Final homes completed at former Airdrie tower block site

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The final group of tenants has moved in to North Lanarkshire’s newest council housing development, marking completion of the 150-home estate which is the largest to date in the authority’s construction programme.New neighbours are settling in to the final 53 properties to be completed at the £25.5 million Dykehead Road development in Airdrie – formerly the site of high-rise blocks Cheviot, Merrick and Pentland Courts.It comes four years after the first demolition works began on the eight-storey towers; and takes the total number of houses completed under the council’s housebuilding scheme to nearly 1500 of the 5000 being targeted by 2035.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android Jean Monaghan, of the new residents, welcomed representatives from North Lanarkshire Council and contractor CCG Scotland to her new home to showcase the development’s new features, and was presented with flowers by housing convener Michael McPake.The Dykehead Road development, which was supported by a Scottish Government grant of £9.7m, is the 59th and largest to be completed to date under the long-term scheme to provide new houses and demolish all 48 of the area’s tower blocks.It has seen the 138 high-rise flats, along with an adjacent recreation space and car park, replaced by two- and three-bedroom homes and one- and