More council homes on the way as wider Hamilton plan gets green light
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A major housing development at the former University of the West of Scotland (UWS) campus in Hamilton has been given the go-ahead, paving the way for the local authority to purchase some properties for its own housing stock.
Councillors on the planning committee this week approved plans which will see 142 new homes built at the Almada Street site.
The development will include 122 houses and 20 flats, with 36 homes earmarked for social rent and transferred to South Lanarkshire Council.
Planning officials confirmed that there will be a play area on site as well as open green space.
The former campus buildings have already been demolished.
More than £8.8 million will be invested in the properties, which reinforces commitments given in the Local Housing Strategy and Strategic Housing Investment Plan to develop affordable housing across South Lanarkshire to both meet increasing housing need and support social and economic regeneration.
The chair of the council’s Housing and Technical Resources Committee, Councillor Davie McLachlan, said: “These homes are a welcome addition to the council’s housing stock and meet the varying needs of people across Hamilton.
“We are determined to provide residents across the area with high-quality homes, and this is just one of the ways in which we will deliver them.”
Acquisition of the properties is being finalised with Keepmoat Homes, with funding also to be sought from the Scottish Government’s Affordable Housing Supply Programme to reduce the overall cost to the council.
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