Green light for Dundee Eden Project

Dundee City Council has granted planning permission for an Eden Project to be built on a former gasholder site in the city.

The decision comes after an intensive period of community engagement, which saw the Eden Project team host events across Dundee.

Blair Parkin, the Eden Project’s Chief Experience Development Officer, said: “We are delighted that the Council has granted us planning permission.

“This is a major milestone for the project and the culmination of years of hard work by our team, partners in Dundee and the community. This is a project for Dundee, by Dundee, and we are incredibly proud.”

Eden Project Dundee will be a landmark development for the city, transforming a brownfield site into a beacon for regeneration and green tourism.

The scheme will combine exhibits, performance, learning, play, immersive experiences, world-class horticulture, live music, art, and food, beverage and retail spaces, all integrated as essential parts of the overall experience.

Work to create the project will include the conversion of an existing gasholder, demolition of other buildings on the site and the construction of a pedestrian bridge.