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Housing-led Regeneration and Renewal Programme for Renfrewshire Year 2 Update

Renfrewshire Council · 22 August 2023
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To: Communities and Housing Policy Board
On: 22 August 2023
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Report by: Director of Environment, Housing and Infrastructure
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Heading: Housing-led Regeneration and Renewal Programme for
Renfrewshire – Year 2 Update
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1 Summary 
1.1 Renfrewshire Council’s Housing Led Regeneration and Renewal Programme
will deliver modern, high quality, energy efficient, affordable Council housing
that will not only significantly enhance the Council’s housing stock but will also
contribute to the wider transformation of communities and will be central to the
economic and social recovery of Renfrewshire. 
1.2 This ambitious programme was approved by the Communities, Housing and
Planning Policy Board on 18 January 2022 with amended proposals for three
of the eight regeneration areas also approved on 15 March 2022. The
programme is being taken forward as a key Council priority, designed to
deliver maximum benefits for residents and with the active involvement of
services across the Council and Community Planning partners. 
1.3 This report provides members with an update on the progress made to date in
year two of the Regeneration and Renewal programme and provides a re-
profiled timeline for the delivery of works scheduled throughout this ten-year
strategy.
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2. Recommendations 
It is recommended that the Communities and Housing Policy Board: 
2.1 Approve the updated timescale for delivery of works across all eight areas in
the ten-year Regeneration and Renewal Programme (Appendix 1) and note
the Director of Environment, Housing and Infrastructure will provide regular
updates on progress to the Policy Board.
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3. Progress to Date
3.1 Following the approval of the ten-year programme by the Policy Board in
January and March 2022 significant work has been undertaken to progress
the ambitious regeneration plans.  The scope and complexity of the
Regeneration and Renewal Programme required a phasing strategy to be
developed, which takes account of a range of factors including delivery
timescales, rehousing requirements, contractor availability, maximising grant
support for owner participation and consideration of wider development
constraints. 
3.2 In line with the phasing strategy, the majority of work to date has been
focussed mainly in the area of re-housing tenants and acquiring privately-
owned property where this is required to facilitate the demolition programme.
To date, of the 664 properties identified for demolition, 230 (35%) are now
vacant and of the 89 private properties that are to be acquired within the
demolition properties, we have now acquired 25 (28%), with negotiations
underway with many other private owners.  This work is progressing at
varying pace across the eight areas, with demolition blocks at Auchentorlie
now 94% vacant and Waverley Road now 69% vacant.   
3.3 Keeping residents engaged and informed has been a key priority over the
course of the last year and tenants, residents and owners have been issued
with regular updates advising them of the approved plans for each area. The
Council’s website has a dedicated Housing Regeneration and Renewal
section, which is updated regularly to ensure that residents are kept informed
of progress and, most recently, newsletters have been delivered to tenants,
residents and owners in most areas over the course of June, July and August.
3.4 Officers from our Regeneration and Renewal team have been actively
engaging with tenants and residents to ensure they know who they are and
how they can be contacted.  Officers carry out home visits and regularly visit
the areas to have an on site presence and to ensure any matters raised or
identified are quickly addressed.  Weekly surgeries have also been
established in two of the eight areas (Howard Street and Springbank/
Mossvale) with arrangements being made to set up similar surgeries in the
other areas in line with the phasing of works for each area. 
3.5 Feedback from tenants and residents has been utilised to ensure matters 
raised about property condition and the wider environment are addressed as  
surrounding their homes. 
3.6 Initial Community Neighbourhood Renewal Group meetings have taken place
in two of the eight areas, with plans being developed with community
representatives and across Council services to operate in parallel with the
physical regeneration plans. Each Neighbourhood Renewal Group will be
tailored to the needs and circumstances of the local area, going beyond
housing and the immediate external environment and taking account of
broader issues such as links to health and wellbeing, access to outdoor
space, sustainable travel and employment or training opportunities to
maximise the benefits achievable for local residents. There will be ongoing
engagement with residents across all areas.

