Lar Housing Trust is urging the next Scottish Government to optimise the way it funds affordable housing developments. A manifesto launched by the charity illustrates that low-cost loans could have a dramatic impact helping to tackle Scotland’s chronic shortage of affordable homes.
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Record funding of over £5 billion will support climate action and further develop Scotland’s renewable energy sector, creating green jobs and bringing benefits to communities, climate action and energy secretary Gillian Martin has said. The major investment, unveiled in the draft Scottis
The local community are to be given the chance to learn more about the planning application by Black Sheep Management Services for a visitor centre, café, shop, and associated car and coach parking on land at the iconic Glen Garry viewpoint. The location of the proposed viewpoint development
BE-ST (Built Environment – Smarter Transformation) officially relaunched its Innovation Campus last week by welcoming stakeholders to see the newly equipped Mass Timber Centre of Excellence and Scotland’s newly retrofitted National Retrofit Centre.
As the programme director of the inaugural Scottish Construction Summit, Paul McDevitt sets out five reasons why he's really looking forward to this event and why hopefully you will be too. The current model isn’t working and is jeopardising the viability of the whole sector. The UK econo
A historic walled garden on an estate with ties to Robert Burns and Winston Churchill is set for a new chapter, as plans for a private whisky distillery have been officially approved.
An $8.8 billion plan has been revealed to establish the Maldives as the premier global business and financial hub for financial institutions, fintech pioneers, and digital Nomads through an integrated, mixed-use urban district.
Changes to the VAT rebate scheme for the heritage sector would better safeguard the country’s fragile historic attractions, widen public access, and provide an economic boost, according to new findings.
Anderson Bell + Christie founding partner Karen Anderson has formally commenced her term of office as president of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS). The two-year stint got underway at the Annual General Meeting of the RIAS, which was held on Wednesday 26 J
New measures have been proposed to simplify the planning process for zero and low carbon technologies that aim to help homeowners and businesses save money and reduce their emissions.
Scotland has no comprehensive strategy to decarbonise towards net zero and will miss its statutory 2030 goal to reduce emissions by 75%, a new report by the Climate Change Committee (CCC) has concluded. The independent body established to advise the UK and devolved governments on
Regeneration specialist Urban Union has been granted planning consent to transform the site of the former Glasgow Coliseum Theatre into 64 new homes.
Zentia, the UK’s market leader in complete ceiling solutions, proudly announces the launch of ‘Oplia,’ the latest family addition to its product portfolio.
A total of 29 applications have been shortlisted for the Scottish Awards for Quality in Planning. One of the Scottish Government’s most prestigious events celebrating achievements in planning, from strategic visions to development on the ground, the Awards have now been running for over 15 years.
Blair Melville Four of Scotland's leading sectoral trade associations have combined to voice disquiet at the Scottish Government's decision to increase fees for planning applications by more than twice the rate of inflation.


