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With one year to go until the Scottish elections, this period provides challenges for businesses trying to achieve planning permission and funding. But, as public affairs consultant Jack Hope argues, it also provides some unique opportunities, like influencing politicians to prioritise the unblockin
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Muir Homes is to regenerate a vacant brownfield site in the coastal town of Dalgety Bay in Fife with the start of construction of 37 homes.
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South Ayrshire Council has been awarded £16 million by the UK Government as part of their Levelling Up Fund. The money will be used by the council to develop proposals to help transform Burns Statue Square in Ayr.
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Fife Council is progressing an agreement with Campion Homes that will see the council deliver 41 new, much needed council houses at the former council depot site at Elgin St in Dunfermline.
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Work is underway on the transformation of the former Motherwell Town Hall into 20 modern council homes.
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The possible options, estimated costs and timescales to improve the sustainability of Aberdeen City Council’s Victorian school buildings went before councillors this week. Members of the Education and Children’s Services committee approved the recommendations of the Victorian Schools Pro
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A former trampoline centre in Portobello is set to be transformed into a small residential development under new plans submitted to the City of Edinburgh Council.
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Group accounts for building, infrastructure, engineering and fit-out business Tilbury Douglas has shown the firm grew its revenue to £541.6 million in 2024, an increase of 7% on 2023, and delivered £11.5m operating profit, up from £3.8m.
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A new £16 million flood prevention scheme for Bridge of Allan has taken a significant step forward following approval to procure a contract to design and build the defences.
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A startup creating a biodegradable ‘wool’ material from by-products of the Scottish shellfish sector has relocated its headquarters to Glasgow in a move that will underpin future growth and shorten its supply chains. Seastex uses mussel beards or byssus – the threads that help muss
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Within months of its launch in 1901, RRS Discovery set sail for the Antarctic and 30 years of exploration. Now, 124 years later, National Lottery support will help secure RRS Discovery’s future as one of the world’s most important historic vessels. RRS Discovery was built in Dundee
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Barratt Redrow has today reported a 10.1% year-on-year decline in forward sales as of March 30, 2025, with 10,245 homes on order compared to 11,402 the previous year. Despite this drop, the UK's largest housebuilder reaffirmed its annual target to build between 16,800 and 17,200 homes.
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A planning application for 29 much-needed affordable homes has been submitted to Glasgow City Council by The JR Group on behalf of Wheatley Group.
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The whisky distillery that featured in the BBC series Monarch of the Glen is set to be transformed into a low-carbon operation after securing planning permission from Highland Council.
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Renowned Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, famed for his deeply spiritual and distinctive architectural style, has been formally recognised by the Vatican as a candidate for sainthood.
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