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A former school site in Edinburgh is to be developed as an extra care community following its sale. Landsdowne Campus, located in the Murrayfield area on the outskirts of the city, was purchased by extra care developer-operator Vivere last year, marking its first venture into Scotland.

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland and Caledonian Properties have received an Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions (AMSC) planning consent from Glasgow City Council for their Lumloch View and Lumloch Grove developments off Robroyston Road, delivering 300 new homes across two neighbourhoods. Lumloch

The Acorn carbon capture project at St Fergus, near Peterhead, has been dealt a major blow in yesterday’s UK Budget, with the UK Government cutting £200 million from carbon capture capital grants to help fund increased defence spending.

A Holyrood committee is taking evidence this morning as it explores the potential environmental impacts of the construction and operation of hyperscale data centres in Scotland.

The Scottish Event Campus (SEC) has welcomed confirmation from the UK government that it will contribute £6 million in funding to go towards the campus’ expansion plans, Destination SEC.

A new luxury care home in Linlithgow has officially opened, welcoming its first resident earlier in October, while an additional 50 beds will be handed over next year. 

Falkirk councillors will be asked to approve the Camelon and Tamfourhill Masterplan on 5 November when the council's Executive Committee meets.

Homes for Scotland (HFS) has made two senior promotions within its executive team. David Raine has become head of policy development, and David Petrie has taken up the position of senior external affairs manager.

The Scottish Land Commission has welcomed Megan MacInnes as its new head of practice and advice. Ms MacInnes joins the commission at an important time for land reform in Scotland, with the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2025 bringing a renewed focus on responsible land ownership and the role of communit

Progress in decreasing vacant and derelict land and bringing long-term empty properties back into use in Dumfries and Galloway will be discussed in a report to councillors in November. On 3 November, the council's 2026 Vacant and Derelict Land and Property Strategy annual review will go before the E

Trust Housing Association has completed the transformation of Manse Gardens in Strachur, bringing an outdated former sheltered housing development back into full use as 16 modern, highly energy-efficient homes. The project gives a new long-term future to a development which had faced years of uncert

A new luxury eco-house has opened its doors to visitors in Highland Perthshire on the southern edge of the Cairngorms National Park. Situated in a riverside glen, Larch House is a modern, bespoke architect-designed self-catering retreat, which has a wood-fired hot tub, sauna, cinema room and wood-bu

Scotland is at risk of an increasing apprenticeship recruitment crisis as growing costs, financial pressures and inadequate employer support are prompting plumbing and heating businesses to pull back from hiring, a new report from SNIPEF, the Plumbing and Heating Federation, has found. 

Will Rudd, the civil, structural and conservation engineering consultancy, has supported the £2.4 million low-carbon refurbishment of Elgin’s Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) building.

SITECH UK & Ireland has become a member of the Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA), paving the way for new businesses and sectors looking to boost site operations with construction technology.