City region deal project information
Affordable Housing (Pan-Highland)
The initiative will offer young people attractive, affordable housing in the highlands to enable them to stay in the region, retaining a young and vibrant workforce for the Highlands. These will be high quality housing, initially for rent at affordable levels but with an opportunity to buy, should they wish to do so.
Latest position
The first projects have been completed, delivering a total of 35 new Mid-Market Rent (MMR) opportunities within Alness, Ardgay, Drumnadrochit, Inverness and Munlochy. A further 41 units are due to be completed by 31 March 2020, with additional projects either on site or currently being worked up as identified within the adopted Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP). The tables below show the sites developed and to be developed since 17/18.
2017/2018
- Inverness, Glendoe Terrace - 10
- Inverness, Raining’s Stairs - 10
- Drumnadrochit - 5
- Inverness, Balvonie – 9
- Ullapool - 6
- Lochyside - 6
- Inverness, Balloan Road - 6
- Munlochy, Cameron Crescent - 6
Total – 8
2019/2020
- Avoch, Memorial Field - 6
- Carrbridge - 5
- Fort William, Achintore School - 10
- Grantown on Spey - 8
- Inverness, Slackbuie - 15
- Aviemore, Burnside - 4
- Inverness, Ness-side - 12
- Fort William, Blar Mhor - 10
- Inverness, Ness Castle - 4
- Inverness, Lomand Gardens - 8
- Kingussie - 5
Total - 87
Deal Funding £5 m Scottish Government
Project Lead Allan Maguire