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Planners have blamed UK Communities Secretary Eric Pickles for making them powerless to prevent a row between two homeowners over a “monstrosity” of an extension. Two homes in the Moseley area of Birmingham which now share a gutter because one neighbour extended several inches beyond that for wh

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Glasgow Housing Association

Miller Homes has shelved plans to float the business on the London stock exchange blaming volatility in the financial markets. Last month the housebuilder announced its intention to raise around £140 million by selling off at least 40 per cent of the company on the open market.

Mark MacMillan A new £50 million bridge is being planned to connect two communities over the River Clyde.

Blair Melville Homes for Scotland has welcomed latest official statistics reporting an improvement in decision times for both major and local planning applications in the first quarter of 2014/15.

Keith Brown Work to deliver a Nairn bypass and dual the A96 from Inverness to Nairn took a major step forward today.

The Laing O’Rourke name is synonymous with some of the world’s most iconic construction projects – The London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Park, Canary Wharf, Heathrow Terminals 2A and 5, Port Botany Terminal, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, and Hong Kong Metro to name just a few

A surreal new artwork makes it look as though a 40-foot building in London’s historic Covent Garden Market is floating away. The mind-bending installation by British artist Alex Chinneck uses digital carving and a four-tonne counterweight to make the amazing structure.

Kawneer extends partnership with Kier Construction Kawneer has renewed its preferred supplier status with Kier Construction, one of the UK's largest construction companies.

Scottish private construction company CCG has recently taken on twenty one new apprentices, taking the total to 61 apprentices working in the company. The firm believes that developing the next generation of skilled trades is critical to the long term sustainability of the construction sector.

The projected finish date for a £42 million new high school in Shetland has been pushed back to April 2017 due to the complexity of the design discussions. Shetland Islands Council (SIC) confirmed this week that its flagship project for a new Anderson High School and halls of residence at Lerwick's

Scottish construction plant dealer Scot JCB has posted record annual profits for 2013 and said activity in the housebuilding sector north of the border appears to have returned to pre-recession levels. Scot JCB managing director Steve Bryant said the Glasgow-based company last year made £3.8m pre-t

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Locate Developments Limited

A bomb disposal team was scrambled yesterday after historical military explosives were found in a skip near an Ayrshire industrial estate. Officers trained to deal with exploded ordnance rushed to the Loreny Industrial estate in Kilmarnock following the unexplained find.

John Swinney Finance secretary John Swinney will set the first Scottish tax rates in over 300 years this week as he presents the Draft Scottish Budget 2015/16.