Decision details

The Council gave consideration to a report requesting the use of Strategic Housing Funding to support three different housing projects; which would make valuable contributions to tackling the Housing Emergency.

Decision

The Council –

1.     approved a grant of £175k from the Strategic Housing Fund to LINK RSL to cover additional unfunded development costs incurred in Phase 3 Dunbeg;

2.     agreed the use of up to £100k from the Strategic Housing Fund to cover feasibility studies exploring the delivery of serviced self-build plots on Council owned land in Balemartine and Crossapol, Tiree; and

3.     agreed the use of up to £50k from the Strategic Housing Fund to cover feasibility studies for delivering footpath improvements on Glencruitten Road to facilitate affordable housing at Glencruitten Rise, subject to the requirements on the developer to first demonstrate a contractual agreement with an RSL to develop the site; or provide written acknowledgment that any offsite road improvement would be financed by the development of the site as more particularly set out in paragraph 4.23 of the submitted report.

(Reference: Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Development and Economic Growth dated August 2025, submitted)