Proposals to change old nursing home into student housing

A developer is aiming to help address a “student housing crisis” in Dundee by transforming an old nursing home.

Rose House, on Constitution Terrace, closed in March 2021.

It was put on sale for £350,000 following the closure and could now be given a new lease of life.

Dundee-based firm Kashlaw Property Services has submitted plans to the city council for the conversion of the 24-bed home into student accommodation.

The company says flats created at the 19thcentury property would be marketed towards postgraduate students who are looking to move to Dundee permanently.

Under the plans, the building would be cut to 20 bedrooms, with the extra rooms being used for amenities such as a communal lounge, a dining room and a gym.

The developer also aims to have an “in-house management/caretaker team” to look after the property and its residents.

A design statement submitted alongside the plans said: “After a period of thorough market research, following the widespread coverage of the ‘student housing crisis’ across Scotland, the applicant is proposing to offer the accommodation to mature, postgraduate students.”

The proposals will be considered by the council in the coming months.