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4. Timescales for Delivery of the Investment Programme.
4.1  Throughout the course of an ambitious programme of this size and
complexity, it is to be expected that the project timelines may need to be re-
profiled to reflect progress.  An exercise has been undertaken to review the
project timelines which were approved by Policy Board on 16 August 2022
and sections 4.4 to 4.11 of this report provide an update on progress to date,
with information on the anticipated timeline for the investment, demolition,
newbuild and rehousing initiatives where this is relevant for each individual
area. 
4.2 For each of the eight areas, an extract of the Milestones document
reproduced in Appendix 1 shows the latest proposed timelines (the coloured
arrows) and the previously-approved timelines (the grey bars). In all cases the
Stakeholder Engagement and Benefits Realisation activities have been
extended to last throughout the programme. There is no change or no
significant change in five areas (Auchentorlie, Waverley Road,
Ferguslie/Broomlands, the Howwood Road Area and Thrushcraigs), a minor
change in one (the Howard Street Area, where the completion of demolition is
a year later than previously proposed) and a larger change in two areas
(Moorpark and Springbank/Mossvale, in both of which the completion of
investment work is up to two years later than previously proposed).
4.3 Where newbuild housing is proposed, a key objective of the regeneration
programme will be to deliver homes of a suitable type and size to meet
current and future needs and to enable existing households to remain in the
area where possible. All Council tenants affected by demolition will be offered
suitable alternative accommodation in line with the Council’s housing
allocation policy and will be entitled to apply for home-loss and disturbance
payments subject to qualification criteria where the move is in accordance
with the phasing strategy that facilitates this regeneration initiative.
4.4 Howard Street Area, Paisley
• This is an area of three-storey tenemental housing in Paisley’s East End,
surrounded by older four-storey stone tenements which are generally
managed by Williamsburgh Housing Association Ltd. Our proposals
comprise the demolition of some blocks in order to reduce the density and
investment in the blocks that remain. 
Addresses Council Private Total 
Investment – on site target date Q2 2024–25
Clarence Street 19, 20, 21, 22 and 24
Howard Street 11, 13, 15 and 17  
Ladyburn Street 10, 12 and 14
Lang Street 11, 13, 15 and 17
Violet Street 2 and 4 
Demolition:
McKerrell Street 35, 37, 39, 41 and 43
Ladyburn Street 9
Howard Street 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16 
81 
59 
27 
7
108 
66

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Total  140  34  174 
• Subject to owner participation, this regeneration area will see up to
eighteen blocks receiving a package of enhanced capital investment to
include improvements to the external environment and common areas,
including closes, backcourts, bin stores and recycling facilities as well as
the external fabric of the buildings. The Council has so far acquired two
properties from owners who were looking to sell their properties in blocks
identifed for invetsment, increasing its majority or giving it full ownership in
further blocks. 
• The plans for the Howard Street Area will also see eleven blocks being
demolished to provide a new area of amenity open space and to reduce
the overall building density. The first Neighbourhood Renewal Group
meeting took place for this area on 11 July 2023 and was attended by a
number of Council tenants and representatives from the local community. 
• Following liaison with tenants and residents regarding their housing
options, Rehousing priority has been applied to several blocks in this area
with twelve tenants successfully rehoused to date.  Liaison with private
owners has also been established and four properties have successfully
been acquired by the Council with other owners at various stages of the
voluntary acquisition process. 
• In the latest proposed timelines completion of all activities is re-profiled.
There is a minor change in this area in that the completion of demolition
work is now scheduled to be at the end of 2025, a year later than
previously proposed. This is because this work cannot be done in the
eleven closes concerned until all tenants have been re-housed and all
privately-owned flats acquired and, based on progress to date, this will
take longer than originally anticipated, however, this will not delay the
investment in the remaining stock or any newbuild. We will work with the
Neighbourhood Renewal Group to improve the former footprint of the
eleven closes but have no plans to build new housing there.     
Demolition
Investment On-site
2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2026/27 2027/28 2028/29 2029/30 2030/31 2031/32
Ownership Consolidation
Inv Pre-contract
RehousingStrategy
Stakeholder Engagement
Benefits Realisation

