Plans for new homes at Clydebank’s Queens Quay are facing more delays after West Dunbartonshire Council officers admitted they are having difficulty purchasing extra land.

The local authority has been developing a design to deliver 20 more low/zero carbon affordable homes at the site in addition to the housing which is already there.

They have been looking to purchase the additional land so they can continue to regenerate site C at Queens Quay and develop a total of 100 new affordable homes. 

The Queens Quay development, which is one of the most significant regeneration projects in the west of Scotland, has been creating a diverse range of residential accommodation from apartments and town-houses to two and three-bedroom family homes, with waterfront views.

It is already the location for the Clydebank campus of West College Scotland and the new Clydebank Leisure Centre together with offices for West Dunbartonshire Council at Aurora House and other office users at the Titan Enterprise Centre.

But the council has hit a setback in its discussion with Clydeside Regeneration Limited (CRL) who want to sell the land to a private contractor.  An update was brought before members of the housing and communities committee on Wednesday where questions were raised about the next steps for the site. 

Labour councillor for the Kilpatrick Ward, Lawrence O’Neil, said: “Can I ask for an update on site C at Queens Quay – are we any further forward?”

Peter Barry, chief officer; housing and employability, said: “No we are not unfortunately – we are still subject to the negotiations between the council and CRL and CRL’s perception that they can sell these plots to the private sector and that is massively affecting their appetite to negotiate with us.

“We are pretty much still where we were the last time we spoke about this issue.”

An options appraisal will be carried out over the next couple of months and the outcome of this will be reported to elected members at the next meeting of the housing and communities committee.