A sod-cutting took place marking the progress that the council is making in delivering its ambitious new council house building programme.

The new homes are a mix of 1-3 bedrooms, including three suitable for wheelchair users, and are being built on the site of 28 flats which were recently demolished as part of our re-provisioning programme.

This latest project to get underway forms part of the council’s plans to deliver 5,000 new homes by 2035. The council is already making progress with 833 homes complete, 339 under construction and a further 125 due to get underway this coming year.

Cutting the sod was Councillor Heather Brannan-McVey, convener of housing and regeneration, who was joined by local members, Councillors Sophia Coyle, Alan Beveridge and Tommy Morgan; council officers and representatives from developer, Hadden Group.