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Scottish homeowners are the least likely in Britain to improve their property after the number of home improvement planning applications decreased last year. The ‘Home Improvers of Great Britain 2019’ report, compiled by construction industry analysts Barbour ABI, found that for every 10

Infrastructure secretary Michael Matheson has launched the latest update of the Scottish Government's infrastructure programme during a visit to the £70 million East Lothian Community Hospital project in Haddington. The annual progress report details the £1.4 billion of ne

The National Galleries of Scotland (NGS) and the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) have jointly acquired the most ambitious and splendid surviving portrait of a member of the Adam family, the great eighteenth-century Scottish architectural dynasty. The portrait of James Adam (1732-94) by the Ital

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Angus Council, Raphael Dunbar, Angus House, Orchardbank, Forfar

Scotland’s international centre of manufacturing expertise is a step closer to being realised following the appointment of the design team. The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), hosted by the University of Strathclyde, aims to make Scotland a global leader in advanced manufactu

Cabinet Secretary for culture, tourism and external affairs Fiona Hyslop has announced the appointment of four new members of the board of Architecture and Design Scotland (A&DS). Angela Bonney, Daisy Narayanan, Bruce Ross and Alistair Scott will join the board following a recruitment proce

Minister for local government, housing and planning, Kevin Stewart MSP, today officially opened the new Dundee office of Scotframe Timber Engineering Ltd. Established in 1989 in Inverurie, Scotframe supplies full timber kit packages for housing and commercial projects across the UK.

The safety of people living in high-rise flats across Scotland is the focus of a new public consultation launched by the Scottish Government. Forming part of the government’s response to the Grenfell Tower fire in London in 2017, the consultation calls for views on how to simplify the guidance

Commercial developer Saltire Business Parks has signed up to a new office in Edinburgh and revealed plans to deliver 200 industrial units across the country. The firm has acquired three development sites and has targeted a further 10, as it plans to invest £10 million over an initial developme

The transformation of Union Terrace Gardens (UTG) is set to commence this summer following the selection of a contractor by Aberdeen City Council. The flagship City Centre Masterplan project will transform the Victorian park into an inclusive 21st Century spac

The total amount of derelict and urban vacant land in Scotland has decreased by 716 hectares (6%) in the latest year, according to Scotland's Chief Statistician. The latest annual statistics found that the extent of vacant and derelict land in Scotland has fallen from 11,753 hectares in 2017 to 11,0

A new-build early learning and childcare centre for up to 205 children has been approved for Carnoustie. Elected members at an Angus Council development standards committee meeting granted planning permission for the Pitskelly Park project in Barry Road.

Three generations of carpentry & joinery apprentices are playing a key role in the construction of Forth Valley College’s new Falkirk Campus. Harry Bedborough (66, Stirling), Steven Dunn (51, Denny), Andrew Dunn (19, Denny) and Steven Wilson (20, Denny) are all either former, or curre

Green MSP Ross Greer has pledged to set the record for any planning application in Scottish history by pledging to deliver at least 50,000 objections to the relaunch of plans for a development on the banks of Loch Lomond. The £30 million development, named Lomond Banks, aims to transform an ar

Significant progress has been made in the construction of a new mixed-use building at the Royal Highland Centre in Ingliston. Robertson is building the new event space for the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS), a membership organisation and organisers of the Royal Highland