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4.5 Auchentorlie, Paisley
• Like the Howard Street Area, this is an area of three-storey tenemental
housing in Paisley’s East End and our proposals comprise the demolition
of some blocks in order to reduce the density and investment in the blocks
that remain. 
Addresses Council Private Total 
Investment – on site target date Q4 2023–24
Auchentorlie Quadrant 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11
and 13
Seedhill Road 74 
Demolition: 
Auchentorlie Quadrant 5, 7 and 9 
Total 
44 
17 
61 
16 
1
17 
60 
18 
78 
• Subject to owner participation, this regeneration area will see up to ten
blocks receiving a package of enhanced capital investment to include
improvements to the external environment and common areas, including
closes, backcourts, bin stores and recycling facilities as well as the
external fabric of the buildings.  Fabric works will be tailored to the
buildings in each area and will adopt a whole house retrofit approach with
measures to improve energy efficiency and help reduce energy costs for
tenants and residents. 
• This area has a pilot project block where investment work has
commenced and,on completion, this block will be a showcase for tenants
and owners to see the high specification of works being delivered.   
• The first Neighbourhood Renewal meeting took place for this area on 27
June 2023 and was well received by those who attended.  This event
gave tenants and residents the opportunity to speak to Council officers
and our appointed landscape architects about the developing plans for the
area which includes the removal of three tenement blocks to reduce the
overall density and improvements being made to the surrounding
environment.  Some suggested ideas for consideration from the event
include possible opportunities for Growing Grounds/Allotments on the site
being cleared and reconfiguration of garden space to make it more user-
friendly. 
• Rehousing of tenants from the properties identified for demolition in the
Auchentorlie area is complete. There is no other significant re-profiling in
the latest timelines. 
Rehousing Strategy
Demolition
Investment Pilot Project
Investment On-site
2029/30 2030/31 2031/322021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2026/27 2027/28 2028/29
OwnershipConsolidation
Inv Pre-Contract
Stakeholder Engagement
Benefits Realisation`

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4.6 Waverley Road, Paisley
• This is an area of three-storey tenemental housing in Foxbar, Paisley, and
our proposals comprise demolition of some blocks and investment in the
blocks that remain, with separate re-provisioning at Foxbar Rivers. 
Addresses Council Private Total 
Investment – on site target date Q4 2024–25
Waverley Road 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30 and
32 
Demolition:
Waverley Road 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48,
50, 52, 54 and 56 
Total 
47 
70 
117 
1
2
3
48 
72 
120 
• This regeneration area will see eight blocks receiving a package of
enhanced capital investment to include improvements to the external
environment and common areas, including closes, back courts, bin stores
and recycling facilities as well as the external fabric of the buildings.
Fabric works will be tailored to adopt a whole house retrofit approach with
measures to improve energy efficiency and help reduce energy costs for
tenants and residents. 
• The plans for the Waverley Road area will also see twelve blocks being
demolished to reduce the overall density in the area and improvements
made to the surrounding environment.  To enable demolition, two of the
four private properties have been acquired by the Council and
negotiations for the voluntary acquisition of the remaining two private
properties are ongoing. 
• Officers have been liaising with tenants in the properties highlighted for
demolition in line with the rehousing phasing strategy. 
• As previously detailed to the Board, replacement housing will be built on
nearby sites in the Foxbar Rivers area which were previously identified for
housing in the Local Development Plan and Strategic Housing Investment
Plan.  Feasibility studies are underway and detailed proposals will be
presented to the Board as matters progress. 
• There is no re-profiling of completion dates in the latest timelines. 
Investment On-site
2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2026/27 2027/28 2028/29 2029/30 2030/31 2031/32
Ownership Consolidation
Demolition
RehousingStrategy
Stakeholder Engagement
Benefits Realisation

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4.7 Moorpark, Renfrew
• This is an area of three-storey tenemental housing in Renfrew. Uniquely in
this area our proposals comprise no demolition, only investment in the
stock. 
Addresses Council Private Total 
Investment – on site target date Q3 2027–28
Barclay Square
Birmingham Road
Jessiman Square
Knockhill Road
Mitchell Avenue
Paisley Road 168–170, 200–208, 214, 220–224,
236, 242 and 248–254 
170  147  317 
• The Moorpark area has a high proportion of private owners and
participation of owners will be essential to ensure the successful delivery
of the investment programme.  Given that investment work is not
scheduled until well into this ten-year programme, officers are reviewing
the Council’s ownership and block make up to identify any ownership
consolidation opportunities to assist in the future delivery of investment
works. 
• Subject to owner participation, this regeneration area will see blocks
receiving a package of enhanced capital investment to include
improvements to the external environment and common areas, including
closes, backcourts, bin stores and recycling facilities as well as, where
possible, the external fabric of the buildings. Fabric works will be tailored
to the buildings in each area and will adopt a whole house retrofit
approach with measures to improve energy efficiency and help reduce
energy costs for tenants and residents. 
• There is significant re-profiling in the latest proposed timelines in that the
completion of Investment works is two years later than previously, due to
the complexities presented in an area of such high level of private
ownership.   
• The Council will seek to maximise owners’ opportunities to obtain grant
funding and officers are continuing to explore opportunities for external
funding support which may be available to assist in reducing the cost of
participation for owners. 
D Investment Pre-contract Investment On-site
2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2026/27 2027/28 2028/29 2029/30 2030/31 2031/32
Ownership Consolidation
Stakeholder Engagement
Benefits Realisation

