A development of 25 new council flats is to be constructed in Airdrie after planning committee members this week gave the green light for the project.
The one- and two-bedroomed homes will be built on an area of amenity open space at Gibb Street in Chapelhall, as part of North Lanarkshire’s ongoing scheme to create 5000 houses for rent across the authority area by 2035.
Seven objections were submitted by residents concerned about the loss of a designated green network site; but councillors unanimously agreed with planners’ assessment that “the benefits of providing new social housing” outweighed the loss and noted that there is “other open space in the vicinity”.
