Published Date: May 2nd, 2025
Fife Council is progressing an agreement with Campion Homes that will see the council deliver 41 new, much needed council houses at the former council depot site at Elgin St in Dunfermline.
Work is set to begin on site this month with an expected completion date of May 2027.
The development will be a mix of detached and semi-detached homes of various sizes, including seven specific need homes and four wheelchair bungalows.
Fife Council's housing spokesperson Cllr Judy Hamilton welcomed the news. She said: "I am delighted that in the face of a housing emergency, we are continuing to deliver our ambitious Affordable Housing Programme, one of the country's largest council house-building programmes, while the pressure on housing services continues to be relentlessly high.
"Each new council house will deliver a warmer, healthier home that helps to improve the wellbeing of our tenants.”
Work is also continuing on 44 new council houses in partnership with Robertson Partnership Homes at the site of the former Jenny Grey House, Melville Street, Lochgelly. These council houses will consist of a mix of bungalows, two storey family homes and 24 extra care flats.
Work on site started in November last year and is expected to finish in Autumn 2026.
And at Hill St in Cowdenbeath, work is progressing well on 19 new council houses at the site of the former Valley House home. The development will provide a mix of bungalows, flats, two storey houses and three storey townhouses in partnership with Robertson Partnership Homes.
Work started in February last year with the new homes expected to be ready by late summer.
Added Cllr Hamilton: "I've visited these sites recently and I'm delighted that work is progressing well. It's important to note that as well as providing more housing, the Affordable Housing Programme creates jobs and apprenticeships, supporting the construction industry and the Fife economy."
