Local authority architect Ray Low told a meeting of North East Local Community Planning Partnership that the new homes will be built at Murrayfield Drive and Murrayfield Terrace, the Evening Telegraph has reported.

Mr Low said a planning application for the “high-quality” houses and flats is likely to be submitted sometime next month.

He added: “We’re looking at building 35 or 36 new houses in those two streets and we’re hoping we will be on site in the spring.

“It’ll be high-quality materials for a high-quality development in Whitfield.”

A variety of homes to suit all sizes of household and some supported accommodation run in association with Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership is being proposed.

The homes will be constructed to modern energy efficiency standards so they are cheap to heat and keep warm.

Mr Low added: “We will have a whole range of sizes, starting from one-bedroom flats and two, three and four-bedroom houses.

“We’re also looking at supported accommodation, working with the health and social care partnership.

“They will be the first in-house developed homes in Dundee for quite some time – until now we’ve always been in partnership with a housing association, such as Hillcrest.”

A site investigation to assess the land is still ongoing and must be completed before the planning application can be submitted.