Thursday, 14 October 2010

Safety survey at Queen Victoria Works

As reported in tonight's Evening Telegraph, following my request that a safety survey at Queen Victoria Works on Brook Street be carried out by the City Council, this has now taken place.  

It indicates that the external walls pose no immediate danger to the public passing by.

Although it is reassuring that the external walls pose no immediate danger to the public, I have concerns about the internal fabric of the building as it is in very poor shape - there was a recent roof fall - and I have asked the Legal Manager and the Director of City Development at Dundee City Council to advise me as soon as possible what enforcement action could be taken to ensure the internal structure is made safe.