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MBHA Appoints Chap Construction

Artist's Impression of Park Road, Ellon

Margaret Blackwood Housing Association has appointed Westhill-based Chap Construction (Aberdeen) Ltd to build 11 flats at park Road, Ellon.

The new development, due to be completed in November this year will include two flats designed around the needs of wheelchair users, one flat for an older couple or someone with impaired mobility, and eight flats for people who have general housing needs. The development is situated close to the centre of Ellon, near the banks of the River Ythan, on a brownfield site previously accommodating light industrial units.

The overall cost of the development is £1.17 million, with £790,000 in Housing Association Grant coming from Communities Scotland.

Map of Park Road, Ellon

For further information, contact Paul Leighton, Publicity & Communications Officer, telephone: 0131 317 0117, email PaulL@mbha.org.uk at Margaret Blackwood Housing Association.

2 June 2006


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