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Dudhope Roundabout: Gateway to Dundee? Introduction

Strategic Gateway Dundee is located in the East of Scotland, north of Edinburgh and Fife. Dudhope Roundabout is the Gateway located to the North West of Dundee City Centre. A Gateway has three main roles: it gives an impression of the town to visitors; it gives an identity to the town; and it provides an area of connectivity.

Forfar

Angus &Perthshire

As a strategic gateway, the roundabout forms the main entry point to Dundee city centre for vehicles accessing the city which originated in parts of Angus via the Coupar Angus Road (A923) and Lochee Road. The roundabout also forms part of the ring road which circles the city centre (A991). This takes traffic from the West end of Dundee across to the A930, taking vehicles across to Broughty Ferry and up the coast to Carnoustie. It also allows traffic to move from the West end of Dundee to the A92, taking vehicles up the East Coast, ultimately to Arbroath and Aberdeen.

Arbroath & Aberdeen

Carnoustie

Perth

Glenrothes & Edinburgh

Cupar & St. Andrews

Figure 1: Location of Gateway

Other vehicles may pass through this roundabout to Figure 3: Routes to the Wider access the A929 (Albert Street) which leads to the A92; this leads past Forfar. Vehicles travelling down West Marketgait can access Riverside Drive and head West towards Perth. Design codes are a form of detailed guidance to provide a ‘pattern book’ which detail clearly and exactly the limitations on the design of buildings, the choice of streetscape materials, private landscaping options and ornamentation restrictions in different locations within the plan area (CABE, 2003: 6).

To the South, vehicles can travel across the Tay Bridge and access Glenrothes, Cupar, St. Andrews and, ultimately, Edinburgh.

Policy Context

Key General Economic Development Area

Higher Educational Institute H Brownfield Housing Development Proposal City Centre Boundary Housing Investment Focus Area S Potential Student Housing Opportunity

Local Gateway

Figure 2 shows the Dundee City Council Local Plan (2005) policies and allocations of land close to Dudhope Roundabout. The Gateway sits directly on the edge of the Local Plan defined ‘City Centre’. The area to the South West is a General Economic Development Area, where Class 4,5 and 6 developments will be permitted. This is marked for a regeneration Masterplan. To the East of the Gateway is Abertay University and to the South is Dundee University. The opportunity for student housing — recently developed — is marked to the north of the roundabout.

Figure 2: Local Plan Allocations, Source: Dundee City Council, 2005

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North Marketgait

Lochee Road

West Marketgait

Figure 4: Local Links

To Lochee Road: Vehicles can travel from Marketgait (West) and (South) to Lochee Road and the facilities of Lochee High Street. To West Marketgait: From the Lochee Road and North Marketgait , vehicles can access West Marketgait , which leads to Dundee University campus (via Hawkhill). There are various nightclubs located at the roundabout with Hawkhill. Further down and to the East is Nethergate, Dundee’s main retail area and to the West is the bottom end of the Perth Road, Dundee’s main student area and home of the Dundee Contemporary Arts Centre. There is a strong concentration of bars, pub, restaurants and clubs along this stretch.

To North Marketgait: This route takes vehicles to the north of the city centre. Constitution Road forms a link to the residential area north of the gateway, as well as Dundee College and Dudhope Park. There are no local links to the South directly following the roundabout as the A991 becomes a dual carriageway; the first opportunity to go South once on this road are at Ladywell Roundabout.

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