A more accessible and attractive centre built around its ’market town’ qualities will attract new homes and new investment celebrating the town’s heritage, character, scale and connectivity.

New transport connections created by rail, road and the green network make Airdrie an easy, accessible place to move around. The new Town Hub and recent Health Centre investments support liveability, health and wellbeing and learning and create a cluster of quality, modern services to address local needs.

Airdrie - a place to live

Airdrie, with its improved access and connections, offers excellent opportunities for town centre living. The historic centre with sensitive urban infill and building conversions will provide a range of homes meeting a wide range of local needs with good access to services and an attractive town centre environment.

The new Health Centre and Town Hub will support an active community and stronger public transport connections will support Airdrie’s growth as a residential centre.

Attractive and appealing sense of place

Attractive as a place to Live, Learn, Work, Invest and Visit, the changing infrastructure (road and rail connections) will make Airdrie, an easier place to live and visit. Stronger access to regional services, employment and leisure facilities will allow Airdrie to take advantage of its location and place appeal as an important hub in North Lanarkshire.

Supporting a stronger community 

The outcomes for the community will be a centre which is more attractive, safer, easier to get around, that offers wider choices meeting diverse and local needs. Public transport connections that support the community alongside new homes will drive additional demand for services and sustain a more vibrant and active centre.

Airdrie's opportunities

Town centres are facing a range of opportunities and challenges as community needs, and the way we use our centres, change. Airdrie needs to adapt to change and is looking to:

• Develop a new Town Hub.
• Strengthen the Links with the Station & Transport Interchange.
• Support a liveable Town Centre with new, affordable town centre living.
• Develop new connected Green Links.