New homes for Nicola Sturgeon’s west coast birthplace

Nearly 200 new homes are set to be built in the west coast town where Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was born.

The announcement comes after a leading house-builder clinched a major land deal that will enable a £27 million new development to get off the ground in Irvine, North Ayrshire.

The project will see a collection of homes of different sizes, designed to meet the needs of the local housing market, built on a former grassland site at Crompton Way.

The developer, Persimmon Homes West Scotland, has confirmed the latest move in its plans after consent for 197 properties on the 19-acre site was granted in June.

Irvine in North Ayrshire is the birthplace of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon

The firm is also behind the Annick Grange development in Irvine.

The medieval parish of Irvine – a royal burgh since 1372, with links to Scotland’s King Robert the Bruce – was one of the most important regions in the country.

Part of modern Irvine, a new town created in the 1960s, contains the oldest continually inhabited village in Europe.

Doug Law, regional managing director of Persimmon Homes in Scotland, said: “Our continued investment in Irvine underpins our commitment to the creation of high-quality new homes in the popular residential location that not only meet the needs of the housing market but also appeal to buyers.

Persimmon Homes West Scotland has confirmed plans to build 197 new houses at Crompton Way as part of a £27m development in the North Ayrshire town of Irvine

“The popularity of the first phase, Annick Grange, located to the south of the land at Crompton Way, highlighted demand in the area, prompting us to lodge our detailed planning application with North Ayrshire Council for phase two in December 2019.”

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