Plans to support economic growth agreed by North Lanarkshire Council

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Plans to support economic growth over the next year have been agreed by North Lanarkshire Council.The Economic Regeneration Delivery Plan Action Plan for 2024/25 sets out key actions to improve the area for residents and businesses by creating jobs, bringing investment to the area, regenerating town centres and building new homes.The action plan sets out a number of actions that council will carry out in 2024/25 include building 268 new council homes and buy another 182 homes via developers and the Open Market and Empty Homes Purchase Schemes.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 NLC also aim to finalise Town Action Plans for Bellshill, Kilsyth and Shotts and submit a plan to secure funding from the UK Government for Coatbridge town centre.The local authority adds that it aims to submit a final stage funding application for the Rediscovering Airdrie project, which proposes to redevelop the library and town house and provide grants for shopfront improvements, invest at least £3 million of council funds in key business and investment sites, create 27,300 sq ft of work space and complete the regeneration of Braidhurst Industrial Estate in Motherwell and deliver NL Academies projects to provide skills and training in key sectors for the local economy.“North Lanarkshire has a strong, growing economy which