Braemar Community Ltd secures £120,000 for new homes project

Braemar Community Ltd (BCL) has secured £120,000 in funding from the CAF Venturesome Community Led Housing Fund for the survey and design work on its plans for 15 new affordable homes and one self-build plot in Braemar.Glasgow-based John Gilbert Architects has been appointed to lead a team of architects, engineers and other specialist consultants to design the project which will bring more affordable housing to the Cairngorms National Park.The new homes will be built on a derelict piece of land behind Kindrochit Court in the centre of Braemar, and alongside Tomrichton Woods.BCL were recently awarded grant funding from Scottish Land Fund to purchase these woods and green space for the village as part of the place-making aspect of the project.The homes and surrounding landscaping will be designed with both the local and global climate firmly in mind.