Plans for 'much-needed' Barrhead development approved

Glasgow Times

18-06-2025

Family-owned housebuilder AS Homes (Scotland) secured planning permission from East Renfrewshire Council to create 12 new homes for social rent on behalf of Barrhead Housing.
The small development, located on derelict land at Cross Arthurlie Street, will comprise a four-storey block of 12 flats, a residential parking area, and landscaping.
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Paul Kelly, managing director of AS Homes, said: 'The introduction of 12 new social flats on this site will provide much-needed high-quality housing in an area of demand.
"At AS Homes, we prioritise the use of brownfield sites where possible and focus on underutilised, high-need areas for regeneration, which is exactly the case with this development.
"It's great to partner with Barrhead Housing once again to contribute to our shared mission and benefit the local community.'
Barrhead Housing Chief Executive Lorna Wilson said: 'We are committed to playing our part in tackling Scotland's housing crisis.
"We're proud to continue our partnership with AS Homes, delivering high-quality, affordable homes for the community of Barrhead.
'This development of high-quality, energy-efficient, affordable homes represents an early milestone in the Strategic Agreement we signed recently with East Renfrewshire Council.
"That agreement will result in us adding more than 200 homes over the next five years to the 1000 we currently own and manage.'
Work is expected to start on the site in Summer 2025.