North Lanarkshire Council

A commitment to help support local people through the cost of living crisis has been declared by the leader of council as a new team of committee conveners was appointed at a North Lanarkshire Council meeting on Thursday 25 August. The pledge by the new administration was underlined by council leade

Councillor Jim Logue has been appointed as leader of North Lanarkshire Council, with Councillor Paul Kelly as depute leader, following a vote at a meeting of the council last week. Councillor Logue, who had previously been leader of the council between 2016 and May this year, fills the vacancy follo

Kier Construction has been appointed by hub South West Scotland, on behalf of North Lanarkshire Council, to deliver the new St Kevin's Community Hub, incorporating St Kevin's Primary School and community facilities. The learning, teaching and community campus will be situated close to its existing l

North Lanarkshire Council is asking the public for their views on a licensing scheme for properties operating as short term lets. The scheme, introduced by the Scottish Government, aims to ensure safety standards for all short term lets and includes a ‘fit and proper’ test to assess whet

Thirty-six new council homes have been completed by North Lanarkshire Council, with 16 new homes opening in Wishaw and 20 at Burnhall Place, Waterloo. These completions drive forward the council's pledge to deliver 5,000 new homes for rent by 2035. To date, the council has completed 954, with constr

With household bills rising at unprecedented rates and money worries at a high, a new online budget tool and advice page has been launched by North Lanarkshire Council to help residents get practical advice and support. A range of information is available on the council’s website to help local

North Lanarkshire Council is making a major contribution to help people escaping the conflict in Ukraine by bringing up to 200 homes back into use on a temporary basis.

Councillor Allan Stubs, housing convener of North Lanarkshire Council, visited four developments across the area recently and highlights the significance of the new eco-friendly homes.

The number of properties at a proposed North Lanarkshire Council development site in Chapelhall has been revised from 41 to 25. The local authority is working on designs for the development at Gibb Street, with the plans now showing 25 flats on what is currently an area of open space.

A scheme offering incentives to council tenants living in properties in North Lanarkshire which are no longer suitable for their needs has been officially launched by the local authority.

North Lanarkshire Council's home buying scheme which is delivering additional council homes for rent has been extended with some sellers being able to remain in their homes and become council tenants.

North Lanarkshire Council leader, Councillor Jordan Linden, heard about the progress a council house building programme is making as he visited a new development in Plains. The local authority is undertaking one of the largest new supply programmes in the country, which will see 5,000 new homes

North Lanarkshire Council is urging social landlords in the area to participate in an "action packed" forum to improve housing services.

A further 137 new homes were completed this financial year by North Lanarkshire Council across four sites, moving the council closer to its goal of building 5,000 new council homes for rent by 2035.

Scottish construction firm JR Group has revealed its shock and disappointment following North Lanarkshire Council’s refusal to approve revised proposals for 12 affordable homes on a derelict brownfield site in Wishaw. The planning application – the group’s second for the former soc