AS Homes (Scotland) has secured planning permission from East Renfrewshire Council to deliver 12 new homes for social rent on behalf of Barrhead Housing.
The development on derelict land at Cross Arthurlie Street will comprise a four-storey block of 12 flats, a residential parking court to the rear, and complimentary landscaping.
The project forms part of Barrhead Housing’s 2030 delivery strategy titled ‘Build homes, grow communities, delight customers’. The strategy includes a £7.5 million investment in improving housing stock and an ambition to provide 336 new homes.
Paul Kelly, MD of AS Homes, said, “The introduction of 12 new social flats on this site will provide much needed high-quality housing in an area of demand. At AS Homes, we prioritise the use of brownfield sites where possible and focus on underutilised, high-need areas for regeneration which is exactly the case with this development. It’s great to partner with Barrhead Housing once again to contribute to our shared mission and benefit the local community.”
Barrhead Housing chief executive Lorna Wilson added, “We are committed to playing our part in tackling Scotland’s housing crisis. We’re proud to continue our partnership with AS Homes, delivering high-quality, affordable homes for the community of Barrhead. This development of high-quality, energy-efficient affordable homes represents an early milestone in the strategic agreement we signed recently with East Renfrewshire Council. That agreement will result in us adding more than 200 homes over the next five years to the 1000 we currently own and manage.”
Work is anticipated to start on site this summer.
