City Development Committee - 10/05/2010

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

 

Present:-

 

Depute Lord Provost Ian BORTHWICK

 

 

 

BAILIES

 

Willie SAWERS

Helen WRIGHT

Roderick A J WALLACE

George REGAN

 

Derek J SCOTT

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Ken GUILD

Elizabeth F FORDYCE

Laurie BIDWELL

Jim BARRIE

Stewart HUNTER

Tom FERGUSON

Jimmy BLACK

Ken LYNN

Brian GORDON

David BOWES

Craig MELVILLE

Richard McCREADY

Andrew DAWSON

Christina ROBERTS

Donald HAY

Will DAWSON

Alan G ROSS

Fraser MACPHERSON

Bob DUNCAN

Kevin KEENAN

Helen DICK

 

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This item was withdrawn.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:-

 

Proposed Name

Ward

Location

Background

 

St Leonard Way

 

Strathmartine

 

South of St Leonard Terrace

 

To keep links with existing names in the area

 

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.