Dundee City Council moving forward Logie home insulation pilot

West End councillors Fraser Macpherson and Michael Crichton have welcomed news that Dundee City Council is to shortly commence a pilot of internal wall insulation in the Logie estate, following their years of campaigning for such improvements for the tenants there, where the houses are over 100 years old and hard to heat and keep warm.

Councillor Macpherson explained:

 “Residents will recall that we have long-campaigned for better insulation of the houses in the Logie estate.”

 “Given their historical nature - the oldest council housing scheme in Scotland - and Conservation Area status, they are not suitable for external wall insulation. However, an internal solution (IWI) is the answer.”

“Back in March, we held a well-attended meeting of over 40 tenants at the Lime Street sheltered lounge. Two senior housing officers updated the audience that the council intended to undertake a trial at one void property with latest internal insulation techniques and, assuming success, move forward with a programme of internal insulation for Logie council tenants to be programmed within the housing Capital Programme.”

The councillors recently asked for an update from the council and the Head of Housing and Construction Services has advised :

"Similar to the pilot property at Tullideph, we intend to use the next available void in Logie to trial the IWI solution. We are just waiting on a Void becoming available and then this pilot will progress alongside Tullideph*."

Councillor Crichton added:

“It is looking likely that a start on site for the full programme at Logie will be within the 2026/27 financial year - similar to that for insulation improvements in the nearby Abbotsford/Corso area.”  

 “We think the tenants at Logie, Corso and Abbotsford have all waited too long for these improvements and we will continue to press the council to programme this is as soon as possible.”

FOR INFORMATION : 

  * Tullideph - although most of the estate already has external wall insulation,this relates to council properties that could not be undertaken due to owner objections in a block and therefore an internal insulation solution is required for these tenants.