Scotland’s reliance on the speculative private development model will not help to achieve the level of new homes needed or help build more affordable homes and the whole system requires fundamental reform, according to the Scottish Land Commission.
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Mast Architects and Ashleigh Scotland have submitted plans to build 28 sheltered accommodation flats in Largs.
Construction work on a development of 45 new affordable homes on the site of the former Lockerbie Academy is now under way.
The City of Edinburgh Council has begun the search for a development partner for the creation of a new mixed-use neighbourhood at Meadowbank.
Output in the UK construction sector fell by 40.1% in April compared to the month before, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) data.
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Following Scottish Government guidance on returning to construction sites in Scotland, works are getting underway on two separate projects managed by the Outdoor Access Trust for Scotland (OATS) on the Isle of Skye. Old Man of Storr Car Park under construction
It has been revealed that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has wasted a total of £9 million paying rent on demolished properties, funding management consultants to do nothing and other pointless payments in the past three years.
MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Mr Mark Fulton
A collaboration between Robert Gordon University (RGU) and the Torry Development Trust will bring together expertise in health and social care, architecture and the creative arts, to inform and design the regeneration of the former Victoria Road School in Torry.
Works will be restarting on council house build projects throughout the Highlands and the restoration of two iconic buildings following Scottish Government guidance on returning to construction sites in Scotland, the local authority has confirmed.
Two separate affordable housing developments on Orkney are among 16 projects to receive money in the latest round of grants from the Scottish Land Fund.
Infrastructure projects in Scotland should now be built using less new materials and significantly more secondary and recycled materials as the first choice, according to some of the sector’s biggest leaders.