CCG has announced the start of construction works on the redevelopment of the former Drumoyne Primary School site in Govan.
The £10.2m new development, designed by Grant Murray Architects, will be constructed by CCG on behalf of Linthouse Housing Association and will contain 49 units for social rent including the refurbishment of the former janitor's house into a new family home.
Councillor Kenny McLean, Glasgow City Council Convener for Neighbourhoods, Housing and Public Realm, said: "It is great to see work beginning on the site of the former Drumoyne Primary School to deliver a range of new homes for people and families in the area. We were delighted to support this project, one that will ensure that a site that was at the heart of the community continues to serve local people."
The first stage in this development has begun with the partial demolition of the old 1930 school building – retaining the main entrance façade – and the new build construction of a three-storey apartment block behind. A mix of terraced and semi-detached properties will also be created as well as a new play area and an allotment/ community garden.
Works are set to be complete in summer-2022.
Alec Leishman, Chair of the LHA Management Committee, said: "The volunteers and staff at Linthouse Housing Association are all hugely excited about this project. We have been looking forward to getting started on this for a long time and it is very rewarding to know that we will soon be able to offer our community some shiny new affordable homes on the site of Drumoyne Primary. The enhancement of homes and housing opportunities is what we all work towards and it gives us enormous pride and satisfaction to know that in this – and in other projects – we are gladly reaching that goal."
Gail Sherriff, the Association's Depute CEO and who heads up the Development and Asset team said: "This is a significant development for the Association. The Association's Management Committee determined some 2 years ago, their desire to become a 'developing' association again, after a long period of new build inactivity. These new homes will help the Association to offer tenants more choice when it comes to family homes with back and front gardens. We are all very excited about this development."
Irene Campbell, CEO of LHA, said: "This development is a first for Linthouse as it is over 12 years since our last new build. The transformation of the former semi-derelict primary school into attractive new homes for the local community will, at the time of the current health pandemic, really lift our tenants' and the local community's spirits."
The development has been designed to meet the 'Glasgow Standard' of space and energy efficiency compliance and will be constructed using CCG's 'iQ' Timber System as well as benefitting from CCG's own building components such as timber internal and entrance door sets.
A range of community benefit initiatives will also be delivered including the creation of seven jobs, eight work placements, curriculum support for schools and localised investment.
CCG Managing Director, David Wylie, added: "The former Drumoyne Primary School is the first new-build residential development between CCG and Linthouse HA. We have a long-standing history of working with each other on various planned maintenance contracts so we are delighted to have commenced works on what will be a very interesting project for us and the wider Govan community. We thank Linthouse for their continued support and look forward to working with them as we progress to a 2022 completion."
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