Dundee FC withdraws interest in £21m city sports hub

Amended plans are to be submitted for Dundee’s £21 million Regional Performance Centre for Sport after Dundee Football Club announced it was to withdraw its interest in the planned scheme.The new centre was to have provided training facilities for the club as well as being a training and competition venue for other sports.The club said it was now working with Dundee City Council to find an alternative location.An official planning application for the centre was submitted in July and councillors were due to decide on the application in November but the proposal was withdrawn from the committee agenda because of a last-minute legal objection.An amended planning application for the sport centre is likely to be submitted early next year.Sports including badminton, basketball, netball, rugby and volleyball will be provided for in the new building while athletics, golf and track cycling will be part of the wider campus.