An action plan to support economic growth in the year ahead was approved by North Lanarkshire Council.
The Economic Regeneration Delivery Action Plan for 2022/23 sets out the work to be carried out to improve housing, town centres, business space, connectivity and roads infrastructure across the local authority area.
Councillor Allan Graham, convener of NLC’s enterprise and growth committee, said: “The action plan is a key document in the council’s plans to boost the local economy, create jobs and provide improved facilities for our residents.
“It includes millions of pounds of investment in projects in our towns and villages, in business and industrial sites, and in the transport infrastructure that links communities, within and beyond North Lanarkshire.
“All these projects are co-ordinated to make the best use possible of our investment and to regenerate communities in a way that improves economic opportunities for everyone.”
The Economic Regeneration Delivery Plan was first published in 2019, with a supporting action plan published each year.
To deliver on these plans, the council set aside £21.678m from its current five-year General Services Capital Programme.
Among the ambitious targets in the plan are to complete 1894 new council homes as part of the Homes for the Future programme plan to deliver 5000 homes by 2035.
Other proposals include complete action plans for three town centres, implement plans to redevelop vacant or derelict priority sites in town centres, and develop business cases for five town centre projects that will help secure Scottish Government investment.
Proposals, helped with finance from Glasgow City Region City Deal, will be to complete a new transport interchange at Motherwell rail station, develop detailed designs for the East Airdrie Link Road and deliver the first phase of active travel facilities between Motherwell station and Strathclyde Country Park.
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