A Dundee councillor has called on Strathmartine Hospital developers to set aside cash to upgrade roads around the site.
An offshore investment company has asked Angus Council for the green light to build 200 homes at the site, including 25 new flats in the main listed buildings.
However, Councillor Kevin Keenan is concerned that there could be increased traffic on roads on the other side of the local authority’s border.
He said streets in his Strathmartine ward are already in need of investment and suggested that Heathfield Limited should compensate Dundee City Council if the development goes ahead.
Mr Keenan said: “For the construction industry, I would welcome a £60 million development at the former Strathmartine Hospital and I do hope that it brings Dundee people jobs in its construction phase.
“However, as a council tax payer in Dundee and a local councillor, I wonder, as it is so close to our city’s boundaries, whether there will be any planning gain for the city or will Dundee City Council be solely burdened with any road improvements needed on Strathmartine Road, Baldovan Road and indeed Harestane, as these will no doubt be used as access roads into the city by all in this new development.”
Mr Keenan has written to Dundee development chiefs to ask them to prepare a report on the issue.
In his letter, seen by The Courier, the Labour politician said: “Can you advise if there have been any desktop exercises which would demonstrate the additional traffic that a development of this scale would bring with it.
“How soon do you consider that this desktop exercise or similar will be shared with the local community of Strathmartine, as I am sure the concerns I raise as a councillor and local resident will be shared with many people in the Strathmartine ward.
“I am sure you are aware that Strathmartine Road in particular has many safety concerns with its current traffic volumes which local residents would like to see addressed now. This very large development on the outskirts of the city will only add to their concerns and we must come up with a solution.”
A spokesman for Dundee City Council said the director of city development will respond directly to Mr Keenan “in due course” and declined to comment further.
Strathmartine Hospital closed in 2003 and the buildings, some of which date back to 1852, have become victim to years of neglect, fire damage and vandalism.
Heathfield bought the site from NHS Tayside nearly a decade ago but a development proposal was not lodged with Angus Council until May 2011.
A detailed plan for 200 homes has now been submitted and the project could include a nursing home and creche with community use.
Robert Evans of Muir Smith Evans, the agent for the property investment and development company based in the Isle of Man, said: “There doesn’t appear to be any significant impact on the roads network at this stage. If there are issues, we will look at them at the appropriate time.
“Angus Council will be consulting Dundee Council on the technical aspects and we will be involved in those discussions at some stage.”