More than 130 new homes are to be built in Drumchapel, Glasgow.

McTaggart Construction has started work to deliver the £18 million development at Linkwood Drive. A total of 134 new homes, featuring a mix of flats and houses as well as 16 specially adapted homes for wheelchair users, will be built on the site of former tenements, close to Drumchapel High School.

Each home will have energy-efficient features including solar panels to cut heating costs. The development, which includes £6m grant funding from the Scottish Government, is scheduled for completion by early 2020.

The project is being delivered in a partnership between Glasgow Housing Association (GHA) and Cernach Housing Association. 98 of the homes will be built for GHA and 36 for Cernach.

Cllr Kenny McLean recently joined GHA Chair Bernadette Hewitt, tenants and staff from GHA, Cernach HA and Wheatley Group - GHA's parent company – as well as local elected members and representatives from the Scottish Government, Glasgow City Council and McTaggart Construction, to mark the start of work on the homes.

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Cllr McLean said: "These homes will meet the needs of a wide range of people, and will be environmentally-friendly with cheaper heating bills.

"This is a major development for Drumchapel, and a real tribute to the partnership working that has brought us to this stage."

GHA Chair Bernadette Hewitt said: "I'm looking forward to seeing these modern new homes taking shape.

"This is the largest single housing development in Drumchapel for some years and means the return of more people and activity to the heart of Drumchapel."

Gary Climson of McTaggart Construction said: "As well as creating new homes for the people of Drumchapel, we're also creating six jobs, six new apprenticeships and 14 work placements as well as launching community fund to support local groups and charities."

Susan McDonald MBE, Chair of Cernach HA, said: "We are delighted to be involved in this development with GHA which is supported by Glasgow City Council.

"Drumchapel continues to be a popular area and this will be a great improvement for the community with homes for a variety of households on previously vacant land."

Image: GHA Chair Bernadette Hewitt (left) with Councillor Kenny McLean and Susan McDonald MBE, Chair of Cernach Housing Association, at the start of work at Linkwood Drive.

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