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4.8 Ferguslie/Broomlands, Paisley
• This is an area mainly of three-storey housing and our proposals comprise
the demolition of some blocks and investment in the blocks that remain,
with reprovisioning firstly on an adjacent brownfield site and secondly on
the former footprints of some of the blocks demolished. There is also an
area of pre-1919 tenemental housing (Ferguslie Walk). 
Addresses Council Private Total 
Investment – on site target date Q2 2023–24 
Broomlands Street 56–62 and 64–70
Carbrook Street 1–7
Ferguslie 1, 3, and 2–8  
Ferguslie Walk 21–25 and 16–28
West Campbell Street 2–8 
Demolition:
Ferguslie 18–20 and 22–24 
Knox Street 2–8
West Campbell Street 1–7 and 10–16 
Total 
77 
64 
141 
82 
16 
98 
159 
80 
239 
Newbuild: 
Ph 1 – site at Carbrook St (18 units) – on site target date Q2 2024–25 
Ph 2 – brownfield site (approx 25 units) – on site target date Q1 2027–28 
• The Ferguslie/Broomlands area has a large number of private owners and
owner participation will be necessary if we are to deliver the investment
required successfully.   
• This regeneration area will see mixed tenure blocks (subject to owner
participation) receiving a package of enhanced capital investment to
include improvements to the external environment, bin storage and
recycling facilities as well as the external fabric of the buildings. Fabric
works will be tailored to adopt a whole house retrofit approach with
measures to improve energy efficiency and help reduce energy costs for
tenants and residents. 
• Procurement is underway for a suitable contractor to provide ‘design and
build’ services for the first newbuild housing phase in this area (the former
Carbrook Nursery site).   
• This area will be further transformed with the later removal of five deck-
access blocks and the development of a further mix of newbuild Council
homes on some of the cleared sites. 
• The community will be invited to contribute to development plans for this
area, including the future of the communal laundries and, possibly, a

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proposed new entrance to Ferguslie Gardens as neighbourhood plans
develop. 
• There is no change in the latest timelines to the overall completion dates, 
however, the demolition works have now been split into two phases, to
reflect the fact that two deck-access blocks at 18–20 and 22–24 Ferguslie
can be left in situ until completion of the newbuild on the footprints of 2–8
Knox Street and 1–7 and 10–16 West Campbell Street. 
4.9 Howwood Road Area, Johnstone
• This is an area of four-in-a-block housing in Johnstone. Our proposals
comprise demolition of most blocks and investment in those that remain,
with reprovisioning firstly on the site of a former primary school and later
on the former footprints of some of the blocks demolished.  
Addresses Council Private Total 
Investment – on site target date Q4 2024–25
Craigbog Avenue
Craigview Avenue 
Craigview Terrace
Duncraig Crescent
Dundonald Avenue
Greenend Avenue
Highcraig Avenue 
Demolition:
Craigenfeoch Avenue 1–47
Dundonald Road 52–122 
Greenend Avenue 34–64, 121–199, 211–289 
Highcraig Avenue 1–23, 2–24 and 41 & 47 
Plus 4no commercial properties in Highcraig
Avenue (2no Council, 2no Private) 
Total 
122 
167 
289 
73 
11 
84 
195 
178 
373 
Newbuild: 
Ph 1 – former school (70 units) – on site target date Q2 2024–25 
Demolition (Phase 1) Demolition (Phase 2)
Investment On-site
New Build (Phase 1)
Pre-contract (Phase 2) New Build (Phase 2)
2024/25 2030/31 2031/322025/26 2026/27 2027/28 2028/29 2029/302021/22 2022/23 2023/24
Stakeholder Engagement
Benefits Realisation
OwnershipConsolidation
RehousingStrategy
Pre-Contract (Phase 1)

