Clear-up plea over fly-tipping at leisure park

A DUNDEE councillor has called for a clear-up of the Stack Leisure Park after a mound of rubbish was left to fester on land behind the derelict Venue nightclub.

Ironically, the dump is on land directly adjacent to Dundee City Council’s own Marchbanks waste management depot on Harefield Road.

There are also large piles of asphalt lying on the derelict ground next to the former nightclub.

However, because the leisure park is on private land, it is not the council’s responsibility to clear the mess.

Lochee councillor Tom Ferguson is calling for the area to be cleaned up.

It is home to a number of stores and there are plans to turn the former nightclub into a branch of Sports Direct.

But the alley behind the nightclub is now filled with litter, running down almost the entire l ength of the buildings.

Although landowners TJ Morris have attempted to secure the area by locking a gate on the side of the building, there is a large area of waste on the other side that allows access to the alley.

Mr Ferguson said: “It is not the council’s responsibility, but I think the whole area needs cleared up. The spotlight is definitely turning on the whole area.”

Fellow Lochee Labour councillor Norma McGovern said she believes fly-tipping has become more common since the council closed the Marchbanks recycling point.

“I’ve raised issues about rubbish in different parts of the Stack with the environment department and the owners in the past,” she said. “Without a doubt the closure of Marchbanks is having an i mpact on fly-tipping.”

A spokesman f or TJ Morris said: “We’re aware of fly-tipping and are working to resolve the issue.”