{"id":94571,"date":"2021-06-09T10:41:09","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T09:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=94571"},"modified":"2021-06-09T10:41:09","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T09:41:09","slug":"affordable-modular-housing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/affordable-modular-housing\/94571\/","title":{"rendered":"First homes craned into place at South Ayrshire modular housing scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The first four homes have been craned into place at the affordable modular housing development in Dundonald, South Ayrshire<\/h2>\n<p>The first four homes have been transported and craned into place at Scotland\u2019s largest affordable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/modular-housing-housing-crisis\/58716\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">modular housing<\/a> development.<\/p>\n<p>The first 10 modules arrived on site at Kilmarnock Road, Dundonald, and were later craned into place.<\/p>\n<p>These modules make up the first four homes comprising three two-bedroom homes and one four-bedroom \u2013 the beginnings of a 63 strong affordable modular housing development.<\/p>\n<p>Connect Modular, a division of <a href=\"https:\/\/theweehousecompany.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Wee House Company<\/a>, is working with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irvineha.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Irvine Housing Association<\/a>, part of the Riverside Group, to deliver these modular homes in Dundonald, South Ayrshire.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2018An exciting day for the people of Dundonald\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>Jennifer Higgins, managing director at The Wee House, said: \u201cWe\u2019re delighted to have delivered the first four houses to site, a great achievement for all involved, and we look forward to continuing the delivery of these houses in the coming weeks and months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re making great progress with this 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