SPRINGFIELD Partnerships has agreed a £9 million contract for the final phase of affordable homes at Deans South with Wheatley.
The phase of 37 homes will complete the wider transformation of Deans South and will include a mix of one, two and three-bedroom homes as well as a new play park.
The development, which has been shortlisted for the Homes for Scotland’s Affordable Development of the Year, will bring a total of 136 affordable homes to the area once completed.
Springfield Partnerships MD Tom Leggeat said, “The transformation of Deans South has been hugely rewarding. Through partnership working with Wheatley, we have already completed 82 high-quality, energy-efficient homes, with another 18 due to handover in the coming months. With this contract for the final phase in place, construction work can commence on the remaining 37 homes for people who need them.”
After RAAC was discovered in the former properties in 2004, the homes were condemned leaving a desolate eyesore within the community and families trapped in properties with very little market value.
Tom added, “Our work with Wheatley to bring high-quality housing to the area has changed the lives of the families affected by RAAC in their homes and transformed this development from an abandoned ‘ghost town’ into a thriving community.”
Lindsay Lauder, director of development and regeneration at Wheatley, said, “We’re excited to start this next and final phase of the Deans South development. This will bring to a close a complex project that has transformed Deans South into a vibrant community with modern and affordable homes for local people.
“We would like to thank our partners, Springfield Partnership, and West Lothian Council for their support and the to the Scottish Government which provided a £6.8million grant towards the development.”
Construction of the final phase of homes at Deans South is underway, with residents expected to move in summer 2027.
