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A new student accommodation block is to be built on the site of an Edinburgh DIY store despite being knocked back by the city council. Plans by developers Unite Students for a 579-bed unit in St Leonard’s Street was refused by the City of Edinburgh Council on the grounds that it would result in â€

A green cashback scheme which offers funding to housing associations and local authority landlords towards energy efficiency measures is to reopen after a £5 million investment pledge by the Scottish Government. The HEEPS: Cashback - Social Landlords Scheme forms part of the Scottish Government’s

Architects at Smith Scott Mullan Associates have unveiled plans for a new pier at Portobello Promenade. The design, which includes a performance and live events space, cafe, meeting rooms and sports facilities, are part of plans to improve the area’s cultural offerings.

North Ayrshire Council has pledged to invest over £1.6 million to help accommodate hundreds of new homes in Montgomerie Park. Councillors heard this week that there remains scope for another 550 houses to be built at the site in Irvine, in addition to the 350 private and affordable homes already co

NHS Dumfries & Galloway has put five surplus properties plus the site of the former Garrick Hospital in Stranraer up for sale. Measuring approximately 0.61 ha (1.5 acres), the former Garrick Hospital site has had previous planning permission for the development of 23 residential units.

Grace McFarlane (4 years) and Gregor Boyd (5 years) looking at the plans for the new school campus A £12 million project to bring three East Kilbride establishments together under one roof on a purpose-built campus began in earnest yesterday.

The Phoenicia Hazledene Investment Management, part of the Edinburgh-based hotel and property development group, Hazledene, has announced an £11 million restoration and refurbishment of Malta’s grandest hotel.

Martin Brooke New chairman for the Ladder Association

American architects have unveiled concept design for electricity pylons shaped like human figures. Each pylon would be assembled from modular parts, which could be adapted into various positions to given the impression the statues are walking, climbing or crouching.

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Henry Boot Developments Ltd

Family-owned housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel Group honoured 520 years of dedicated service by employees at its recent Long Service Awards. The event celebrated 25 employees who have all reached milestones with the company beginning at 10 years’ service, with the longest serving member of the

LHC has launched a new website and refreshed its brand as it prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2016. One of the key drivers is to make it easier for clients and members to identify and understand the frameworks LHC offers which can help them procure efficiently and quickly.

Graham Blair More than half of Scottish small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have identified the slashing of red tape as the top priority for the new Westminster government for driving growth north of the border.

The multi-million pound redevelopment of East Kilbride Ice Rink took a step forward this week with councillors approving a further £300,000 contribution to the funding package. A report went before South Lanarkshire Council’s executive committee outlining a new timescale for the project, which is

Construction of a £4.3 million centre for adults with learning disabilities is due for completion next year after Aberdeen councillors approved a finalised budget for the development. Members of Aberdeen City Council’s education and children's services committee have agreed to progress plans for