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Construction and infrastructure firm Aggregate Industries has achieved international recognition from the Concrete Sustainability Council (CSC) for its Glensanda quarry near Oban.
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Aberdeen City Council has approved plans for 15 affordable flats on the city's Pittodrie Street.
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Natwest Group has announced that it will be investing £3 billion in social housing across the UK over the next three years. The funding will be used to support the construction of 20,000 homes.
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Trade body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has described another overall increase in decision times for housing applications as “hugely frustrating”. Official planning performance statistics for 2019/20 revealed that the average decision time for local development applications was 9.1 weeks, sl
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As the phased return to construction work progresses, Jon Cooper and Ashley Borthwick explain how the general tone around workplace safety compliance has changed. The construction industry has been hit hard by COVID-19, with large numbers of sites shutting and many workers being furloughed – b
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Plans for Wales' first 'floating hotel', which was planned for Swansea's waterfront, are on hold after the boat it wanted to use sank.
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The proposed residential development at Shawlands Bowling Club has been granted planning permission following an appeal to the Glasgow City Council local review board.
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Barratt Homes West Scotland has lost its appeal against Stirling Council’s refusal for 265 new homes to be built in Cambusbarron. Councillors rejected plans for the Seven Sisters Field development off Polmaise Road in December, which had attracted a 230 signature petition from locals.
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Plans by the UK Government to extend new ‘rights’ to alter or replace buildings across England without the need for planning permission risk adding to the country’s already prevalent health and societal inequalities, the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has said.
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The Outer Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland will benefit from investment of up to £100 million as part of the Islands Growth Deal.
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Construction trade bodies have applauded the decision of HS2 Ltd to implement the use of project bank accounts (PBAs) for payments across existing and future contracts.
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The world-renowned Union Chain Bridge, which links Scotland and England over the River Tweed, celebrates its bicentennial this Sunday (26 July).
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A Frank Lloyd Wright cottage once slated for demolition in the Chicago suburbs was loaded onto wheeled dollies and rolled about four blocks to its new home. The Booth Cottage, built in 1913 as a temporary home for the architect’s lawyer, Sherman Booth, resided at 239 Franklin Road in Glencoe f
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A community-driven organisation set up to support local people has been officially launched to support Dundee people and businesses. Centre manager Kara Swankie with chief executive officer John Alexander
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New proposals have been submitted for the refurbishment of Poundland’s B-listed building in the centre of Elgin which has been clad in scaffolding for over two years.
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