One year ago today the second pre application meeting for the new stadium development at the former NCR Camperdown grounds also known as Campy Nou was held in the Landmark Hotel Dundee.
John Nelms held a press conference before the doors were opened to the general public and he left before any members of public could ask him any questions.
Normally companies hold a pre application meeting shortly before submitting their full planning application not once every five years.
What has happened since Dark Blue Property Holdings Limited held their pre application meeting on Monday 26th September 2022.
1. Despite John Nelms stating that the planning application would sent to Dundee City Council by the end of March this has not happened. In his defence he never stated which year, so far as we know it could 31st March 2027 to avoid having a third pre application meeting.
2. The Dark Blue Property Holdings Limited Directors borrowed money from the Isle of Man financial services company SohoGreen putting up the whole of the 29.7 acres Campy Nou site as collateral for the loan (Source Companies House website).
3. Nelms stated in April 2023 that the traffic calculations made in 2017 were now out of date and they would have to be recalculated which would delay things by two months.
The strange thing is that I remember hearing at the pre application meeting on 26th September 2022 that Transport Scotland were about to carry a detailed survey of traffic using the Kingsway West bypass of Dundee.
At the time I said to my wife who was also at the pre application meeting in the Landmark Hotel I hope that Transport Scotland have the sense to carry out their traffic survey at 2.30pm on a Saturday afternoon and not 2.30am on a Saturday morning during the football season.