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Ph 2 – brownfield site (approx 75 units) – on site target date Q3 2027–28 
• A technical assessment has been carried out to assess the viability and
potential costs of newbuild homes on the site of the former Cochrane
Castle Primary School and the central area across from the shops on
Highcraig Avenue.  Early indications show that around 70 newbuild
Council homes of varying sizes could be delivered across both sites in this
first phase of development.   
• As plans are developing for this area, community events will take place to
gather the views, needs and preferences of people who currently live in
the area and are affected by the regeneration plans. 
• As originally reported to Board, rehousing of tenants displaced in this area
will take place on a phased basis following completion of the first set of
newbuild homes, with two phases of demolition and at least one phase of
newbuild thereafter. The first phase of demolition comprises properties
between Craigbog and Highcraig Avenue; and the second demolition
phase will be properties between Highcraig Avenue and Craigenfeoch
Avenue. 
• To date, four of the fifteen privately-owned properties identified for
demolition in the Howwood Road area have been successfully acquired
by the Council.  Officers continue discussions with the remaining private
owners to identify any re-housing needs and coordinate the voluntary
acquisition of the remaining properties. 
• Subject to owner participation, this regeneration area will also see
significant investment in existing stock with a package of enhanced capital
investment including improvements to the external environment, garden
areas, bin storage and recycling facilities as well as the external fabric of
the buildings.  Fabric works will be tailored to adopt a whole house retrofit
approach with measures to improve energy efficiency and help reduce
energy costs for tenants and residents. 
• Procurement is underway for a suitable contractor to provide ‘design and
build’ services for the first newbuild housing phase in this area (the former
Cochrane Castle Primary School site).  In the latest proposed timelines it
is proposed that both phases of newbuild (and rehousing) will be delivered
slightly earlier than previously reported. There is no change to the
investment timeline. 
Demo (Ph 1)
Investment Pre-contract
New Build (Phase 1)
Pre-contract (Ph 2) New Build (Phase 2)
2031/322026/27 2027/28 2028/29 2029/30 2030/312021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26
OwnershipConsolidation
Rehousing(Ph 1)
Investment On-site
Pre-Contract(Ph 1)
Demo (Ph2)
Stakeholder Engagement
Benefits Realisation
Rehousing(Ph 2)

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4.10 Springbank/Mossvale, Paisley
• This is an area of three-storey deck-access housing and our proposals
comprise the demolition of some blocks and investment in the blocks that
remain, with reprovisioning in phases on the former footprints of the
blocks demolished. 
Addresses Council Private Total 
Investment – on site target date Q3 2025–26
Russell Street 1–19
Mossvale Street 24–38, 40–52, 54–66, 31–35
and 37–55 
Demolition:
Springbank Road 47–53, 55–61, 63–69 and 71–
77
Russell Street 6–20
Mossvale Square 1–19, 2–20 and 22–48
Mossvale Street 2–22
(Plus 16no lockups at 1-16 Russell St) 
Total 
31 
126 
157 
66 
28 
94 
97 
154 
251 
Newbuild: 
Ph 1 – brownfield site (approx 65 units) – on site target date Q3 2026–27 
Ph 2 – brownfield site (approx 35 units) – on site target date Q4 2029–30   
• The Springbank/Mossvale area has the largest number of private owners
where acquisition is required to facilitate demolition.  To date, eight of the
36 privately-owned properties identified for demolition in the Springbank
area have been successfully acquired by the Council.  Officers continue
discussions with the remaining private owners to identify any re-housing
needs and coordinate the voluntary acquisition of the remaining
properties. 
• Due to the size and scale of development for the Springbank area,
rehousing of tenants and private acquisitions have been phased to allow
the clearance of land for each phase of newbuild development.  This area
currently has three blocks with rehousing priority and to date 25 tenants
have moved. 
• Housing options advice is offered to tenants and residents of demolition
properties in line with the rehousing strategy for the area.  Displaced
tenants will be provided with a permanent tenancy elsewhere while
reserving their rights to be considered for the newbuild homes following
their completion if desired. This process is necessary to enable the

