Residents take the keys at new £9.8m modular housing development in Ayrshire village

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New residents have been given the keys to the latest phase of a modular housing development in an Ayrshire village. Riverside Scotland handed over the second phase of its modular housing development at Dundonald – with a further nine of the 63 homes allocated to waiting list applicants.

The £9.8 million project, with support from the Scottish Government, is being delivered by the firm and Connect Modular Ltd, part of The Wee House Group, and will provide affordable housing in the area.

This new development incorporates a blend of house types, including one-bedroom flats, three-bedroom houses and two-bedroom amenity bungalows.Among the new residents are Nathan and Lauren Cairns who have been allocated a three-bedroom home.Nathan said: “We’ve been on the waiting list for seven years.

We were in a small, two-bedroom flat with our son and daughter and after lockdown and home-schooling this couldn’t have come at a better time.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football news and the latest on the coronavirus crisis – at your fingertips 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories while you can customise your page with the sections that matter to you.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now on iOS and Android.“It’s just going to improve and transform all aspects of our lives dramatically.” Last year, Nathan and Lauren were selected to accompany Heather Anderson, head of service delivery at Riverside Scotland, and Jacqueline Gillies-Craig, housing options team leader, for a tour of Connect Modular’s Ayrshire factory to see first-hand the modular homes being designed and fabricated before being transported to the