Major estate overhaul scheme seeks progress

Image source, DGHP

Image caption, New homes are part of the plans to help regenerate the area
At a glance
  • The project would see significant investment in the Lochside area of Dumfries
  • It follows a housing deal agreed by tenants in 2019
  • Dumfries and Galloway Council is being asked to allow the scheme to get under way

A major regeneration project on a Dumfries housing estate is aiming to make progress.

said the Lochside scheme was vital to help build the local economy and respond to climate change.

Central to the redevelopment is the improvement of homes and services provided by Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership (DGHP).

Two years ago, DGHP tenants voted in favour of a collaboration with property management company, the Wheatley Group.

It included plans for upgrades to existing homes, removal or refurbishment of unpopular accommodation and the construction of 1,000 new properties across the region.

The local authority's economy and resources committee is now being asked to approve the principles of an agreement between the council and the Wheatley Group.

This would pave the way for a formal start on the Lochside regeneration project.

The council said the scheme would meet all of its key priorities - including fresh impetus for the local economy, protecting vulnerable communities, and the transition to a carbon neutral region.