West Dunbartonshire Council this month confirmed it is considering partial and full demolition of Clydebank East, which takes in high-rise blocks Howcriags, Edmonstone and Newshot courts, and maisonettes Yokerburn, Hamilton and Clydeholm terraces.

Fears were rife amongst residents last week that they would decanted into houses all over West Dunbartonshire should demolition be the council’s preferred choice.

But a spokeswoman for West Dunbartonshire Council told the Post on Friday: “The proposals being developed for Clydebank East will fully regenerate the area with the potential to refurbish existing homes and/or build new houses, which will fully meet the needs of tenants.

“The work will be extensive and there will be a need for people to be decanted from their homes during the programme. We can guarantee every tenant who wishes to be accommodated in Clydebank during the regeneration programme will be.

“Due to the work being phased, regardless of whether the community opts for full or partial demolition we are completely confident that we can provide alternative accommodation in either Clydebank East, if that’s where tenants wish to remain, or elsewhere in Clydebank if they would prefer.

“There is absolutely no intention to rehouse people in Dumbarton or anywhere else in West Dunbartonshire against their wishes.

“Every tenant affected will have an interview with our allocations team and will be given a personalised housing plan which will detail all of the options open to them.” It is understood that should demolition go ahead it would be done on a block by block basis. As there is currently 178 vacant homes in the scheme at the moment, the council could move tenants from one block to another until new homes were built, or existing homes refurbished. The council says it will provide more information to tenants on the decanting process at a meeting on March 9.