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‘Poorly drafted’, ‘overly complex’ and ‘rushed’ – these are just some of the words used by SCN readers to describe the new planning framework that puts an impossible burden on a failing system presided over by shambolic planning departments.

Scotland’s failed planning system is having an impact on housing associations being able to deliver the number of affordable homes required to meet Scottish Government targets and tackle poverty and homelessness, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has warned. SFHA CEO Sally

Raymond Carr, advertising manager for Scottish Construction Now will be in attendance at tomorrow's highly anticipated Offsite Expo in Coventry. The exhibition takes place in the Ericsson Business Hall, Coventry Building Society Arena on Tuesday and Wednesday this week.

Housebuilders, banks and investors who gathered to discuss the findings in a new ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) report agreed that capital availability for developments is soon likely to be increasingly linked to ESG performance.

Build-to-rent developer and operator Moda Living has secured its fourth three-star Fitwel certification for its first Glasgow neighbourhood, Moda, Holland Park, which is due to open its doors later this year.

The first step in the preparation of the town centre masterplan for Fort William has been completed by Threesixty Architecture.

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: DS Harrison Developments Limited.

Two Edinburgh charities have been selected to share Taylor Wimpey East Scotland's Community Chest of £2,000. The housebuilder, which is building new homes at West Craigs, Maybury in Edinburgh and Lauder Grove in Ratho Station, launched the project on social media asking the local communit

Plans to demolish a warehouse in Edinburgh to make way for a student accommodation development for 155 students have been granted planning permission. Danehurst Developments has been given the green light to progress its proposals for four to six-storey student accommodation on the site of

Persimmon West Scotland has announced plans for the construction of 426 new homes in Kilwinning, with construction to begin later this year.

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) launched the second edition of its groundbreaking Whole Life Carbon Assessment for the Built Environment (WLCA) standard.

The inquiry into delays and exceeding costs associated with the first phase of the Edinburgh Trams project has highlighted considerable oversight, management and strategic mistakes by tie, the City of Edinburgh Council and Scottish Ministers.

Fort William-based Highland Soap Company (HSC) is poised to significantly scale its operations after securing a £51,400 investment from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). This funding forms part of a larger £205,600 expansion project that will substantially boost both the firm's man

A not-for-profit company tasked with spearheading North East Scotland’s energy transition ambition has unveiled its plans to build a transformative Energy Transition Skills Hub that aims to equip the workforce of the future with the skills industry needs to deliver the low-carbon transition. E

Scotch Whisky Investments' (SWI) proposal to relocate its global headquarters, as well as one of the world's largest whisky collections to Scotland, has moved a step closer with the purchase of a site in Fife. SWI, the international whisky asset management business, is set to relocate its headquarte