THE council has launched a consultation on the 'Eastern Gateway' area of Port Glasgow.

The patch covers Woodhall Roundabout on the A8 to Coronation Park east to west and the edge of the town centre to the west and Parkhill Avenue to the south.

It takes in the rundown Clune Park estate plus Woodhall and Kelburn, which are the key regeneration priorities in the area.

The council said: "The Gateway is characterised by its fantastic position overlooking the Clyde estuary, its wealth of green spaces and its excellent transport links.

"However, the Eastern Gateway needs positive change and it is the aim of this strategy to provide a framework for the regeneration of the area that will improve the environment, create jobs and opportunities and attract new residents.

"In doing so the strategy also aims to help reverse the shrinking population both in Port Glasgow and Inverclyde as a whole.

Masterplans, together with a survey for residents to have their say, can be found online at www.inverclyde.gov.uk/council-and-government/yoursay