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Plans to bypass the villages of Springholm and Crocketford on the A75 have taken a step forward with the appointment of technical advisors to explore potential options. Subject to the completion of a 10-day standstill period, Jacobs UK Ltd will take the initial design and assessment work forward. Th

Perthshire housebuilder Hadden Construction left hundreds of subcontractors and suppliers almost £7 million short when it collapsed into administration earlier this year.

Cala Homes (West) is progressing a detailed planning application for the creation of a new neighbourhood in Bo’ness, Falkirk.

Springfield Properties has submitted detailed proposals to Midlothian Council for the first phase of the new Lingerwood development.

A man who lives on a former World War Two army camp has constructed a secret bunker under a manhole in his garden in case of a nuclear blast.

Former public toilets on Dundee’s Perth Road are to be converted into a new café building.

Construction output in the UK is estimated to have increased by 0.8% in Quarter 3 (July to Sept) 2024 compared with Quarter 2 (Apr to June) 2024.

Cabinet secretary for transport Fiona Hyslop officially marked the successful restoration of Troon station this week.

The Association for Project Safety (APS) is spearheading a UK-wide campaign to promote mental health and wellbeing within the construction industry, taking its campaign to Westminster and the devolved Parliaments in Scotland and Wales. APS has vigorously campaigned across both its 4000-strong UK mem

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