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Figures for new house building in Perth and Kinross released today has highlighted the area's position as one of the fastest growing regions in Scotland. The news has been welcomed as a key indicator of economic growth in the area.

Plans to build a new Primary School for Dailly are a step closer with the official contracts now signed after reaching financial close.

Structural faults have been detected in two Edinburgh secondaries following the closure of 17 schools in the city. The City of Edinburgh Council ordered the closures on Friday after the private consortium behind the construction and maintenance of the schools, the Edinburgh Schools Partnership (ESP)

Fresh after the signing of contracts for new schools in Campbeltown and Oban, Argyll and Bute Council has completed the contract for a £9 million new primary school in Kirn. To be built by Morrison Construction, the new Kirn Primary School has been designed to cater for 320 primary pupils together

Planning decision times for major and local housing developments over the last quarter of 2015 were faster on average compared to the equivalent quarter the previous year, according to new figures. Statistics on quarterly planning performance in Scotland, published by the Scottish Government, reveal

Public consultation gets underway for Hearts grandstand Hearts Football Club have published the first artist’s impression of a planned main grandstand at Tynecastle stadium which would add 3,000 seats, upping maximum capacity to 20,000.

Galliford Try has confirmed that it inherited “contractual responsibility” for four of the 17 schools closed in Edinburgh over structural safety fears when it acquired Miller Construction. The City of Edinburgh Council ordered the closure of the schools last Friday after the private consortium b

Breedon Aggregates has reiterated its plans to sell over a dozen of its ready-mixed concrete (RMX) sites after a competition watchdog raised concerns over the firm’s takeover of Hope Construction Materials. Breedon entered into a conditional agreement with Cortolina Investments to acquire Hope Con

The boss of a construction company has been sentenced to jail after two of his workers fell through a roof they were repairing in Stockport. Allan Thompson, of Woodburn Crescent, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire, was found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter, while both he and his company Building and

Glasgow-based property development company London & Scottish Investments Ltd (LSIL) has submitted a detailed planning application to South Lanarkshire Council for a major new £40 million retail development at Peel Park, East Kilbride. The proposals will see the redevelopment of a long-term vaca

Detailed plans have been released for a proposed new railway station to Inverness Airport. Highlands and Islands transport body Hitrans has proposed constructing a stop at Dalcross close to the airport on the Inverness to Aberdeen line at a cost of £2 million.

North Ayrshire Council has a Public Private Partnership (PPP) bill of over £1 million a month to ensure the upkeep of just four schools, it has been revealed. A Freedom of Information (FoI) request to the local authority by GMB Scotland has shown PPP contract costs for 2016-17 of nearly £12.9m.

Housebuilder Persimmon has reported an 8 per cent increase in forward sales revenue to date this year with the average selling price up 5.8 per cent to circa £220,000. Reporting current trading, financial performance and the outlook for the current financial year ahead of its annual general meeting

Two schools in Argyll and Bute are in need of repairs after the local authority conducted checks in light of the closure of schools in Edinburgh, it has emerged.

Engineers begin next phase of Queen Street station works Major works at Queen Street station in Glasgow are entering the next phase, ScotRail has said.