North Lanarkshire Council to demolish trio of high-rise flats in regeneration plan

A trio of high-rise flats will be demolished in Airdrie to make way for new housing, signalling the first major step in North Lanarkshire Council’s ambitious regeneration plans.The three blocks of eight-storey towers at Holehills in Airdrie – Cheviot, Merrick and Pentland courts which held 138 properties – will be replaced with 55 new modern homes on the current footprint of the blocks, with the overall site eventually seeing 158 new homes being developed over the next few years.In 2017, Scotland’s largest local authority landlord announced a major change in housing policy in consultation with local people. Plans were agreed to demolish a number of tower blocks and low-rise properties and replace them with modern homes fit for the future.Demolition works at Holehills will be carried out by Central Demolition on behalf of North Lanarkshire Council over the next 15 months.