Housebuilder Persimmon Homes says two new Aberdeen housing developments will create nearly 200 city jobs.
The firm has started work on its first Granite City development in eight years and is hoping to have another two new sites by the end of the year.
North managing director James MacKay revealed £92m worth of investment is being spent between its Strabathie site in Blackdog and the former AECC site in Bridge of Don which is currently going through planning. Persimmon has just started work at its Strabathie Village development in Blackdog where 120 homes will be constructed.
Planning permission is currently in for 333 homes at the Bridge of Don site which is located just behind the former AECC building, where the auditorium and overspill car parks once were.
James MacKay told the P&J: “We expect there’ll be about 80 jobs created by Strabathie.
“On our other site, which is currently going through planning we anticipate that’ll create 125 jobs.”
“Our total site investment at Strabathie is £24m and at the former exhibition site in Bridge of Don it is £68m.”
He also promises further developments in the future:
“We are expecting to be live on three to four developments by the end of this year.
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“And the expectation is, subject to seeing how the market performs, we would expect that this is going to be the first tranche of sites of probably more to follow through 2026.
“We do expect to be making a long-term investment in Aberdeen and be able to set down routes there.”
As well as creating new jobs, the firm is looking to work with local companies for its development.
