TWO Highland Council housing projects are now under construction in the Badenoch and Strathspey village of Carrbridge.
Inverness-based Compass Building and Construction Services is leading the build of 10 one and two-bed flats for council rent on the site of the former Struan Hotel, with the development scheduled to complete around October 2024.
Meanwhile, Tulloch Homes is leading the nearby Pinefield development at Carr Road. The project will see a mixed tenure of properties available for private sale, council rent, and mid-market rental in partnership with the Highland Housing Alliance (HHA).
The mid-market rental offering will comprise four cottage apartments and two three-bed semi-detached homes. The council rent offering of 12 properties will be made up of two and three-bed bungalows and two, three, and five-bed villas. The build will be completed around March 2024.
The Highland Council housing and property committee chair, councillor Glynis Campbell Sinclair, said, “Affordable and accessible housing is a key priority in the council’s programme and the two Carrbridge developments are a prime example of how we can reinvigorate and make positive changes to increase the much needed housing stock in the Badenoch and Strathspey area. To repurpose the site of the old Struan Hotel to offer council rent housing and to work in partnership with housing associations and commercial property developers to offer affordable social rent and mid-market properties demonstrates the integrated and inclusive communities that will be of huge benefit to the Highlands.
“Demand to live and develop business opportunities in the Highlands is high, yet suitable housing can inhibit the growth potential for those wishing to take up employment or to remain in the area. The Highland Council, alongside our partners will continue to work to build a portfolio of housing stock to enable people to have viable options available to them.”
