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Plans that could lead to a major new development to replace the existing Monklands Hospital moved a significant step closer last week. The Board of NHS Lanarkshire has approved an Initial Agreement (IA) to rebuild the hospital or conduct a substantial refurbishment at the existing site.

The Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) has retrospectively approved planning applications for an access track at Cairngorm Mountain and tourist accommodation projects at Inshriach near Kingussie. The developments were approved by CNPA at a meeting in Boat of Garten last week, despite the Auth

Ken Pattulo Businesses in Scotland’s construction and property sectors are among those to have emerged from the “troughs” of financial uncertainty seen in late 2015, according to new data.

Expectations across the Scottish construction sector are now showing signs of regaining the ground lost post the EU vote with growth forecast in workloads, employment and profit, according to new data published today. Following a noticeable dip around the time of the EU referendum, the Royal Institu

View of Chris Stewart Group's George Street Complex from Hanover Street Private funding will be essential to meet Glasgow’s real estate demand across all sectors, with mixed-use determining how people will live, work and socialise, according to a new report.

Comprehensive Design Architects (CDA) and Hoskins Architects have announced the practical completion of a major development in the heart of Edinburgh’s New Town World Heritage Site. Designed on behalf of Standard Life Investments and Peveril Securities, the mixed-use development constituting most

Robert Menzies City Gate Construction (CGC) has appointed a leading member of its team as director of the business.

An international contest offering the world’s best designers the chance to transform Perth City Hall has been officially launched. Last year Perth & Kinross Council voted to develop City Hall as a new cultural attraction as part of the city's bid to be UK City of Culture 2021, ending

Plans for purpose built student accommodation in Glasgow city centre have been submitted to the local authority. The trustees of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Iceni Projects want to demolish a former warehouse in Dunblane Street and replace it with a block of flats with 286 bedrooms.

Derek Petrie As the £1 billion development of Dundee’s Waterfront area continues, Derek Petrie, a property expert at law firm Lindsays, wants to shine the spotlight on the regeneration taking place throughout the rest of the city and the wider region.

'Control' by Roman Robroek A stunning photograph of Kelenfold Power Station in Budapest has been named the outright winning shot in construction’s finest photography competition.

Image courtesy of GMP Architects A 2000 year-old Roman amphitheatre in the northern Italian city of Verona could be in for a long-overdue revamp after a German architecture firm won a design competition with its novel idea for a scallop shell-like retractable roof.

A successful turf-cutting event has signalled the start of construction work to regenerate Hermitage Park in Helensburgh. The event was attended by representatives of the community, funders, local councillors and officers associated with the £3.3 million restoration and redevelopment of the urban p

As it looks ahead to the Scottish Renewables Low Carbon Cities Conference in Edinburgh next week, the Scottish Cities Alliance said an 'Infrastructure-first approach' to energy developments is crucial. How do we plan and create the infrastructure and regulatory frameworks for smart, sustainable citi

The University of Glasgow has secured planning approval for its £1 billion campus masterplan to develop the former Western Infirmary site. The campus project, one of the biggest education developments in Scotland, will see an estimated investment of £1bn over 10 years – higher than the public in