Councillor Danny Devlin

“It is fantastic to see such investment in developing our housing stock, in particular our ambitious house building programme, and I look forward to seeing how this work progresses over the coming months.”

As part of the SHIP a number of affordable properties for sale are also expected, which would largely be delivered through developer contributions, the council added.

And to meet the changing needs of the area’s residents, around 10 per cent of the new units will be suitable for specific requirements, such as for the elderly or wheelchair users.

All local authorities are required to develop SHIPs annually, and form part the Scottish Government’s plan to create 50,000 affordable homes in Scotland by 2021.

In 2016/17 twenty two properties were purchased by the council and Barrhead Housing Association directly from the market to increase housing supply.

The SHIP programme continues to include the possibility of market purchase to increase the supply of affordable homes.

Construction on the first sites will begin in early 2018, with homes to be available in late 2018.

This first phase of construction includes sites at Robertson Street and Fenwick Drive in Barrhead, followed by a third site at Blackbyres Court, Barrhead.