Work on the start of the much-needed proposed affordable housing in Brodick has been delayed until the summer, it emerged this week.
The first 34 council houses to be built on Arran in 30 years are to be on a site behind Brathwic Terrace, but the delay means they will not now be complete until the autumn of 2020.
In an update given to Arran Community Council by North Ayrshire Council member Timothy Billings, he said: ‘The original start date for the development was the spring of 2019. However, this has been revised to the summer of 2019. ‘The council has been working on three other sites elsewhere in North Ayrshire and wanted to take advantage of economies of scale and work on them together. ‘However, various activities have been happening at the Brathwic site, such as the intrusive site investigations and the draft plans consultation are now complete. ‘This means that the final plans consultation is scheduled for next month after which final agreement can be reached with the contractor. ‘Work is due to start in the summer, with a target completion date of autumn 2020. ‘The contractor is confident that the building work will take less time than originally specified, so there should be no delay to the completion date in spite of the slightly later start date.’ The development is a mix of two-, three- and four-bedroomed houses with eight amenity bungalows and two wheelchair-adapted bungalows.