West of Scotland HA wins consent for 33 net zero social homes at Cowlairs

West of Scotland Housing Association has been granted planning permission to build 33 affordable homes for social rent on a long-term vacant site at Allander Street in north Glasgow, delivery partner CCG (Scotland) has announced.

The site sits on the edge of Cowlairs Park. According to CCG, the scheme will be a mix of terraced houses and cottage flats, and is intended to increase the supply of larger family homes in the area.

The mix includes nine three-bedroom houses and 12 four-bedroom houses, CCG said. The homes have been designed to a net zero standard, with air source heat pumps and solar PV panels, in line with Glasgow's carbon-reduction ambitions.

Karen Shaw, Director of Development and Asset Management at West of Scotland Housing Association Group, said: "This development marks an exciting first step in the wider Cowlairs Regeneration, bringing fresh purpose to vacant and derelict land."

The team

West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) is partnering with CCG (Scotland), Glasgow-based MAST Architects, Cowal Design and RYBKA to deliver the project, according to the announcement.

David Wylie, Managing Director of CCG (Scotland), said: "Securing planning consent at Allander St is an important milestone in delivering much-needed affordable housing in Cowlairs."

Steven Oates of MAST Architects said the practice was pleased to have obtained approval for 33 "warm and healthy" homes at Allander Street for WSHA. He said the site is on the periphery of the Cowlairs masterplan and that the consent is a milestone both for the project and for the redevelopment of the wider area.

MAST Architects describes itself as a Glasgow-based practice with more than 40 staff, focused on residential, conservation and community projects.

Housing mix

House type	Number
Three-bedroom houses	9
Four-bedroom houses	12

Source: CCG (Scotland). The remaining homes are cottage flats; the announcement does not give their number or bedroom sizes.

Background

CCG has said its 2026 pipeline represents more than £510m of investment across Scotland. The company has used offsite manufacturing of wall panels in Scotland since 2010, with entire wall zones fabricated in a semi-automated factory setting, according to the company. The Cowlairs announcement does not say whether that method will be used at Allander Street.

The consent announcement gives no construction start date that could be verified against CCG's current page, and no contract value has been published.