North Lanarkshire Council planners are set to recommend that councillors reject the proposals for a rail freight terminal at Ravenscraig.
The Russell Group project is set to be voted on by councillors next month and local councillor Kenneth Duffy has been liaising with council officials to find out more information for residents.
Officers have now confirmed to Councillor Duffy that the proposals could be voted on as early as February with council planners recommending that the project not be granted planning permission.
However, councillors can still overturn this recommendation when it comes to committee.
Councillor Duffy told Lanarkshire Live : “This major development has been a source of great speculation within the Ravenscraig community.
“I’ve been trying to find out over the last few months the proposed timeline and council thinking on this issue and am pleased to be able to make this latest news available to residents that the application will be voted on in February.
“The Ravenscraig Community Action Group (RCAG) in particular will no doubt be heartened that the recommendation from planners will be for refusal but in line with rules governing elected members I will not be expressing my opinion on this development until I have had the opportunity to vote.
“I will continue to work with council officials to get as much information as I can for local residents and will listen to all voices on this issue - including RCAG - ahead of any vote.”
The RCAG has engaged in what it labels a “David and Goliath” battle, fighting the plans which would see the industrial freight hub built on land earmarked for 1000 new homes.
More than 600 formal objections have been lodged against the proposals.
The proposed development would serve as the Russell Group’s UK headquarters and would include a training academy while also functioning as a “test bed” for innovation in the transport industry.
Developers said the hub would create 200 jobs when operational.
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