City Development Committee - 10/05/2010

At a MEETING of the CITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 10th May, 2010.

Present:-

BAILIES

COUNCILLORS

Councillor Will DAWSON, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 26th April, 2010 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I LARCH STREET (FORMERLY LARCHFIELD WORKS) - REQUEST TO WAIVE AND DISCHARGE SECTION75 AGREEMENT

This item was withdrawn.

II CYCLING, WALKING AND SAFER STREETS (CWSS) PROJECTS COMMENCING 2010/2011

There was submitted Report No 178-2010 by the Director of City Development, seeking approval for a programme of works for the year 2010/2011 funded from additional grant capital ring fenced by the Scottish Government for Cycling, Walking and Safer Streets (CWSS) projects.

The Committee approved the proposed programme of works for the year 2010/2011, as detailed in the report.

III TREE PRESERVATION ORDERS

There was submitted Agenda Note AN67-2010 advising of the undernoted Tree Preservation Orders:-

(a) 02/2010 - GROUND AT FINTRY NURSERY SCHOOL, FINTRY ROAD, DUNDEE

It was reported that on 28th January, 2010 the Council had made a provisional Tree Preservation Order on the above mentioned site in order to protect the trees from future development of the site and to protect the arboreal amenity of the area, and no objections had been received.

(b) 04/2010 - GROUND AT 35 ALBERT ROAD, BROUGHTY FERRY, DUNDEE

It was reported that on 3rd March, 2010 the Council had made a provisional Tree Preservation Order on the above mentioned site in order to protect the trees from future development of the site and to protect the arboreal amenity of the area, and no objections had been received.

The Committee therefore authorised the Depute Chief Executive (Support Services) and the Director of City Development to undertake the necessary procedures to confirm the above two Tree Preservation Orders.

IV PROPOSED NEW STREET NAME

There was submitted Agenda Note AN68-2010 proposing the undernoted new street name:-

The Committee approved accordingly.

V SITE OF FORMER DOUGLAS PRIMARY SCHOOL, BALUNIE AVENUE, DUNDEE

There was submitted Agenda Note AN69-2010, advising that the Douglas Festival Association had requested consent to occupy the site of the former Douglas Primary School, Balunie Drive, Dundee, for the purpose of hosting their annual festival between 19th and 21st June, 2010.

It was reported that provisional agreement had been reached to the foregoing, subject to the preparation of an appropriate licence agreement, for nil consideration.

The Committee approved accordingly.

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 involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 6 and 9 of Part I of Schedule 7A of the Act.

VI COMMERCIAL LEASES

There was submitted and noted details of the commercial lease agreed in respect of the undernoted premises:-

5 Whorterbank, Dundee

VII PROPOSED SALE OF LAND AT 2 BARRA TERRACE

There was submitted Report No 236-2010 by the Director of City Development seeking approval for the sale of an area of land to the south of 2 Barra Terrace.

The Committee approved the sale on the terms and conditions detailed in the note.

Will DAWSON, Convener.