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The Summary for Urban Policymakers (SUP) initiative has published three major reports to translate the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 6th Assessment Report into practical guidance for urban policy makers. Announced last year, the SUP initiative includes leading several of

The head of Scotland’s largest trade body has warned against the rising trend of “six-week wonders” who are trying to enter the electrical industry after taking just a short course in basic skills. In a hard-hitting interview, SELECT managing director Alan Wilson dismissed the spre

While the finalised version of the National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) has environmental considerations at its heart, Alastair Wood asks whether it will have the ability to deliver on the Scottish Government’s 2045 net zero ambitions and whether planning will still be able to support the

One of Scotland’s most complex and challenging civil engineering projects of recent years – the multi-million-pound reinstatement of the Cairngorm funicular railway – is entering its final stages, though final costs are believed to be around £9 million higher than initial es

Million Dollar has become the first real estate company to provide a platform for the buying and selling of land in the Metaverse.

Learning from the mistakes of the past is a common theme for the project team delivering the £207.3 million Edinburgh Trams to Newhaven line. The first phase of the trams project began operating in May 2014 after six years of disruption and a long-running dispute between the council and contra

Property company Ambassador Group has lodged a proposal of application notice with Glasgow City Council to develop student accommodation on a vacant site on Osborne Street in the city centre. Located on the corner of Osborne Street and Old Wynd, the proposals seek to create a contemporary developmen

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has marked the connection of the UK's tallest and most efficient onshore wind turbines to the national grid. The 200-metre structures are part of Banks Renewables’ Kype Muir Extension Wind Farm in South Lanarkshire that will consist of 15 new ultra-efficient turb

Collaboration and determination will deliver a new future for Scotland’s towns while tackling the challenges of climate change, coronavirus recovery and the rising cost of living, a Scottish Government minister said yesterday. Tom Arthur MSP, minister for public finance, planning and community

A charity supporting serving members and veterans from the British Armed Forces has welcomed a new donation from home builder Persimmon West Scotland. Formerly known as the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association, SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity is the nation’s oldest tri-service ch

Plans for a new primary school at Chapelton are progressing with Aberdeenshire Council anticipating opening to pupils in 2026. Changes are being made to the Section 75 agreement with developer Elsick Development Company, allowing the school to open in 2026, rather than on completion of the 489th hou

A future vision for Mannachie Park in Forres has been unveiled by Moray Council and the Park steering group.

A celebration to mark the completion of the first Stirling and Clackmannanshire City Region Deal building was held at the iconic Japanese Gardens at Cowden. The gardens, located in the picturesque rolling hills of Clackmannanshire, received £750,000 of UK Government City Region Deal funding to

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Property developer S Harrison Developments has revealed proposals for a residential-led development at Ocean Point 2 in Leith.