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Council to clear the sites for the development of the newbuild homes on
the footprint of the flats being demolished. 
• This area will be further transformed with the investment in the remaining
stock (subject to owner participation in mixed tenure blocks) including
surrounding environmental improvements which will be discussed with the
community as the Neighbourhood Renewal Groups are established for
this area. 
• The latest proposed timelines include re-profiling of the completion of
ownership consolidation, newbuild, rehousing and demolition. It is also
proposed that the completion of investment be re-profiled, again due to
the high level of private ownership and the fact that the Council will seek
to maximise owners’ opportunities to obtain grant funding. Officers are
continuing to explore opportunities for external funding support which may
be available to assist in reducing the cost of participation for owners. The
later completion of investment will not delay any of the demolition and
newbuild. 
4.11 Thrushcraigs, Paisley
• This is an area of three-storey tenemental housing and uniquely in this
case our proposals comprise the demolition of all blocks and
reprovisioning of new housing on the former footprints of the blocks
demolished. 
Addresses Council Private Total 
Demolition:
Thrushcraig Crescent 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24,
26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 51 and 53
Rowan Street 101 and 103 
91  5  96 
Newbuild – brownfield site (approx 50 units) – on site target date Q2 2027–28 
• The plans for the Thrushcraigs area involve the demolition of sixteen
blocks to make way for new affordable housing on the cleared sites. The
Rehousing (Ph 1) RH (Ph 2)
Demolition (Ph 1) Demolition (Ph 2)
Pre-contract (Ph 1) New Build (Ph 1)
Pre-contract (Ph 2) NB (Ph 2)
2031/322026/27 2027/28 2028/29 2029/30 2030/312021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26
OwnershipConsolidation
InvestmentOn-site
Rehousingstrategy
InvestmentPre-contract
Stakeholder Engagement
Benefits Realisation

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newbuild housing to be delivered will be planned taking account of the
views, needs and preferences of people affected by the regeneration of
this area. 
• Rehousing priority has been given to several blocks within this area and
liaison with private owners continues where voluntary acquisition is being
sought. To date, the Council have successfully acquired one of the six
private properties in this area. 
• No significant change to the timelines is proposed. 
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Implications of the Report
1. Financial – the financial background to this investment programme was
detailed in the report to Council on 17 December 2020 by the Chief Executive,
Director of Communities and Housing and Director of Finance and Resources
highlighting that it will be funded through financial sustainable borrowing on
the HRA. A strategic review of the 30-year HRA business plan model
confirmed there was sufficient headroom to support this investment
programme. The review identified £100 million of additional investment
capacity which can be relied upon for long term planning and investment
purposes and this is subject to ongoing review as part of the annual update of
the HRA 30-year business plan.   
2. HR & Organisational Development – none.
3. Community/Council Planning 
• Our Renfrewshire is well – this investment programme is contributing to
improved wellbeing and quality of life for residents.
• Our Renfrewshire is thriving – this investment programme will deliver a
diverse range of economic and community benefit packages over the
lifetime of the project
• Our Renfrewshire is safe – ensuring our neighbourhoods are safe and
attractive 
4. Legal – work will be required with respect to acquisitions, disposals,
conveyancing and title changes as necessary. 
5. Property/Assets – as we progress through the phases of the investment
programme, there is an element of property acquisitions and disposals and
demolition of some existing properties as approved by the Board.   
Demolition
Pre-contract New Build
2030/31 2031/322025/26 2026/27 2027/28 2028/29 2029/302021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Ownership Consolidation
RehousingStrategy
Stakeholder Engagement
Benefits Realisation

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6. Information Technology – N/A 
7. Equality & Human Rights –
(a) The Recommendations contained within this report have been assessed
in relation to their impact on equalities and human rights. No negative
impacts on equality groups or potential for infringement of individuals’
human rights have been identified arising from the recommendations
contained in the report. If required following implementation, the actual
impact of the recommendations and the mitigating actions will be
reviewed and monitored, and the results of the assessment will be
published on the Council’s website.
8. Health & Safety – N/A
9. Procurement – a Procurement Strategy has been developed to ensure the
delivery of the investment, demolition and newbuild programmes include
locally deliverable community benefits from each contract.
10. Risk – a risk register has been developed to consider various risks including
those relating to financial and procurement as referred to in the implications
section of this report. This risk register will be monitored and maintained
throughout the delivery of the Housing led Regeneration and Renewal
programme. 
11. Privacy Impact – N/A 
12. COSLA Policy Position – N/A
13. Climate Risk – the investment programme will contribute towards meeting
the Council’s targets on climate change.
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List of Background Papers
Report to the Communities, Housing and Planning Policy Board, 15 August 2022,
‘Housing-led Regeneration and Renewal Programme for Renfrewshire – Year 1
Update’
Report to the Communities, Housing and Planning Policy Board, 15 March 2022,
‘Housing-led Regeneration and Renewal Programme for Renfrewshire’
Report to the Communities, Housing and Planning Policy Board, 18 January 2022,
‘Housing-led Regeneration and Renewal Programme for Renfrewshire’
Report to the Communities, Housing and Planning Policy Board, 18 May 2021,
‘Housing-led Regeneration and Renewal Programme for Renfrewshire’
Report to Council, 17 December 2020, ‘Housing-led Regeneration and Renewal
Programme for Renfrewshire’   
Report to Communities, Housing and Planning Policy Board, 20 August 2019,
‘Acquisition of Private Housing’

