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A deal to bring a new £15 million hotel development to Edinburgh Airport by next year has been secured. National planning consultancy Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners (NLP) first mooted the deal in November following a surge in traveller numbers at the airport in 2014.

Plans have been unveiled to transform an iconic listed building in Dundee into offices and flats. Morgan McDonnell has submitted proposals to the council for the 100-year-old former DP&L building on East Dock Street which will house ground floor office space with ten flats above.

The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has launched this year’s Architect in the Hoose initiative to help homeowners and raise money for the Architects Benevolent Society (ABS). The scheme sees architects register to offer free, hour-long consultations to the public, in return fo

Half a million pounds of new funding is available to train scaffolders in the North East of Scotland, the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has announced. The money is being made available due to increasing demand for scaffolders and a lack of training in the region.

Aberdeen gas works to make way for new flats Halliday Fraser Munro has submitted plans for 32 flats on the site of a former Aberdeen gas works on behalf of Barratt Homes.

UK construction firms continued to experience growth during August, led by fastest rise in commercial work for five months, according to new statistics. Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) figures from Markit and the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS) revealed that the

Dundee and Angus College has submitted plans to transform its Kingsway Campus. The iconic structure on the corner of Kingsway and Old Glamis Road has proved a surviving example of mid-20th-century brutalist architecture since it was opened in 1964 but is now set for a new look fit for the third mill

New designs for a £75 million hotel to be built at the former Royal High School on Edinburgh’s Calton Hill have been submitted after a public consultation “fundamentally altered” the initial plans. A proposed design for a 160-room development released in March was criticised from heritage gro

The volunteer-run charity behind a new £2.2 million community complex and office space for Midlothian is seeking new contractors to complete the centre after terminating the contract of previous builders. The Gorebridge Community Development Trust has removed T & A Kernoghan from the deal and b

Scottish construction company Pacific Building is celebrating its birthday by giving away tranches of cash to ten worthy causes – the donations representing the number of years the firm has been in business. The Renfrewshire company has also hosted a grand party for staff, clients and friends and

An innovative new app developed by BRE (Building Research Establishment) in partnership with Cruden and Kraft Architecture + Research which allows house builders to compare energy efficiency options and the associated cost implications, is now available for free download. The data incorporated withi

Work on an £8.6 million new primary school in Duns is due to begin in the coming weeks after Scottish Borders Council authorised the start of construction. The local authority has been working alongside development partner hub South East Scotland to progress the project, which includes relocating t

The £1 billion Edinburgh and the South East of Scotland City Region deal will reach a major milestone today as the six bid partners submit their proposal to the Westminster and Scottish governments. The bid partners, East Lothian, the City of Edinburgh, Fife, Midlothian, Scottish Borders and West L

A proposed regional sports facility in Inverness has moved a step closer after the Highland Council agreed funding of up to £150,000 to develop detailed designs and costings for the development. The project planning is to be taken forward for a facility incorporating indoor cycling, tennis and athl

A couple who bought a neighbouring empty house because they feared it was a fire hazard were shocked to discover that it caught fire while they were at the courthouse signing the deed. The (Somerset) Daily American reports that Bradley and Penny Mason bought the house in Meyersdale, western Pennsylv