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Performance Report 2004-2005 Housing and Environment

Housing and Environment

Our priorities over the four years of the Plan are to:

  • Make sure new homes are provided which include homes for people with varying needs
  • Improve housing conditions and energy efficiency and tackle fuel poverty
  • Improve vacant and derelict land and enhance the natural and built environment
  • Improve waste management and increase and encourage participation in all recycling schemes

To reflect these, our actions in Year 2004/ 2005 have included:

  • Promoting the construction of 113 new social rented homes and more than 1000 owner occupied homes

Case Study:

North Lanarkshire Council's investment in private sector housing was at a record level in 04/ 05 following the announcement of a £4.6 million budget to maintain and invest in the area's private housing. Each year around 1,200 private owners benefit from this funding, in particular disabled people needing adaptations to their homes and elderly or disabled owners needing major essential repairs receive priority for grant funding.

  • Completing major refurbishment of housing as part of community regeneration projects with £4 million invested, one of which receiving a prestigious UK Housing Award
  • 27 very sheltered houses constructed

Case Study:

Campsie Gardens in Lennox Road, Cumbernauld provides purpose built very sheltered housing to meet the needs of older people. The development also has two cottages designed specifically for wheelchair users. The project was developed in a partnership between Bield Housing Association, North Lanarkshire Council and Communities Scotland and cost £2.68m. It is part of a progressive programme to offer housing choices for older people in North Lanarkshire. There are a total of 27 properties which have features particularly suited to older people such as barrier free access, high levels of security and energy efficiency.

  • £38 million invested in council housing stock, £4 million of which was targeted on home safety and security and £14 million on energy efficiency measures
  • Establishing the Lanarkshire Community Energy Partnership and launching the Fuel Poverty statement
  • Investing £17 million in recycling facilities resulting in blue and brown bins introduced to 119,000 homes, and extending services at Community Amenity sites
  • Investing £6 million in bringing vacant and derelict land back into productive use
  • Developing an Open Space strategy
  • Completing improvement works to enhance public access at various locations of natural beauty

Case Study:

Petersburn Development Trust is a partnership which aims to provide a three phase "state of the art" play area in the Petersburn /Craigneuk area. It has raised approximately £600,000 from a range of sources including the Council, Linkwide, the Big Lottery, the Community Regeneration Fund, Robertson Trust, and Communities Scotland to enable two phases to proceed.

This is an example of a joint agency approach to building capacity in local communities and evidence that Partnership working can turn people's aspirations into reality.

  • Completing four town centre action plans and investing £5 million in improvement work
  • Extending environmental services in six North Lanarkshire town centres

These are only a selection of the numerous examples of joint work that will have an impact on the long-term aims set out by the partnership in the Community Plan. If you have any questions or comments you would like to make please use the contact us box on the page.

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