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Councillors have approved the introduction of a new conservation area to protect the historic site of the battle of Culloden. The new designation for Culloden Muir near Inverness now means that within the conservation area, planning permission will be required for a range of developments that would

Revised plans for a proposed golf and tennis centre near Dunblane have been rejected by Stirling Council. The Park of Keir project, which was supported by golfer Colin Montgomerie and Judy Murray, mother of former Wimbledon champion Andy, was to be located at Park of Keir, between Murray's home town

Date set for final demolition of Cockenzie Power Station building The final stage of the Cockenzie Power Station demolition is to take place on Thursday December 17 at 2pm, two years since plant shut down.

Developers behind the Marischal Square regeneration project in Aberdeen defended their decision to use granite from China rather than locally sourced stone. It has emerged the £107 million city centre project will use 180 tons of rock from the Far East despite the stone being synonymous with the Gr

The Glasgow Institute of Architects (GIA) has announced City of Glasgow College’s new state-of-the-art £66 million Riverside Campus, opened just weeks ago by first minister Nicola Sturgeon, as winner of a major design award. The development – part of a £228m twin-site supercampus that also inc

Graham Construction has completed building a £10 million primary school in Fort William. The new Lundavra Primary School was built on behalf of the Highland Council.

Plans for a £30 million 4 star Radisson hotel on the banks of the River Clyde in Glasgow have been approved by the local authority. The 176-bedroom facility will include 78 parking spaces, bar, restaurant, Sky Bar, gallery, gym and more than 100sq m of event spaces.

A disused landmark building is to be transformed by the University of Edinburgh as part of a major development. The A-listed Surgical Hospital in the former Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh will be sensitively restored and bring together different strands of the University’s cutting-edge activities fr

Stirling Council has approved a £200 million development plan to transform the city into a world-class centre of enterprise and opportunity. Councillors yesterday voted to pursue the City Development Framework plans which are designed to help the city build on its strengths to become an economic an

Output in the Scottish construction sector has risen to records levels, according to the Office of National Statistics (ONS). New figures published today show that output over the 12 months to September this year rose to over £14 billion compared to a previous record output of more than £13bn over

Aberdeen's £333 million Exhibition and Conference Centre has been given full approval by councillors. Developer Henry Boot will build a new exhibition centre, a 200-bedroom hotel and clean energy power station on the site of the former Rowett Research Institute in Bucksburn.

Developers have submitted plans for the first phase of a £700 million new district which will see a business park complete with homes, offices and shops built at Edinburgh Airport. The 90-acre International Business Gateway is being led by a consortium comprised of Murray Estates, New Ingliston, Fr

Edinburgh council planners have urged councillors to reject proposals to transform the former Royal High School into a £75 million hotel. Jointly developed by Urbanist Hotels and Duddingston House Properties the Calton Hill project has long been a bone of contention in the city.

Craigmillar housing plans submitted by CCG Plans have been submitted for 121 new homes in the Craigmillar area of Edinburgh.

A family of 12 ducks has refused to quack under pressure of construction all around their home in New Zealand. A mother duck dutifully caring for a brood of 11 ducklings while giant construction equipment roared all around was unlike anything Alastair Bennett had seen in his 22 years as a foreman fo