The first residents have moved into one of the biggest new housing developments in Glasgow.

Householders have taken their keys and set foot in the new homes at the NorthBridge development at Sighthill in the north of the city.

The development replaces the tower blocks which once dominated the huge site.

There will be around 1000 homes in the area which has been completely transformed, with new landscaping incorporating the canal, and a new school campus and road through the centre of the development.

A new footbridge over the M8 connects the area with the north of the city centre.

Once complete there will be 826 new homes adding to the 141 that GHA completed and opened.

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The main part of the site will have 628 homes for sale and 198 for mid-market rent.

It is the mid market rent homes, let and managed by GHA’s Wheatley Group partner Lowther homes, that has seen the first tenants move in.

Bernadette Hewitt, GHA Chair said: “It was great to meet the first group of tenants to move into Lowther’s mid-market homes in this fantastic new development.

“The transformation of the community is quite simply incredible, with the new homes, school and bridge breathing new life into the area.

“These sought-after mid-market homes, on top of the 141 new GHA homes already completed, will help increase the range of housing options available to people not only in Sighthill but right across the city.”

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The private homes, retail units and commercial development is being delivered through a development agreement between Keepmoat Homes and Glasgow City Council, part of a £250million Transformational Regeneration Area (TRA) scheme the biggest of its type in the UK outside of London.

Susan Aitken, Leader of Glasgow City Council, said: “The first households moving into the news homes at Sighthill is a symbolic moment in what is a transformational project for Sighthill and North Glasgow.

“The people in these homes will enjoy a fantastic location, close to the city centre and living in an area that has been vastly improved with so many features on their doorstep. The continued delivery of Sighthill is a foretaste of what will be coming to neighbouring communities in this part of Glasgow over the next decade.”

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The scheme has provided employment and training opportunities in the construction sector over a number of years.

Derek Wilson, Regional Managing Director at Keepmoat Homes, said: “We are always committed to bringing new employment opportunities to the area, and the hiring of new apprentices has been instrumental in the building of these homes. We’d like to thank all our apprentices, both new and existing, for their dedication and continued efforts on site and in the classroom. It’s been fantastic to work with local schools and colleges to show young people what a career in the construction industry can look like.”