Community sports facilities, visitor centres, leisure centres, day care centres, primary schools and many more properties are among those that will see improvements made.

Executive Director of Housing and Technical Resources, Stephen Gibson, said: “This significant investment in council infrastructure, right across the whole of South Lanarkshire, will improve the quality, accessibility, utilisation and sustainability of our estate.

“The £24 million investment will be spread over three years, with £7.29 million spent in 2026/27, £11.7 million in 2027/2028 and £5 million in 2028/2029.”

A major focus of the strategy will be on council depot rationalisation, with £5 million from the Estates Strategy contributing to the overall cost of the project, which is estimated at £18 million.

A new community sports facility at Brancumhall Pavilion will be created, costing almost £4 million, and Lanark Racecourse Pavillion will also have a new community sports facility, costing more than £300,000.

A number of properties are to undergo condition improvement works. This may include building fabric improvements, statutory compliance works, accessibility enhancements, lifecycle replacements and energy-efficiency measures.

The money invested in these projects ranges from more than £100,000 to £1 million, depending on the level of improvements needed. Blantyre Leisure Centre (picture above) is one building that will see £1 million worth of improvements.

The properties to benefit from this investment are:

Clydesdale area

• Biggar Municipal Hall
• Carnwath Town Hall
• Coalburn Leisure Complex
• Crawford Primary School
• Harry Smith Day Care Centre
• Lanark Memorial Hall
• Lesmahagow Day Care Centre
• South Lan Lifestyles – Carluke
• South Lan Lifestyles - Lanark Neighbourhood Centre
• Symington Hall
• Willie Waddell Sports Community Facility & Library

East Kilbride area

• Calderglen Country Park Visitor Centre
• East Kilbride Arts Centre
• Parkhall House Family Centre
• South Lan Lifestyles EK Murray Owen Centre
• South Lan Lifestyles Stonehouse Neighbourhood Centre

Hamilton area

• Auchentibbber Adult Training Centre
• Blantyre Leisure Centre
• Burnbank Family Centre
• Chatelherault Hunting Lodge and Visitor Centre
• Hamilton Water Palace Leisure Centre
• Jimmy Swinburne Centre
• Jock Stein Sports Barn
• Low Parks Museum
• Newberry Rooney Centre
• South Lan Lifestyles - Fairhill - Daycare Centre
• Whitehill Neighbourhood Centre

Rutherglen and Cambuslang area

• Cambuslang Family Centre
• Harry Heaney Day Care Centre
• Lifestyle Day Care Centre (Eastfield)
• Rutherglen Library
• Universal Connections Cambuslang

Boiler replacement works will take place at a number of primary schools, which are intended to maintain service continuity, improve reliability and support energy-efficiency improvements, whilst longer term decarbonisation opportunities continue to be assessed. The cost for each replacement is £75,000.

The primary schools to benefit are Blacklaw, Bothwell, Castlefield, Cathkin, Crosshouse, Glenlee, Greenhills, Hareleeshill, High Blantyre, Law, Mount Cameron, Robert Owen Memorial, St Columbkille's, St Elizabeth's, St Hilary's and St Vincent's.

Targeted improvements will also be made to residential care facilities, with more than £80,000 being spent at the following Residential Child Care Homes: Bardykes, Hillhouse Road, Hunters Crescent, Langlea Avenue, Rosslyn Avenue and Station Road.

Investment will also be made to improve the condition of Additional Support Needs establishments, with a total of £500,000 spent at Greenburn ASN, West Mains ASN, and Highmill/Victoria Park Primary Schools.

Office rationalisation will take place at council HQ in Hamilton, and at the South Vennel council offices in Lanark, with £275,000 invested in both buildings.

The full report which was agreed at the Executive Committee can be found on the council website.