West Lothian Council shells out £3m for affordable homes in new housing estate

Stuart Sommerville

13 November 2024 at 10:02 am·1-min read

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West Lothian Council is to buy a new block of flats in the rapidly-expanding village of Winchburgh to add to its stock of social housing.

Councillors approved the £3million price tag at this month’s meeting of the Executive.

The new block will be available to let by the summer next year and provide the council with 16 two-bedroom flats.

In a report to the executive, Marjory Mackie, housing strategy and development manager, said: “While developing the options for use of the additional Affordable Housing Supply Programme (AHSP) funding, an opportunity was identified to purchase one full block of flats containing 16 new-build two-bedroom flats at Winchburgh Grange, Winchburgh, which will be complete by summer 2025.

“Whilst these units will not be completed by 31 March, 2025, which is a requirement of the additional 2024/25 funding from Scottish Government, the development is already under construction and all 16 units would be complete by summer 2025, therefore it is proposed that the available £3.3 million capital budget is utilised to purchase these units.”

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