Taxi Rank at St Andrew's Cathedral - Concerns

A number of constituents have expressed their concerns about the possibility of an official taxi rank operating outside of St Andrew's Cathedral on the Nethergate. Anyone with concerns should make them known officially to the council, in writing to the Depute Chief Executive (Support Services), Dundee City Council, 21 City Square, Dundee by Friday 24th June.



I have been approached by a number of constituents who have raised concerns about the possible impact of an official taxi rank outside the Cathedral and DCA. It is important that anyone with concerns puts them in writing to the council by Friday of this week. The proposal is for a rank to operate there between 11 pm and 6 am but there are concerns about the litter that this causes particularly at the front entrance to the Cathedral. There are also concerns about whether such an action would set a precedent that would allow for a proposal for a daytime taxi rank to operate at some point in the future.


The main point at this stage is that anyone who has concerns should make their views known to the council by Friday of this week.

I accept that there is a need for taxi ranks in the area around the cultural quarter. I am concerned that there is a rank which is unused at the bottom of South Tay Street. I hope that there is a solution which can be found which suits all parties.