A pioneering Dundee climate emergency project in St Mary's is set to take its next steps after councillors approved the progress of the design and tender process.

The St Mary's Drainage Strategy will deliver flood resilience, active travel, road safety improvements, green spaces, and increased biodiversity.

Design development and site investigations for the proposed St Leonards Park project will be funded by £450,000 from Scottish Water, alongside £250,000 from Dundee City Council. The project has been recognised by the Scottish Government as a national example of the type of initiative needed across Scotland to meet the climate emergency.

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The Fair Work, Economic Growth and Infrastructure Committee, which met on Monday, 18 August, also approved environmental investment in other areas of the city. A £58,368 tender from Dundee Plant was approved for new play equipment at Baxter Park playpark, which will include a medieval themed play castle and an inclusive seesaw.

A separate £476,520 tender from Tayside Contracts was also put forward for Green Circular Active Travel Improvements. The project, which would be funded through the Community Regeneration Partnership Fund, will upgrade the section of the Green Circular near the Dighty Burn, widening the existing path and installing new lighting columns to enhance safety and usability for pedestrians and cyclists.

Committee convener Councillor Steven Rome said: "The St Mary's project is a shining example of partners working together to provide local solutions to the climate emergency, while also delivering improvements to benefit the community.”

Climate, Environment and Biodiversity convener Councillor Heather Anderson added that it was "good to see these individual improvements going ahead."