City Growth And Infrastructure Committee - 20/04/2026
At a MEETING of the CITY GROWTH AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 20th April, 2026.
Present:-
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Lord Provost Bill CAMPBELL
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Depute Lord Provost Nadia EL-NAKLA |
BAILIES
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Will DAWSON |
Helen WRIGHT |
Fraser MACPHERSON |
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Kevin KEENAN |
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Derek SCOTT |
COUNCILLORS
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Heather ANDERSON |
Steven ROME |
Dorothy McHUGH |
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Jimmy BLACK |
Lynne SHORT |
George McIRVINE |
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Kevin CORDELL |
Roisin SMITH |
Wendy SCULLIN |
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Mark FLYNN |
Siobhan TOLLAND |
Pete SHEARS |
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Stewart HUNTER |
Georgia CRUICKSHANK |
Daniel COLEMAN |
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Ken LYNN |
Jax FINNEGAN |
Michael CRICHTON |
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Lee MILLS |
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Craig DUNCAN |
Councillor Steven ROME, Convener, in the Chair.
The minute of meeting of this Committee of 16th February, 2026 was held as read.
I DECLARATION OF INTEREST
There were no declarations of interest.
II TREE PRESERVATION ORDER 01/2025 - LAW NURSERY SCHOOL, LASSWADE ROAD, DUNDEE
There was submitted Agenda Note AN18-2026 reporting that on 27th January, 2026, the Council made a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) on the abovementioned site. The TPO was made to protect and preserve the arboreal amenity of the area.
One objection to the TPO was received on behalf of the landowner, the trustees of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dunkeld. In support of the objection, the landowner instructed an independent Tree Condition Survey of the site. While the survey agreed that Tree 1 and Tree 2 warranted protection by TPO, it argued that Tree 3 did not.
The Councils Forestry Officer had reviewed the Tree Condition Survey but did not accept the conclusion in relation to Tree 3. All three trees warranted protection and met the criteria of a TPO through the Tree Evaluation Method for Preservation Orders (TEMPO) report process. This considered the amenity, retention span, public visibility, threat and suitability for protection values of the trees. The Forestry Officer considered that all three trees were high amenity, mature, and well-structured trees with a lifespan exceeding 40 years.
The applicants independent Tree Condition Survey accepted that all three trees were Category A trees but disagreed that there was a threat to them being felled, stating that the landowner was only considering the site for proposed allocation in the new Local Development Plan.
It was accepted that there was a certain degree of subjectivity in assessing the suitability of trees for protection. However, the TEMPO report provided a consistent methodology. It scored trees and considered that those with a score of 16+ Definitely Merit TPO and those with a score of 12-15 were TPO Defensible. In this case, the Forestry Officer scored all three trees as 20. The applicants assessment scored the trees 14, 16 and 12 respectively.
Taking both the Forestry Officer and landowners scores into account, it was considered that all three trees met the appropriate threshold for protection through a TPO.
This was a sufficient reason to protect the trees to prevent them being felled without the consent of the Planning Authority in advance.
The Committee agreed:-
(i) to authorise the Head of Democratic and Legal Services and the Executive Director of City Development to undertake the necessary procedures and confirm the above TPO.
III TREE PRESERVATION ORDER 02/2026 - 170 NETHERGATE, DUNDEE
There was submitted AN19-2026 reporting that on 27th January, 2026, the Council made a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) on the abovementioned site.
The site was located within the University Conservation Area. A tree work request (Ref: 25/00518/TREE) was received in September, 2025 to remove two lime trees either side of the entrance to the site. The Council refused the request.
In order to preserve the visual and arboreal amenity of the area, the Council took steps to protect the trees through a TPO.
No objections were received.
The Committee agreed:-
(i) to authorise the Head of Democratic and Legal Services and the Executive Director of City Development to undertake the necessary procedures and confirm the above TPO.
IV VARIATION OF WAITING RESTRICTIONS 2026 - OBJECTIONS RECEIVED TO TRAFFICREGULATION ORDER NOTICE
There was submitted Report No 99-2026 by the Executive Director of City Development, providing a summary of the consultation responses received to the proposal for installation of lengths of parking restrictions on Upper Constitution Street, Kinloch Park and Panmure Street/Esplanade, Broughty Ferry.
The Committee agreed:-
(i) to consider the points of objection received during the consultation;
(ii) to approve the making of the Traffic Regulation Order approved by the Fair Work, Economic Growth and Infrastructure Committee (Article VI of the minute of meeting of the Fair Work, Economic Growth and Infrastructure Committee on 17th February, 2025, Report No 26-2025 refers), subject to the modifications described in paragraph 5.5 in relation to Upper Constitution Street and paragraph 7.1 in relation to Kinloch Park and despite the two objections received in relation to the proposals for Panmure Street/Esplanade; and
(iii) to approve the preparation of a Pavement Parking Exemption Order permitting vehicles to park partially on the footway at Upper Constitution Road. This measure was recommended due to the insufficient road width, which could prevent emergency vehicles from passing when cars were parked entirely on the carriageway.
V TENDERS RECEIVED BY CITY DEVELOPMENT
There was submitted Report No 42-2026 by the Executive Director of City Development, detailing tenders received and requesting decisions thereon.
(a) LOCAL BUS - SERVICE 10 (OUTER ARC)
The Committee agreed to accept the tender from Xplore Dundee in the sum of 397,488,00, giving a total expenditure of 397,488,00.
(b) BALDOVIE WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY
The Committee agreed to accept the tender from Robertson Construction Tayside Ltd in the sum of 4,912,504.43, together with allowances of 1,387,495.57, giving a total expenditure of 6,300,000.
The Committee resolved under Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 that the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the undernoted items of business on the grounds that they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 3, 6 and 9 of Part I of Schedule 7A of the Act.
VI SALE OF LAND AT CLAVERHOUSE
There was submitted Report No 101-2026 by the Executive Director of City Development, seeking approval for the sale of land and related capital investment in site servicing.
The Committee agreed:-
(i) to the sale on the terms and conditions outlined in the report.
Steven ROME, Convener.