North Lanarkshire Housing and Regeneration Committee has approved the inclusion of additional sites in its ongoing house building programme.

The Committee approved the inclusion of sites at Coshneuk Road, Stepps (around 16 new homes) and Caledonian Road, Wishaw, the former Methodist Church (around 9 new homes) as part of our new council house building programme.

It was also agreed to progress the 'off the shelf' purchase of 24 flats at the former Kingfisher pub site, Dowanfield Road, Cumbernauld, from Zoom Developments, and under their Affordable Housing Policy obligation, 12 new homes at Gartferry Road, Moodiesburn, from Bellway - both subject to planning approval.

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These exciting plans are driving forward the council's ambitious programme to deliver 5,000 new homes by 2035.

Councillor Heather Brannan-McVey, Convener of Housing and Regeneration, said: "Our new council house building programme continues to gather momentum and roll out at pace. To maintain this, we must ensure an adequate supply of sites is available, particularly as our approved re-provisioning plans to demolish our multi-storey flats over the next 20 years continue. We're identifying sites and increasing supply to assist and support the future phases of our plans.

"Improving the lives of our residents and regenerating local communities are the drivers behind our plans. Our housing programme is transforming local communities by using empty or derelict sites for our new homes, providing jobs that boost the local economy and is meeting the needs and aspirations of our tenants now and for the future. We're making real progress with our investment and developments across all of our local communities and realising our ambition for North Lanarkshire."