North Lanarkshire Council has welcomed their 700th tenants to a new home at a development at Calder Court in Mortherwell – another milestone in their ambitious house building programme.

The new modern home is part of the fantastic new development located on the site of the former Calder Primary School, Draffen Street, Motherwell. It's home to 30 properties, a mix of houses, flats and wheelchair homes and is part of our new house building programme which aims to deliver 5,000 new homes by 2035.

All of the council new build homes are designed with energy efficiency in mind to help minimise running costs for our tenants. In addition, they also boast dementia friendly design features, including contrasting colours between kitchen units and flooring. They meet Housing for Varying Needs standards and are Secured by Design accredited, which involves Police Scotland architectural liaison officers having input into the layout and design to ensure we build safe and secure environments.


Alison Clarke, Housing Area Manager added: "It's great to see tenants move into our new developments and it was a pleasure to visit Mr. & Mrs. Morton in their new home.

"Our local housing team helps new tenants settle in and provides a range of advice to make sure the move into one of our new builds goes as smoothly as possible. It's always pleasing to see the high standard of the new builds we're delivering and the excellent progress we're making in providing more affordable, modern homes across our local communities. We're making North Lanarkshire the place to live."

The development cost £4.6m and was completed by Robertson Partnership Homes. The Scottish Government contributes towards the development costs at each site.

(MH/JG)