee Partnership

For further information, contact Neil Gunn, Section Leader at the address below.

How to Find Us

Community Regeneration Unit
Mitchell Street Centre
Mitchell Street
Dundee DD2 2LJ
Tel: 01382 435857
Fax: 01382 435805
Email: neil.gunn@dundeecity.gov.uk

This information is provided by the Leisure and Communities Department