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Search the Public Notice PortalA £1million housing development on the site of a former nursing home has been given approval by Stirling Council Housing Committee.
The committee agreed to start the procurement process for the design and build of six new social housing units at the former Strathendrick Care Home in Balfron.
Funding for the project will be met through the Housing Revenue Account budget for affordable housing.
Scottish Government Affordable Housing Programme is available for this project in 2026-27,
The site at Lomond Terrace and George Terrace was previously occupied by Strathendrick Car Home with residential care services being provided by the Health and Social Care Partnership.
In 2020-21 the Partnership undertook a feasibility study to determine if the site was suitable for redevelopment for new build social housing and a pre-advice application was submitted to Planning in 2022 for the proposed redevelopment of the site to assess if this would be supported before progressing to a full planning application submission.
All properties will be fitted with new long energy, zero direct emissions hedging and hot water systems.
Each unit will be fitted with renewable technologies including Solar Photovoltaic Arrays for power generation and battery storage to store excess power generated during the day for later use by the tenant, providing sustainable new homes.
At present new builds for housing would attract grant funding from the Scottish Government and it is anticipated that grant funding of at least £160,00 [per unit will be available with a net cost Housing Service.
Cllr Alasdair MacPherson: “This is such a good news story as this was one of the pressured areas a few years ago and it’s great to get social rented housing in Balfron.”
The development was unanimously approved by the committee.
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