Residents from across Monklands face a lengthy wait to find out if plans for a controversial waste management plant will be given the green light.

During a two-day hearing, the Court of Session in Edinburgh heard arguments from both North Lanarkshire Council and Shore Energy about plans for a pyrolysis plant in Carnbroe.

The proceedings were adjourned so that all relevant background materials could be taken into account by Lord Stewart.

Last year, the council rejected a proposal by Shore Energy - owned by Scots businessman Simon Howie - to construct the multi-million pound plant at Carnbroe.

However, this decision was overruled by a Scottish Government reporter, who gave the plans the go ahead despite strong opposition from a local pressure group.

The Monklands Residents Against Pyrolysis Plant staged several campaigns, including a high profile demonstration at Shawhead, to highlight their campaign to prevent the plant being built.

At the Court of Session, Douglas Armstrong QC, representing the council's case, claimed the government reporter's conclusions that Carnbroe would be a suitable place for the waste plant were misguided, meanwhile, Lindsay Thompson QC put forward the case for Shore Energy, stating that the council should not consider waste as a local issue but should consider the total waste from the whole of Scotland.

Both sides will now have to wait for Lord Stewart's decision on the issue.