February 21 2025

Dundee City Council is progressing with plans for 24 flats for social rent to replace a demolished west-end tenement considered uneconomical to repair.

The local authority proposes new build accommodation at Blackness Road comprising a stepped four-storey block with stairwells presenting to the street.

In a design statement, the council wrote: "The stepped frontage also came about as a response to the siting of the block on Blackness Road itself and its place in the streetscape. The existing gable end was very dominant on axis with the eastern approach up Blackness Road. The response to step the frontage back gave the opportunity for a more modelled appearance as the block emerges on approach from the east."

Billed as a modern interpretation of a traditional tenement the infill housing will draw inspiration from surviving housing on the street, with a brick finish chosen to match the prevalent use of stone. 

1 Comment

#1 Posted by Mark on 22 Feb 2025 at 19:36 PM

It's good that the gap site will be plugged with social housing - but in terms of appearance, I wonder why you wouldn't match the module of adjacent masonry buildings by using facing block, rather than facing brick?

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