In 2019, in view of its cultural and environmental importance, the local conservation group successfully applied for a £400,000 grant to purchase the undeveloped parts of the estate to preserve and enhance it for community recreational purposesFuture of Viewpark Glen is secured, Motherwell Times, 11 June 2019 (some land to the north had been lost a few years earlier as part of the M8 motorway upgrade programme, while the construction of Strathclyde Business ParkThe Park, Strathclyde Business Park to the east had also encroached on the land and locals were aware of plans by the landowners to sell off the remainder to developers.Viewpark residents fear for the future of Douglas Support Estate area, Daily Record, 6 August 2017
