Information for Developers

Project aspects:

The floors of the existing mill are of stone construction with brick-built arched ceilings, the roof is comprised of cast iron columns and trusses.

The Mill has received ongoing miantenance in the interim period of achieving Planning Permission to consolidate the existing structure. The existing structure has been stripped back to shell form and cleared of debris. Additionally there are Certificates from a specialist consultant together with air tests to confirm hazardous materials have been removed.

The existing structure has been assessed by LN Henderson consulting structural engineers, further information can be provided from them. No significant structural issues have been noted.

All services are on site. As this is a listed building VAT on works is at 5% (VAT considerations should be discussed in full with an appropriately qualified costs consultant, notes included here are for reference purposes only.

Phase 1 has a Water Meter on Victoria Street with a heavy-duty supply into the building. There is a standing charge in place through Business-Stream for this and surface water. There is a heavy-duty Electric supply in the building ready to go live when applied for.

NO non-domestic Rates are paid on any part of this site.

Phase 2 has a live Water Meter which pays a standing charge and surface water through Everflow (at present changing over to Business -Stream)

There is a live Electric supply that at present operates the Roller shutter door, Lighting to the Basement and Power points.

There are NO Non-Domestic rates paid on any part of this site.

This phase would be the natural area for safe, secure storage of building materials while phase 1 is under construction.

Bus stops are to hand. It is but a few minutes walk to Dundee Town Centre, the Wellgate Centre and Abertay University, while Dundee University and Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art are merely a 10/15 minute walk away.

There is an NHS Medical Centre next door to the Mill and Stobswell Shopping area is a 5/10-minute walk.

The Eagle Village is a large site with all services to hand. It is flat and easy to renovate/build.

The whole site is enclosed by the original stone-built Mill buildings, making it easy for site security.

The access ramp on Lyon Street is blocked off by Heras Fence panels. These are held in place at each end by concrete screws through panels into concrete walls. At each panel section, solid steel round steel bars have been drilled into the concrete and secured with epoxy resin. The panels ends are then inserted onto the steel and this projects 0.900 up the panel end. Then each panel is secured with four metal clips.

This Project is basically three separate Sections, one being the original Stone-built mill, two the New Build section and three the Basement which has full planning for commercial use.

This basement was constructed around 1929 and has a floor to ceiling height of approx. eight metres by sixty metres long by thirty metres wide. Originally used for storage of raw jute, the basement has a further two + metres deep ventilation shafts running under the load bearing floor. A tremendous feat of engineering in 1929, the basement it is in superb condition. This reinforced concrete structure is divided into four fireproof sections. While pondering what to do with this area, I concluded it could be utilised for vertical planting.

To this end I contacted The Hutton Institute, which is a world leader in Crop Research and discussed with Derek Stewart the idea of an Urban Vertical Planting Complex. After his site visit, he concluded the premises were indeed perfect for this use. I am now in discussions with the Hutton with a view to them partnering on this project. Kevin Frediani from the Dundee University Division of plant science also visited and enthused about the potential of using the basement for vertical planting.

At present Derek Stewart is Pursuing Grant aid from Scottish Enterprise for this project.

The anticipated worldwide vertical planting market is estimated to be £26billion per annum by 2024.

If a well-managed company could achieve 1/20 of 1 % this would represent £13,000000.00 per annum.