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Work to begin on new Hilltown homes this autumn

David Simpson, head of housing at Dundee City Council; Kevin Cordell, neighbourhood services convener; and Graeme Gemmell, delivery manager for Home Scotland visit the new homes in Mill O'Mains.
David Simpson, head of housing at Dundee City Council; Kevin Cordell, neighbourhood services convener; and Graeme Gemmell, delivery manager for Home Scotland visit the new homes in Mill O'Mains.

Work to build 163 affordable homes on the site of the former Derby Street multis in Dundee is poised to start this autumn.

Dundee City Council confirmed yesterday that construction of the £26 million development would start “soon”, although no specific date was given.

The project, on the site of the Bucklemaker and Butterburn blocks, which were demolished in 2013, will feature a range of homes from one and two-bedroom flats to four-bedroom townhouses.

It is hoped the scheme will be completed by 2019.

Meanwhile, Mill O’Mains is entering phase four of its regeneration with more than 300 new energy efficient homes in the pipeline.

The projects are part of a city-wide re-vamp of housing estates, which aims to create more desirable and environmentally-friendly accommodation.

Coldside councillor Anne Rendall, depute convener of the neighbourhood services committee, said: “The work is scheduled to begin in autumn 2017 and if it goes to plan and budget – which hopefully it will – it should be finished in 2019.

“This development can only be a good thing for the area and the city.

“The top of the Hilltown was, and still is, a fairly thriving area, so it can only be good for the businesses there to have more houses nearby.

“The new homes will have high levels of insulation and very efficient boilers, meaning that household bills will be lower.

“That will help tackle fuel poverty in the city.”

A spokesperson for Dundee City Council said the authority was delivering high quality, energy-efficient homes against a backdrop of £29.7 million of funds from the Scottish Government Affordable Housing Investment Programme, adding: “We plan to meet housing needs and seize opportunities to improve housing choice in communities.”