27 March 2007

Presentation of Dundee Civic Award 2007

Frances McKernie, from Dundee, has been named the winner of the Dundee Civic Award 2007.

The award is made every year to the student or students in Town and Regional Planning at the University of Dundee who best meet the terms of a brief specifically laid out for the competition.

This year the third-year students were asked to submit their proposals for the future of the Lochee area of Dundee. The students were challenged to develop supplementary planning guidance for issues facing the area, including the regeneration of the Stack Leisure Park and traffic and parking in Lochee High Street.

The award - a cash prize of £200 - was presented by Mr Mike Galloway, Director of Planning and Transportation, Dundee City Council, who is himself a past winner.

"The council is pleased to continue its support of this award, which is extremely important not just to the University and the students, but also in terms of encouraging future planners coming into the profession," said Mr Galloway.

"The students this year were asked to look at the Lochee area, which is one the city council are looking at for future regeneration, so it was very interesting for us to see the ideas the students had come up with themselves and also to hear their comments on some of our own thoughts about the area and how it may develop in future."

Two other students received commendations - Heidi Clarke (from Newtownards, Northern Ireland) and Michael Lorimer (Ballymena, Northern Ireland).

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