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Report to Housing and Community Safety Policy Board, 13 May 2014, ‘Single Council
Dwellings in Larger Common Blocks’    
___________________________________________________________________ 
Author: Ray Walkinshaw, Housing Regeneration and Development Manager
Email ray.walkinshaw@renfrewshire.gov.uk - 07483 146814

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Appendix 1 – Implementation Timeline 
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Staff and resources
Demolition (Phase 1) Demolition (Phase 2)
Investment On-site
New Build (Phase 1)
Pre-contract (Phase 2) New Build (Phase 2)
Rehousing Strategy
Demolition
Investment Pilot Project
Investment On-site
Demolition
Investment On-site
Demo (Ph 1)
Investment Pre-contract
New Build (Phase 1)
Pre-contract (Ph 2) New Build (Phase 2)
D Investment Pre-contract Investment On-site
Demolition
Pre-contract New Build
Investment On-site
Rehousing (Ph 1) RH (Ph 2)
Demolition (Ph 1) Demolition (Ph 2)
Pre-contract (Ph 1) New Build (Ph 1)
Pre-contract (Ph 2) NB (Ph 2)
2024/25
2031/32
Springbank/Mossvale
Investment, Demolition & New Build
2026/27 2027/28 2028/29 2029/30 2030/312021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26
2025/26
2030/31 2031/32
Waverley Road
Investment & Demolition
2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2026/27 2027/28 2028/29 2029/30 2030/31 2031/32
2025/26 2026/27 2027/28 2028/29 2029/30
Thrushcraig
Demolition & New Build
2021/22 2022/23 2023/24
2023/24
2031/32
Howwood Road Area
Investment, Demolition & New Build (including on school sites)
2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2026/27 2027/28 2028/29 2029/30 2030/31 2031/32
Moorpark
Investment
2026/27 2027/28 2028/29 2029/30 2030/312021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
2028/29
2030/31 2031/32
Ferguslie/Broomlands
Investment (inc pre-1919 tenements), Demolition & New Build
2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2026/27 2027/28 2028/29 2029/30 2030/31 2031/32
Howard Street Area
Investment & Demolition
2025/26 2026/27 2027/28 2028/29 2029/30
Auchentorlie
Investment & Demolition
2021/22 2022/23
2029/30 2030/31 2031/32
2029/30 2031/32
Baseline June 2022
2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2026/27 2027/28 2028/29
Applicable to all areas
2030/31
2024/25
2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2026/27 2027/28
OwnershipConsolidation
Inv Pre-Contract
Ownership Consolidation
Inv Pre-contract
OwnershipConsolidation
Ownership Consolidation
Ownership Consolidation
OwnershipConsolidation
InvestmentOn-site
Demolition
RehousingStrategy
Rehousing(Ph 1)
Ownership Consolidation
RehousingStrategy
RehousingStrategy
Rehousingstrategy
Investment On-site
Pre-Contract(Ph 1)
InvestmentPre-contract
Demo (Ph2)
Stakeholder Engagement
Benefits Realisation
Stakeholder Engagement
Benefits Realisation`
Stakeholder Engagement
Benefits Realisation
Stakeholder Engagement
Benefits Realisation
Stakeholder Engagement
Benefits Realisation
Stakeholder Engagement
Benefits Realisation
Stakeholder Engagement
Benefits Realisation
Stakeholder Engagement
Benefits Realisation
Rehousing(Ph 2)
OwnershipConsolidation
RehousingStrategy
Pre-Contract (Phase 1)