Work underway on multi-million pound Renton housing development

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Work is underway on a multi-million pound project to build 25 new homes in Renton.

Cordale Housing Association have started work on a development worth £5.4m of 25 new homes at Dalquhurn Lane in the village, with the Scottish Government providing £2.6m to the project.

The contractor, AS Homes, started the work last week where they will build 15 two-bed houses, eight three-bed houses and 2 four-bed houses with the project expected to be finished by August 2025.

Cordale, who became a subsidiary to the Caledonia Housing Association (CHA) in 2013 is looking to supply the area with high quality, sustainable and energy efficient homes.

The Cordale Committee, CHA’s Chief executive and members of the local Renton team visited the site to mark the start of the works.

They were also visited by Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton and Convener of Housing and Communities and Councillor Gurpreet Singh Johal, from West Dunbartonshire Council.

Martin Walker, Chair, Cordale Housing Association, said: “It has been a long-term vision of the Cordale Committee to develop homes and help transform the Dalquhurn area.

“We currently provide over 500 high quality social homes in Renton, and I am thrilled to see us creating a fantastic new development for the community. I want to thank the whole team in getting the project underway.”

Julie Cosgrove, Chief Executive of Caledonia Housing Association, added: “This marks the beginning of a significant project at Dalquhurn.

“The development is something we have been committed to for a number of years and it is excellent to see it now coming to fruition.

“I would also like to recognise the support that we have had from West Dunbartonshire Council and Scottish Government to make this development a reality.

“I am delighted that so many of our local partners have joined us to celebrate the start of it. I look forward to continuing to work closely with our local partners and the community in the months ahead.”

MSP Jackie Baillie added: “I am absolutely delighted that Cordale Housing is able to start work on a new-build development of much-needed homes for the socially-rented sector.

“There is a desperate shortage of social housing available and the Scottish Government recently followed West Dunbartonshire Council in declaring a housing emergency.

“Unfortunately, Housing Associations, like Caledonia, have been hampered in building more homes by reductions in funding from the Scottish Government.

“Many more developments of new homes for social rent are needed to meet demand and I commend the Caledonia Housing Association for pushing on, in the face of adversity, to deliver for local tenants.”

Paul Kelly, Managing Director of AS Homes Scotland, said: “Our partnership with Cordale Housing Association will deliver high-quality, thoughtfully designed homes to benefit the Renton community for years to come.

“AS Homes is dedicated to building homes that have sustainability and longevity at their core, working with our partners to create new communities that continue to meet the changing needs of local people.”

Convener of Housing and Communities at WDC, Councillor Gurpreet Singh Johal from West Dunbartonshire Council, commented: “I am delighted that work has begun to develop more sustainable, affordable homes in West Dunbartonshire at a time when properties like this are much needed.”

The Scottish Government’s Housing Minister Paul McLennan said he was delighted to see work starting on the development.

He added: “Everyone deserves a warm and safe place to call home and these homes in Renton will help to meet the needs of the local community for generations to come.

“We have a strong track record in housebuilding by supporting the delivery of more than 133,000 affordable homes since 2007, with more than 94,000 of those being for social rent.

We remain focused on delivering 110,000 affordable homes across Scotland by 2032 with at least 70 percent for social rent and 10 percent in our rural and island communities, backed by almost £600 million of investment this year.”

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