Rutherglen community consultation event scheduled before ‘industrial wasteland’ transforms into homeless village

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A community consultation event has been scheduled in Rutherglen before an ‘industrial wasteland’ is transformed into a village for the homeless.It was announced in April that a 15-unit homeless village will be built at Harriet Street - on the brownfield site and the old Westfield Timber.The village will consist of 15 modern, sustainable modular homes, known as Nest houses, accompanied by a dynamic community hub and outdoor gym.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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As we begin to embed plans for this new village, we’ll look to start public consultation in the coming months.“Naturally, whenever you do a project for a more vulnerable demographic like homeless people, there can be anxiety within the community, but we have a great