Development - Shettleston Housing Association

The Association has an active development programme, through which we are continually seeking to improve the physical environment in which we operate, as well as increase the stock of good quality housing in the area.

Over the years, the Association has brought considerable investment into the area through building and refurbishing homes in Shettleston.

Our future programme will see us bring in investment in the form of grant funding from the Scottish Government and Glasgow City Council, and this will be spent directly by the Association on development projects within Shettleston. The Association will also attract significant sums in private investment to complement this public sector support.

Current and recent developments:

St Mark’s

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Construction work is now underway on an exciting new 44-home, family friendly development for Shettleston Housing Association.

Paisley based construction firm, The JR Group, has commenced site preparation and construction works on the former St Mark’s school site on the edge of Tollcross Park. Work is expected to be completed over a 16-month period and all the family homes should be ready for new residents by early March 2023.

The 44 new high-quality homes for social rent will provide a mix of eight cottage flats, 17 family homes, and 19 flats arranged across the two parts of the development. Private and communal gardens, parking and amenity space will also be delivered as part of the contract.

All homes have been designed to achieve Glasgow City Council’s Gold Hybrid standard of energy efficiency and this will ensure homes are warm, comfortable, and easy to heat.

As part of this project The JR Group will provide a range of community benefits, including local employment and training opportunities, and the team is already working to assist local community organisations in the area.

Funding for the project has been secured through Glasgow City Council’s Affordable Housing Supply Programme and from the Association’s own loan finance via Royal Bank of Scotland.

Chair of Shettleston Housing Association, Lesley Scoffield, said: “We’re delighted to see this significant family development get underway. Shettleston needs more good quality family homes, and we are pleased to be able to deliver this highly energy efficient development in an ideal location next to Tollcross Park.”

Andrew Dallas, Projects Director for The JR Group, said: “We are delighted to start work on this development and working alongside Shettleston Housing Association to deliver a mix of much-needed family homes for the area whilst repurposing the former St Mark’s school site.

“We always make the commitment to invest in the communities we are working in, and this case is no different, through employment and training opportunities. We are also speaking to a number of community groups to consider how we might support them over the duration of construction.”

Cunningham House

This development completed in June 2019. 19 new homes for over 60s have been provided in this innovative development that combined the construction of a modern five storey Passivhaus tower with the sensitive restoration and conversion of the 19th century Carntyne Old Parish Church, a prominent local landmark since its construction in 1893.

The development was designed by PagePark Architects with John Gilbert Architects and constructed by Stewart & Shields. A total of 13 energy efficient, one and two bedroom flats have been created in the church itself, while the attached vestry is now a three bedroom house. The new five storey apartment block, built to Passivhaus standard and comprising five two bedroom flats, has been constructed on the site of the church hall. A light, fully glazed link corridor enclosing the stairwell and lift connects the old to the new.

It is expected that the residents will see a significant reduction in fuel costs in their new homes and the Association will monitor the building’s performance over the coming years.

The location of Cunningham House in the centre of the Shettleston community, combined with its energy efficiency credentials make it an ideal development for older people. Residents will have easy access to local facilities and community activities and will benefit from the enhanced housing management support provided by the Association’s Retirement Housing Service.

Gillian Johnston, Chair of Shettleston Housing Association said:

“Carntyne Church has been a prominent landmark in the East end for more than a century and the Association has been delighted to breathe new life into the building with this fantastic development. All of the new homes are built to an extremely high standard of energy efficiency and the Association is proud to deliver the first Passivhaus standard social rent homes in the city. Our tenants will reap the rewards of this through lower heating bills and improved comfort and we wish them all the very best in their new homes.”

Councillor Susan Aitken, Leader of Glasgow City Council, said:

“Cunningham House is without doubt a landmark in how we build homes in Glasgow. These are the first properties in the city to use the Passivhaus design– a pioneering standard of house building used in parts of Europe and North America which require very little energy for heating and cooling. The extremely high construction standards will bring a host of benefits to residents, including lower fuel bills, improved air quality, a more comfortable living environment and reduced C02 emissions. I have always said that climate and social justice should go hand in hand and by tackling climate change and fuel poverty Passivhaus does just that. I’m delighted this Shettleston Housing Association development could be supported through our Affordable Housing Supply programme and we will see many more housing developments in Glasgow using Passivhaus in the years ahead.”

This development was complete in June 2019. Funding support for the development was provided by Glasgow City Council and Royal Bank of Scotland.