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Plans for a new hotel at the heart of the new St James centre development in Edinburgh have been given the green light, despite concerns that its centrepiece ‘ribbon’ design could “damage” the city’s skyline. The Jestico + Whiles designed plan was recommended for refusal as it went before

Work to redevelop Perth’s 115-year old theatre could begin as early as next week after Perth & Kinross Council granted planning and listed building consent. The council’s development management committee yesterday formally approved the £16.6 million project which will see the B-listed Edwar

Dundee City Council has published new planning and design guidelines that will provide the framework for the new buildings in the £1 billion waterfront development following the completion of most of the infrastructure work. Architects, designers, planners and investors are being encouraged to work

(from left) Mary Smith, the director of education, communities and economy at Midlothian Council, Bob Constable, the cabinet member for education at Midlothian Council, Barry Bryce operations manager for McLaughlin & Harvey, Jo Wilson, the headteacher of Roslin Primary Work has started on a £6.

A group of architects has launched a crowdfunding campaign in the hopes of raising almost £2 billion in order to build a lifesize replica of Lord of the Rings city Minas Tirith in the south of England, reports The Telegraph. If they manage to raise the sum within the 60 day limit, fans will then ha

A regeneration project in East Ayrshire has taken a step forward following the arrival of diggers on site. The regeneration of Townhead Street in Cumnock is now thoroughly underway as work begins on a £2.2 million retail development.

A £2 million nursery for pre-school children of students and staff at the University of Aberdeen has become the first fully certified Passivhaus building in Scotland to also attain a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating. Designed by BMJ Architects and built by Burns Construction, the new Rocking Horse Nur

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Work is underway to appoint a replacement contractor for the construction of the new £1.5 million golf clubhouse in Ayr's Belleisle Park after South Ayrshire Council terminated the building contract with T & A Kernoghan Limited. The local authority took the decision to terminate the original co

Workers at an Edinburgh housing development have been banned from taking vehicles on to the site following growing safety fears. Richmond Homes, which is currently building seven high-class townhouses on West Mill Bank in Colinton, had its access to the site withdrawn by the City of Edinburgh Counci

A 300-year-old farm steading will have to be rebuilt brick by brick after it was demolished without consent. Cocklaw Developments’ Ken Thomson was refused permission to tear down an old outbuilding at Boreland Farm, near Cleish, in Kinross-shire.

Plans have been submitted to Scottish Borders Council for a new gallery to house the Great Tapestry of Scotland. Page\Park Architects have drawn up plans for a two-storey building close to the train station in the village of Tweedbank where the new Borders railway is scheduled to terminate when it o

Councillor Ian Miller, chair Perth Theatre project board, Magnus Linklater, chair Horsecross Arts and Kevin Dickson managing director of Robertson Construction Tayside. (Photo credit: Fraser Band) Work to restore and redevelop one of Scotland’s best loved and most historic venues moved forward thi

BAM has been appointed by hub West Scotland to deliver a new £22 million leisure centre on the banks of the Clyde for West Dunbartonshire Council. Work has already started on the state of the art four-storey building, located in what was once the heart of Clydebank’s shipbuilding industry on the

Alison Johnstone Scotland could create 200,000 jobs over the next 20 years by pursuing a new economy built on strengths such as renewables, home insulation and forestry, according to a major research paper from Scottish Green MSPs.