Dark Blues can press on with new stadium plans after NCR move

Dundee FC have been granted permission to demolish the entrance to the former NCR building as part of the club’s plans for a new stadium.

The Dee are currently developing proposals for a 15,000-seater stadium near Camperdown Park.

Though the wider plans are still at an early stage, the proposed site would need to be cleared – including the front of the former NCR factory.

Dundee had to ask for planning permission as the structure is B-listed.

The club have now been given approval by Dundee City Council, meaning their focus can turn to submitting full, detailed plans.

The development next to Dundee Ice Arena would also consist of 210 homes, a hotel, a crematorium and restaurants.

The NCR frontage, which has been derelict for a number for years, sits prominently next to Dundee Ice Arena and Camperdown Leisure Park.

It was the frontage of the NCR factory, built in 1947, whose workers developed one of the first ATMs. Dundee-based LJRH Architects submitted the request to demolish the building on behalf of Dark Blue Property Holdings Ltd – a company jointly owned by Dundee’s American directors John Nelms and Tim Keyes.

Dundee have so far only submitted a proposal of application (PAN) notice to Dundee City Council for the development of the new stadium.

It sets out in general what the development would include but does not go into specifics.

As part of the PAN process, the club must hold a public consultation before submitting detailed plans.

The first consultation event is planned for The Landmark Hotel on Kingsway West on Monday September 26, from 2-7.30pm.

The second will take place virtually on Monday October 24 at the same time, which will be free to access online.

Club chiefs have yet to confirm definite timescales for the project - but Nelms previously said he wanted to see the Dark Blues in their new stadium by 2024.

The old NCR factory entrance can be demolished.

NCR used to be one of Dundee’s biggest employers.