FOI Request - Council Developed Homes

Request 101003815455

These questions relate to new homes built or developed by the council, not by others. It relates to all tenures of housing, not just council housing (for example, some councils will be building homes for market sale, private rent, either directly or via a housing company).

1. In the 2024/25 financial year (1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025) how many new homes of any tenure did the council complete?

a) Please can you provide a breakdown of those new build completions, by tenure (for example, how many were social rent, shared ownership, market sale, temporary accommodation, etc).

2. If the council has a council-owned housing company, in the 2024/25 financial year (1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025) how many new homes of any tenure did the company complete?

a) Please can you provide a breakdown of those completions, by tenure (for example, how many were social rent, shared ownership, market sale, temporary accommodation, etc).

3. How many homes does the council expect to build in the next five years (ie, from April 2025-March 2030)

4. If the council has a council-owned housing company, how many homes does it expect to build in the next five years (April 2025-March 2030)

Response 22-07-2025 

1. This information is published and available on the Scottish Government website and therefore exempt under section 25 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, information otherwise accessible. Please refer to Scottish Government Statistics: Supporting documents - Housing Statistics for Scotland Quarterly Update: New Housebuilding and Affordable Housing Supply to end March 2025 - gov.scot 

For ease of reference please find a link to the web page here: https://www.gov.scot/publications/quarterly-housing-statistics-june-2025/documents/

Click on Supporting Documents, then “June 2025 – Local Authority New Build” and refer to tab “CompletionsFinancialYear”.

a) All units in Q1 were for social rent.

2. Not applicable

a) Not applicable

3. The Council’s Housing Revenue Account Business Plan provides for development of up to 50 houses per annum i.e. up to 250 over 5 years.

4. Not applicable