The chairperson of Ochil View Housing Association has announced the organisation’s intention to restart its suspended housing development programme having recently approved a business case to complete a development in Sauchie.

Subject to tender, the Association will complete the second and final phase of at Millers Lade Avenue.

Tom Brown’s announcement was made at the Associations AGM held earlier this month during which he reported that financially, the Association had another good year with its annual financial results and long term financial forecasts being in good health.

He expressed the Association’s appreciation for the support of Clackmannanshire Council, who had included the Millers Lade Avenue project in the most recent Strategic Housing Investment Programme for 2017/2018, and for including a further Ochil View owned site at Elm Grove in Alloa, for development in the future.

Tom added: “I am delighted that the Association is again in a position to provide new housing in Clackmannanshire and in conjunction with its development partner, Kingdom Housing Association, and we hope to be able to provide an additional 100 new homes over the next five years.

“Housing plays such an important role in people’s wellbeing, contributing to their physical and psychological health, their safety and security. It is vitally important that the opportunities provided by the resource allocation from the Scottish Government and a financially feasible funding regime are maximised to provide the homes which are urgently required.”

Tom took the opportunity at the AGM to thank his fellow volunteers on the management committee and the Association’s staff for all their hard work over the last year and gave special thanks to retiring committee member and treasurer, Bob Dunbar.