Around £350m will be spent on a building programme for Dundee over the next five years, it has been revealed.
Projects include the Waterfront and V&A museum, schools, an additional young persons’ house, and a regional performance centre for sport.
In addition, Dundee City Council plans to build 1000 social housing properties by 2020/21.
Council leader Councillor John Alexander said: “Our investment in construction projects across Dundee provides jobs and stimulates the economy while assisting in our drive to make Dundee a smarter and fairer city for all.
“We are creating the foundations of a better future for the city that ranges from attracting visitors to the V&A Dundee to ensuring that our children are learning in school facilities that are suitable for the challenges of the 21st century.
“The council is taking forward its vision for Dundee by strengthening the fabric of the city and providing new opportunities for people. I am keen that our communities feel the benefit of this massive investment in as many ways as possible.”
Dundee City Council’s capital plan covering 2018 to 2023 will be discussed by the local authority’s policy and resources committee on Monday.
The 1000 social housing target is an increase from the original SNP administration’s pledge of 650 socially-rented homes.
In addition, the SNP has promised to review the use of section 75 agreements which govern ancillary developments around housing plans, with a view to include a legal obligations on house builders to provide a percentage of social housing within new developments.
Dundee has seen a number of new housing projects developed in recent years including the regeneration in Mill of Mains, Lochee and the Hilltown, with Alexander Street well underway and Derby Street soon to begin.
Convener of neighbourhood services, Councillor Kevin Cordell, said: “We recognise the need for more social housing and know that it is a priority for people in Dundee – that is why, we are raising our target by a further 350 properties as a minimum.”
“We’ll bring forward further details in due course but will be using additional monies provided by Scottish Government as well as looking at the potential use of so called ‘planning gain’ legislation, to force private developers to provide social housing as part of their development. We are ambitious for our city.”
