THE final tenants are moving into an 88-unit housing development at a key regeneration site in Clydebank.
The Clydebank East site has been hailed as the first fully net-zero ready housing development in West Dunbartonshire, thanks to the use of super insulation, triple-glazing, and zero-emissions heating systems.
CCG (Scotland) was main contractor on the West Dunbartonshire Council project, with work starting in January 2023. As part of the contract, the firm created three full-time jobs and six trade apprenticeships, as well as facilitating 17 work placements.
The project has been nominated for an honour at this year’s Scottish Homes Awards, shortlisted in the Social Housing Development of the Year (Social Rent under 100 units) category.
Within Clydebank East, there is a mixture of flats, bungalows, and homes including nine wheelchair accessible properties. The five-bedroom homes also have ground floor double bedrooms.
The development has been funded by a £12.6 million Scottish Government grant award and West Dunbartonshire Council. The local authority’s housing convener, councillor Gurpreet Singh Johal, joined staff from the council’s housing section, representatives from the Scottish Government, and members from CCG (Scotland) to mark the completed development recently.
Councillor Gurpreet Singh Johal said, “The development at Clydebank East is a fabulous site offering homes which are tailor-made to tenants needs. It is a bright, open development with communal areas, also offering excellent transport links into Glasgow to the east and the rest of West Dunbartonshire to the west. I am delighted to see this area fully occupied and to hear that the project has been nominated for a national award just shows how great a development it is. It is a warm and welcoming community and the homes have been thoughtfully developed to meet the changing and specific needs of our tenants.”
Scottish Government minister for housing, Paul McLennan, added, “I am delighted to see the Clydebank East development now complete in West Dunbartonshire. These 88 new, energy-efficient social rented homes, backed by a £12.6 million grant through the Scottish Government’s Affordable Housing Supply Programme have truly transformed the area, and the project’s national award nomination speaks volumes about the collaborative effort involved. We have a strong track record in affordable housing by supporting the delivery of more than 136,000 affordable homes since 2007, with more than 97,000 of those being for social rent. We remain focused on delivering 110,000 affordable homes across Scotland by 2032 with at least 70% for social rent and 10% in our rural and island communities, backed by £768 million of investment this year.”
