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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.

A total of 2,432 new homes were registered to be built in Scotland during the third quarter of 2024, up 12% on Q3 2023 (2,179), according to new figures released by the National House Building Council (NHBC).

The world’s first hip-hop comic book character has been immortalised with the unveiling of an 18-foot-tall statue in Brooklyn. Weighing an impressive 7,000 pounds, the metal artwork brings to life the iconic character Rappin’ Max Robot created by artist Eric Orr in the 1980s.

A specialist hub is to be created to help increase the rate at which homes with planning permission are delivered.

Asset management company The Seventy Ninth Group has strengthened its portfolio of leisure and holiday parks with the acquisition of a £15 million project in Drumnadrochit on the shores of Loch Ness

A new scientific analysis of Glasgow's plans to tackle climate change will help to plot a path to net zero carbon emissions.

Aberdeenshire Council has lodged a building warrant into plans to demolish its Gordon House offices in Inverurie. The local authority is hoping to shut the Blackhall Road site by the end of December, with staff relocating to offices elsewhere.