With support from the WM Sword Charitable Trust, the Bill Sword Social Bite Recovery Village aims to provide a beautiful, innovative and highly supported residential community for vulnerable people struggling with addiction.

The village will have 10 single-occupancy modern “nest houses” and a 10-bed shared accommodation facility. There will also be a community hub for peer and staff support, wellbeing activities and family time.

The project aims to build on the success of Social Bite’s Edinburgh village, where more than 100 people have lived to date.

Social Bite said it worked with Dundee City Council to select the former bowling green in Mill O’Mains as the site for the village, which it said would be ideal as it offers serene greenspace and is well connected to the local community and transport links.

The charity is now running a community consultation process ahead of submitting a planning application in the coming months.

Josh Littlejohn MBE, founder of Social Bite, said: “It is fantastic to be able to share more details of what will be an incredible facility for Dundee.

“We know that there is a big problem with drug deaths in Scotland and Dundee. The impact on families and individuals can be devastating.

“Our aim is to build a facility that will help people who have begun their journey towards recovery by giving them a supportive and safe place to live with expert support.

“We are starting to engage the local community so that they can input into the plans and learn about this amazing dedicated, state-of-the art recovery facility.

“We hope the village will become a significant part of the recovery services locally and become a pioneering facility in Scotland.

“We also hope it becomes a place that the people of Dundee and beyond will feel proud of because of what it can achieve for people struggling with addiction.”

The WM Sword Charitable Trust has made a £1.5 million pledge towards the project in memory of the benefactor of the trust, the late Bill Sword, a well-known entrepreneur in Dundee.

Trustee Lynne Henderson said: “This is a project that we believe will be a fantastic addition to Dundee. There is a real need for the work unfortunately, but we think the proposals will deliver the best possible care for people in recovery.

“The support we have received since we revealed the idea of a recovery village shows us that the city is ready to get behind and become proud of it as it gets up and running.

“My father was incredibly proud of Dundee and he would have been delighted to know that the fruits of his many businesses were now going to help Dundonians.”

The Insights Foundation is also generously backing the project with £100,000 of additional support.