MAJOR Housing Development Approved At Greenock Dock

RIVER Clyde Homes has been given the go-ahead for a £19million development of 134 flats at James Watt Dock, Greenock.

Four-storey blocks of apartments will be built on disused land beside the dock access road, between the A8 East Hamilton Street and Great Harbour.

There will also be a ‘village green’ and a children’s play park. The development is expected to take up to two years to complete.

Fifty of the flats will have one bedroom and 76 will have two bedrooms. There will also be eight wheelchair-accessible two-bedroom flats.

Inverclyde Council planning officials approved the development after redesigned plans were submitted — the original proposals were for 144 flats with flat roofs.

Gary Wilson, executive director of property services at River Clyde Homes said: “This is a major investment in much-needed modern homes in Inverclyde and contributes to our ambition to be a major developer of housing in Scotland.”