Revised plans to turn Wallace Craigie Works into flats

Alterations to plans to transform the Wallace Craigie Works into 100 flats have been lodged with Dundee City Council by Craigie Estates Limited.

The plans propose conversion of the category B-listed Mill building into 32 residences as well as the demolition of some listed structures on the site to make way for new construction different to plans that were granted approval in 2012.

A separate listed building consent lodged concurrently with the planning application lists the demolition of two non-listed structures on the site, a former office building and the extension to the main mill building.

The Wallace Craigie Works on Broughty Ferry Road date back to 1935 but have fallen into decay.

An acute shortage of cotton in Britain because of the American Civil War caused the works to thrive as they produced a substitute in the form of flax.

A Historic Scotland inspection in 2010 rated the condition of the listed mill building as ‘very poor’.

Further deterioration has occurred but in 2012 the city council in partnership with Craigie Estates joined with the Scottish Government’s National Housing Trust to produce a scheme for affordable homes for renting.