Fundraising shortfall puts an end to arts centre plans

Plans for a £16m Centre for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dundee have been abandoned after a five-year effort to raise the necessary funding failed to reach its target.

The development of the former Head Post Office building, which was bought by the High School of Dundee in 2013, was envisaged as being for the benefit of both the school and the wider local community. It would have included an auditorium, music, dance, drama and visual arts spaces and facilities, home economics facilities, a new dining hall and other social areas.