JOBS are expected to be created throughout Inverclyde as plans for three major projects are announced.

Bosses at Inverclyde Council say they hope to develop new cruise liner facilities at Ocean Terminal, pictured, and form a ‘renewables hub’ at Inchgreen Dry Dock as part of the £1.1 billion pound City Deals scheme which was announced for Glasgow and its wider region last week.

It is also hoped that some of the money could be used to develop the Inverkip Power Station site —which is still being cleared nearly a year after its massive chimney was demolished.

The funding — made up of £500 million pounds each from both the UK and Scottish governments and an extra £130 million from local authorities — will help pay for projects in the city, plus others in areas like Inverclyde, over the next 20 years.

Council leader Stephen McCabe welcomed the cash pot — and says he believes it will greatly benefit the area.

Councillor McCabe told the Telegraph: “Any investment is to be welcomed, particularly when local leaders will decide how and where the money will be spent.

“Inverclyde Council, like our partner local authorities, is committed to investing in infrastructure and opportunities to benefit our communities and to provide the right environment to live, work and raise a family.

“Our schools, leisure facilities and regeneration projects are doing just that and the City Deal will provide the opportunity to enhance the economic and social landscape of the area.” The UK Government has claimed the investment could create 28,000 new jobs over the next 20 years, and could eventually generate around £1.75bn of economic growth every year.

It hopes to see the cash ploughed into projects like the one at the former power station in Inverkip.

Plans have been drawn up to transform the site into an ‘urban village’ with hundreds of houses plus a mix of retail premises, offices and business facilities, including a hotel, pub and restaurant.

A spokesman for current owners and development applicants Scottish Power said the site should be fully cleared within the coming months.

He said: “Contractors Brown and Mason finished the main demolition process a few months ago, which was a major job involving removing steel and rocks from the site.

“The final stage is the removal of the jetty which will happen in the coming months and on a separate contract.

“A new planning application will be re submitted to the council for the housing development as time has elapsed since we lodged our first application in 2009 but it will be just the same as before.”