Register of Common Good properties

Section 8 of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 imposes an obligation on local authorities to establish and maintain a Register of Property which is held by the authority as part of the Common Good.

Only property held by former burghs can be considered part of the Common Good. The five former burghs in North Lanarkshire are:

Airdrie
Coatbridge
Kilsyth
Motherwell
Wishaw

Land acquired by one of the five burghs on or before 15 May 1975 could be considered part of the common good fund if they meet certain criteria (although this list is not exhaustive):

the title deeds specify that the area of land or building is to be held or gifted to the community

the land has been used by the general public for a public use a number of years

the land, building or artefacts was gifted to the community, usually for a specific purpose

As there is no clear definition of common good within the act, it can be difficult to determine whether or not a building, area of land or artefact comes under the umbrella of common good.

Establishing what property is common good can only be determined by researching the facts and circumstances of its acquisition and its subsequent use.

Please note - for artefacts rather than buildings and/or land, as there are no title deeds, it may be very difficult to give a definite answer. Any additional items which are identified as common good will be added to the register, and any items which are deemed after investigation not to form part of the common good will be removed.

We therefore reserve the right to amend the register at any time.

Common Good Register
Former burgh	Name of property	Description of property	Location of property and approximate size (if known)
Airdrie	Brownsburn Community Park	Community Park and Local Nature Reserve	Brownsburn Road adjacent to Brownsburn Industrial Estate, Airdrie
Airdrie	Centenary Park	Public park and recreation ground comprising play area	Between Alexander Street and Centenary Avenue, Airdrie - 4.94 acres
Airdrie	Central Park	Public park and recreation ground with playground and bowling green	Between Bore Road, Kirkness Street and Henderson Street
Airdrie	Craigneuk Park	Public park and recreation ground including football pitches and pavillion	Between Carlisle Road and Craigneuk Avenue - 2.98 acres
Airdrie	Gartlea Park	Public park and recreation ground comprising play area and multi sports facility	Between Livingston Place and Gartleahill, Airdrie -
Airdrie	Katherine Park	Public park and recreationg ground comprising playground and bowling green	Between Forrest Street and Towers Road, Airdrie
Airdrie	Kenilburn Park	Public park and recreation ground	At Kenilburn Avenue, Airdrie
Airdrie	Mavisbank Park	Public park and recreation ground	Between Wester Mavisbank Avenue and Mavisbank Street, Airdrie
Airdrie	Rawyards Park	Public park and recreation ground comprising play area and skate park	Next to Airdrie Leisure Centre adjacent to Motherwell Street, Aidrie
Airdrie	West End Park	Public park and recreation ground	Between Alexander Street and Kennedy Drive, Airdrie - 3.95 acres
Airdrie	Wheatholm Park	Public park and receation ground	Between Wheatholm Street and Aitken Street, Aidrie
Coatbridge	Dunbeth Park	Public park comprising football pitches, playground and bowling green	Between Park Street and Kildonan Street, Coatbridge
Coatbridge	Drumpellier Park	Country park comprising Visitor Centre, cafe, wildlife displays and adventure playground	Between Gartcosh Road and Townhead Road - 500 acres
Coatbridge	Rosehall Park	Public park and recreation ground	Former Rosehall High School site at Palacecraig Street, Coatbridge
Coatbridge	Scarhill Street Play Area	Children's play area	Between Scarhill Street and Mossneuk Street, Kirkshaws, Coatbridge
Coatbridge	West End Park	Public park comprising playground, skating area, bowling green and recreation ground	Between Bank Street, Blair Road and King Street, Coatbridge - 22.24 acres
Coatbridge	Kildonan Street Municipal Building	Council Building currently used for Learning and Leisure Services	Kildonan Street, Coatbridge ML5 3BT
Kilsyth	Burngreen	Public park and recreation ground including Band Stand	Between Burngreen and Duntreath Terrace
Kilsyth	Dumbreck Marsh	Marsh Local Nature Reserve	Between Gavell Road and South Dumbreck Road, Kilsyth
Motherwell	Dalzell Estate	Country park and recreation ground	At the end of Dalzell Drive, Motherwell - 83.6 acres
Motherwell	Duchess of Hamilton Park	Public park comprising playing fields, playground and skating area	Between Airbles Road and Avon Street, Motherwell - 17.52 acres
Motherwell	Ladywell Park	Public park and recreation ground	Between Ladywell Road, Bute Avenue and The Loaning, Motherwell - 13.92 acres
Motherwell	Shields Glen Park	Public park and recreation ground	At Muirhouse Avenue, Muirhouse, Motherwell - 11.6 acres
Wishaw	Belhaven Park	Public park comprising football pitches, playground and skating area	Between Dryburgh Road, Glenpark Street and Glen Road, Wishaw - 11.12 acres
Wishaw	Greenhead Moss	Community Park and Local Nature Reserve	Between Greenhead Road, Cambusnethan Street and Stewarton Street, Wishaw - 247 acres
Wishaw	Stewarton Street Park	Public park and recreation ground	Between Stewarton Street, Greenhead Road and Creamery Road, Wishaw - 31 acres
Wishaw	Memorial Park	Public park and recreation ground	Between Cambusnethan Street and East Gate, Cambusnethan, Wishaw

Page last updated:
26 Sep 2022

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