Ambitious targets to build a new generation of affordable homes to help meet existing needs have been agreed by South Ayrshire Council. The Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) paves the way for almost 600 new homes to be built in the next five years.
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The Scottish Government has today opened a consultation on proposals to increase fees and resources for major planning applications. The consultation paper seeks views on a new fee maximum of £125,000 for major applications for most categories of development (£62,500 for applications for planning
A new report published by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has highlighted the critical role that construction plays in reversing the declining levels of economic and social mobility in the UK. The report, Social Mobility and Construction: Building Routes to Opportunity contains a speciall
Contractors are being sought to bid for a four-year framework for the provision of new build and refurbishment works for schools and community buildings. The Scottish Procurement Alliance has released the £800 million building works framework for tender.
The City of Edinburgh Council’s new Local Development Plan provides a clear framework to manage the capital's growth, says Councillor Ian Perry. Edinburgh is a hugely successful city which is expected to grow by about 10 per cent in the next decade.
The Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) has launched a national campaign aimed to encourage construction sites to help to root out illegal immigrants working on them. The ‘Spotlight on…illegal workers’ initiative follows an industry poll which found that a third of the construction sector su
Scotland’s land, property and construction sectors must collaborate more effectively to help end rising homelessness and deliver more affordable homes, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has said today. The professional body is asking those who work in the industry to pledge their
The Scottish Government has published the responses to its consultation on proposals for transforming the planning system. A total of 450 submitted responses are available to view from respondents who gave permission for their correspondence to be made public.
The public are being asked for their say on proposed changes to how Aberdeenshire Council calculates developer obligations. Launched as the local authority adopted its Local Development Plan (LDP) last week, the eight-week public consultation is set to help assess the level of proportional contribut
The Scottish Government is continuing the Personal Achievement in Planning Award this year to recognise an individual planner, team, local authorities, consultants, community groups, developers, public agencies or voluntary organisation that have made an outstanding contribution to planning. This ca
Full plans by Celtic Football Club to create a new hotel, retail store, ticketing facility and museum next to its stadium have now been submitted. Architecture firm Holmes Miller has filed an application for planning in principle to Glasgow City Council.
Proposals have been announced for the delivery of the next phase of the Southdale regeneration project in West Lothian. Located immediately to the south of Armadale, the mixed-use development has already delivered hundreds of new homes and significant employment opportunities for the local area.
A new mobile app, enabling people across the world to explore one of Europe’s finest chambered tombs, Maeshowe in Orkney, is now available.
Research into how different professions are trusted by the public has revealed that tradesmen rank amongst the highest trusted professionals. Home service marketplace, Plentific.com, has revealed that over two thirds (69%) of UK homeowners say that gardeners are the most trusted. This is just one pe
West Dunbartonshire Council has submitted a planning application for a new Dalmonach Community and Early Education Childcare Centre. The application proposes the “erection of community and early learning centre building and glazed link to existing centre” at First Avenue in Bonhill.

