More than 200 new 'affordable' homes are being built in Broxburn, West Lothian.

The 230-home development at Kirkhill will consist of a mixture of 105 houses, 33 accessible bungalows and 92 cottage flats once completed this winter.

So far, 65 houses have been completed with 61 units handed over before December 2017, A further 17 homes are expected to be completed by this spring.

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West Lothian Council is building 1,000 new council homes across the county as part of a £111 million investment.

Overall, the development at Kirkhill is one of the largest council house sites to have been built in Scotland since 2009.

Cllr George Paul said: "West Lothian Council is one of the largest local authority house developers for rent in Scotland and we are very proud to be building so many new affordable homes in all areas of West Lothian.

"This project will provide a variety of affordable housing options for local residents, ensuring much needed housing for generations to come."

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