Castlehill Housing Association awarded council grant for Aberdeen development

Aberdeen City Council has awarded a grant of £645,100 to Castlehill Housing Association towards a new affordable housing development in the city.The funding will go towards Castlehill’s 36 house project with Bancon Homes at Maidencraig, off the Lang Stracht.Aberdeen City Council handed over the first properties at its development of 99 council homes at Smithfield in 2017, with further phases nearing completion. A further 80 council homes are under construction at Manor Walk and the first properties were handed over to tenants in recent weeks.Last month the council announced it is to develop plans for the delivery of 2,000 new council homes.The council will also aim to expand its work with the private sector in the provision of affordable housing and will prepare a report detailing land holdings that could be made available.