link!Orrs closed in 2007 and the building was bought by Clyde Valley Housing Association the following year, but the group’s approved plans to create 14 flats plus retail units stalled, while a subsequent potential sale fell through in 2016.Airdrie MSP Alex Neil has previously campaigned to get the building demolished and welcomed the impending plans for the site.He said: “I am very much in favour of the redevelopment of the Orrs building site.
It has been an eyesore for far too long.“I have been involved in many attempts to get this building demolished and for new houses and shops to be built in it’s place.“I very much hope it provides the stimulus to Airdrie town centre that is badly needed.”.
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