Avant to build 78 new homes at £20m development in Gartcosh

Construction has begun on a new homes development in Gartcosh, North Lanarkshire by housebuilder Avant Homes.The firm has purchased a seven acre site on Lochend Road where it will build 78 homes.The £20 million development will comprise a collection of three and four-bedroom semi-detached and detached homes. The first homes will be ready for occupation in spring 2018 with the overall build programme expected to be complete by 2020.The development will create a significant number of construction and sales jobs over the next three years. Site clearance and ground remodelling works have been undertaken with construction of the first plots now underway.As well as providing much-needed, high quality family properties, Avant Homes will contribute approximately £620,000 towards the improvement of local amenities education provision, and transport infrastructure in the area.Avant Homes Scotland currently has 12 developments stretching from Cairneyhill down to Glasgow and across the central belt to Dunbar.