Graeme Souness
has launched a furious attack on councillors who blocked his plans for an industrial development which could have created thousands of new Amazon jobs.
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The
Rangers
legend has accused North Lanarkshire Council of blocking the multi-million-pound scheme because it is linked to him rather than on the project’s merits.
He told the
Sunday Mail
it showed there was “something fundamentally wrong with the system” and added: “I have to believe it’s because I’m involved in it.”
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Souness’s firm
Orchard Brae
has been working on the plans for Europark, opposite Eurocentral near Coatbridge, for almost a decade.
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It would hold almost 1000 homes, a football academy, two schools, a community centre and business space.
Amazon
was in talks with the firm to create up to 2000 jobs with a new warehouse while there were also discussions about an apprenticeship academy.
But councillors voted overwhelmingly
against the plans
this month after campaigners argued it would be detrimental to the environment and destroy greenbelt land.
Souness
spoke out days after Amazon announced a £40billion investment in the UK starting with two fulfilment centres in the East Midlands, creating thousands of jobs.
Souness
said: “Our consultants were actively talking to multiple multi-national companies. We had people very keen to get involved and that option is no longer there.
“North Lanarkshire should be the engine room of Scotland.
“This was an opportunity to create a better life for the people of that area and further afield.
“Circa £1billion was spent on a motorway to encourage growth and they’re sitting with Eurocentral offices half full. That must be an embarrassment. The council are talking about a crisis in their funding next year, circa £30million which will mean services are going to go down.”
Souness
acknowledged concerns over greenbelt land but said: “It’s not exactly the rolling hills of Perthshire. It’s a canal with more supermarket trollies than the local Tesco in it, and it’s a dumping ground for tyres.
“There’s something fundamentally wrong with the system if these councillors see it this way.”
Orchard Brae is able to appeal the planning decision to ministers. Souness said: “We’re seeking advice on what our next steps should be.”
North Lanarkshire Council declined to comment on
Souness’s
remarks.
