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A new planning application has been approved which will deliver further homes and retail spaces within the new community of Countesswells. Following submission of a joint planning application with CHAP Homes, Countesswells Development Limited has secured consent to construct 85 residential units and

Housebuilder and offsite manufacturer the Stewart Milne Group has teamed up with the Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) and Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) to better understand and measure current site productivity, downtime and waste. CSIC and GCU also have a longer term ambition of

The Boathouse at Alva. Image: Scottish Land Commission As community groups across Scotland are opening up their doors showcasing what happens on community owned land in the first Community Land Week, Scottish Land Commissioner, Megan MacInnes looks at the importance of community land ownership and i

The introduction of a new Compulsory Sales Order (CSO) power would tackle the blight of abandoned buildings and parcels of vacant and derelict land in town centres and communities across Scotland, according to the Scottish Land Commission. In a report published today, the public body has argued that

A woman has availed herself of the ancient Norman rite of Clameur de Haro in an attempt to stop the narrowing of a road in Guernsey. Rosie Henderson invoked the clameur by kneeling and crying for help and reciting the Lord’s Prayer, in Norman French.

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Bancon Homes Ltd, Banchory Business Centre, Burn O'Bennie Road, Banchory

David Michael Hughes A globe-trotting tax consultant who fled the UK before he could be arrested for masterminding a conspiracy to steal £6.9 million from construction workers’ pay packets is finally behind bars.

New build flats in Scone handed over to Perth & Kinross Council Perth & Kinross Council has celebrated the completion of its latest development of new-build homes.

Transport Scotland has removed route options for the A96 Dualling Hardmuir to Fochabers scheme following a public engagement exercise. Discussions with local communities, road users and other stakeholders have resulted in the following route option elements no longer being considered:

Ness Castle, Inverness The financial contributions that new developments will be required to make towards facilities including schools, roads and the provision of affordable housing in the Highlands have been updated following the approval of new planning guidance.

Stars of Fringe show Don Juan Andrew Paterson and Susie Berry are caught between a rock and a hard place as they channel the romance of the legendary lover Don Juan – a man so adept at the art of seduction, he thinks nothing of scaling a 100ft climbing wall in heels to reach the object of his desi

Contractor Novus is donating £20,000 to support the delivery of a charity project in Scotland that will be voted for by people across the country. Novus is calling on residents of Scotland to nominate worthy projects. Communities will have until August 19 to vote for their choice, which could inclu

Highland Council has revealed the Longman Landfill site in Inverness as the preferred location to construct a new centralised waste management facility. The Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) will process all of the Highland’s 83,000 tonnes of residual (non-recyclable) waste from 2021 onwards.

The King’s View development in Glasgow Cruden Homes West has today announced ambitious plans to build over 300 new homes in the West of Scotland over the next two years.

The Scottish Government has ordered a developer to pay almost £9,000 for works carried out to protect a Kirriemuir town centre property. Angus Council took direct action to protect the C-listed Hooks Hotel in Bank Street after repeated attempts to get Fife businessman John Cape to make it safe and