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North Lincolnshire Council has unveiled a £60 million-plus plan to transform Scunthorpe town centre over the next five years.

Work is already under way on the first of several projects aimed at bringing more people and businesses into the area, with construction work having started on the £5.8 million new Ongo Homes headquarters.

Here, we take a look at the main points of the council's investment plan.

So what's going to be built in the town centre?

As well as the new Ongo Homes offices, a variety of projects have been revealed by the council, including:

A new £15 million university centre

A £14.7 million 200-unit facility for NHS employees with five commercial units below

A £5.7 million extension to the council's Church Square House offices, to provide space for 600 workers and create 45 construction jobs

A £3.9 million investment to provide up to 60 one and two-bedroom homes on Lindum Street

A £1 million refurbishment of North Lincolnshire Central Library

What else is being planned?

The council has also announced £4 million will be set aside for improvements to make the town look more attractive, along with carrying out road and pedestrian improvements to create better access.

Will more jobs be created by these plans?

The council says the five-year plan will lead to more than 200 extra jobs being created, as well as around 1,500 student places and an injection of £1.5 million into the local economy.

In addition to the new jobs, the Ongo Homes headquarters and Church Square House extension will bring extra workers into the town centre.

Will local businesses be used for the construction of the projects?

Yes, Scunthorpe-based Britcon has been announced as the contractor for the new Ongo offices and the projects will use steel from British Steel.

Richard Farnsworth, British Steel managing director for construction, said: "While our steel goes into buildings and projects across the globe, we’re equally proud it will be used in a development just a short distance from our steelworks.

"It’s a great vote of confidence in the skills and expertise of local people and I’m sure our employees, and the people of Scunthorpe, will be pleased to know that quality steel made in the town will go into this building."

Will there be new shops as part of this plan?

As reported in the Scunthorpe Telegraph last month, there are currently more than 30 empty units in the town centre.

Five new commercial units have been announced as part of the NHS development in the regeneration scheme, although no details have yet been given on what form they will take.

Publicity material issued by the council detailing the project says: "We are investing millions of pounds into the town and by repositioning itself and taking advantage of the structural changes in learning, retail, living and leisure, it is able to better use the space and create a central pull of higher and vocational learning and professional services. With that comes the environment that supports knowledge and innovation.

"Through a refresh of the masterplan, the town centre will be redesigned taking into account modern learning, commercial, living and leisure patterns including retail."

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When will the projects be complete?

The council has given the following timescales for the projects to be finished by:

NHS facility: Winter 2018/19

Central library refurbishment: April 2018

University Centre: 2019/20

Public realm and road infrastructure improvements: 2019/20

A completion date for the Lindum Street housing is yet to be announced, while it was announced earlier this year that work on the Ongo offices and Church Square House extension is aimed to be complete by October 2018.