News - 13/05/2009
Major Housing Boost For Inverclyde
River Clyde Homes, Scotland's newest and third largest housing association, has been given the green light to progress with its ambitious multi-million pound plans to build over 1000 new homes in Inverclyde.
Detailed and outline consent has been granted for social rented and private houses in various areas of Greenock and Port Glasgow:
- 8 dwelling houses: 20-26 East Crawford Street, Greenock
- 89 two storey dwellings: Gilmour Street, Fairrie Street and Sinclair Street, Greenock
- 43 dwelling houses: Former school site, Grosvenor Road, 22-24 Sinclair Street, 60-64 Carwood Street, Greenock
- 32 houses: Moray Road, Port Glasgow
- 64 two storey dwelling houses at Oronsay, Port Glasgow
- Residential development at Woodhall/Broadfield Port Glasgow
- 184 social rented accommodation
- 162 for private sale
- Above includes 102 houses for Woodhall Phase 1: Parkhill Avenue, Port Glasgow
The largest development is at Woodhall/Broadfield and the masterplan contains provision for shops and a community hall around St Martins Church and Treetops Nursery.
Roy Steel, Chair of River Clyde Homes' Board said: "This is a significant landmark for River Clyde Homes'. I would like to thank those tenants and residents who have had such a big input to the design process. Not only is this the biggest social housing project in Inverclyde since the mid-1970s, it is also one of the biggest developments in Scotland at this time."
Karen Neary, Chief Executive of RCH added: "Not since the end of WW2 has there been such a demand for quality rented accommodation. River Clyde Homes is committed to meeting that demand in a way that creates communities with long-term sustainability. The knock-on effect is that in a challenging time for the building industry we will be helping provide jobs for the local economy."
River Clyde Homes has been allocated £23.5 million funding from the Scottish Government to support its reprovisioning programme and works on existing housing stock.
The Chairman of the Inverclyde Council's Planning Board, Councillor David Wilson, said "This is great news for Inverclyde both in the short and the long term. Construction will significantly boost employment opportunities and of course the end results will lead to affordable housing for hundreds of people and families."
