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Maxi Construction has been awarded a £1.6 million contract from the City of Edinburgh Council for RAAC Roof Replacement works at Pentland Primary School.

The Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) has signalled the death of the plant hire industry in Scotland following the measures announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Autumn Budget. The trade association points out that the vast majority, 85% of its 350 members, are private independe

Councillor James Dalgleish, planning convener at the City of Edinburgh Council, writes about a bold and ambitious plan agreed last week by councillors to make better use of land in the capital. Edinburgh’s population is growing fast and so a major highlight of City Plan 2030 is setting aside e

The Highland Council’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee have approved the rural Housing Supplementary Guidance which will now be used to inform all planning advice and decisions. The guidance aims to establish a positive, clear and consistent basis for considering and determining rural hou

An Edinburgh resident's plan to increase the size of his garden by buying a strip of public land has been foiled by the council.

Affordable housing could be delivered on the site of the former Drummond Arms Hotel in Crieff if Perth & Kinross Council takes ownership of the building, it has been revealed. Perth & Kinross Council’s Finance and Resources Committee is set to consider a proposal to transfer the buildi

Plans to develop the site of a former business park in Livingston into new flats and homes have been backed by West Lothian Council after officials said there was “no realistic opportunity to develop the site for business”.

A planning application has been submitted to transform a historic brownfield site along the Clyde into a new publicly accessible open green space.

Construction employers across the country have the chance to inspire the next generation of construction workers by demonstrating the excitement of a career in construction and taking young people onto one of their live sites, according to CITB.

A total of 187,000 additional affordable homes are needed in England each year, yet affordable house building seems to have peaked, according to the latest Savills research. 

Pupils at Queensferry Primary School are lacing up their boots and preparing to hit the pitch in a new football kit donated by housebuilder Lovell Homes.

Two organisations from the Scottish Borders have recently been successful in securing funding from the UK Government Shared Prosperity Fund.   The fund, which forms part of the UK Government’s Levelling Up agenda, aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK by i

Enquiries from prospective homebuyers and newly agreed home sales in Scotland have risen at their fastest rate in several years, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey.

Perth and Kinross residents are being urged to have their say on a new framework that sets out ambitions for the city’s future development. The draft Perth City Development and Design Framework sets out the long-term aspirations for the development of Perth.

An appeal into plans for 44 new homes in Dunblane has been dismissed by the Scottish Government.