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A housing-led regeneration of one of the largest brownfield sites in Scotland is among three Scottish planning projects to have won at the prestigious national awards ceremony of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI). The 964-hectare Dargavel Village to the south west of Bishopton has been subjec

Plans have been unveiled for a development of around 350 new homes in Robroyston, Glasgow. Along with its development partner Caledonian Properties Ltd, Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has submitted an application for Planning Permission in Principal to Glasgow City Council for the development at Cortma

Mintlaw housebuilder Claymore Homes is building 50 new residential properties in Cairnbulg near Fraserburgh with support from a six-figure funding package from Bank of Scotland. Construction of the development, which consists of three to five-bedroom houses, began in October last year.

Three apprentices from City Building will travel to Malawi in September to carry out vital maintenance work at a community health clinic, supporting the Lord Provost’s charitable work in the country. Phoebe Ali (19), Cameron Moir (20) and Craig Butler (19), who are all in the third-year of the

CALA Homes has announced the recipients of its £55,000 Community Bursary across Scotland. The housebuilder’s bursary aims to provide support for a wide range of organisations and projects within communities in which CALA builds.

The Zinc House at Monikie has been named as the winner of the Angus Design Awards Building of the Decade. The awards, held at Hospitalfield House in Arbroath, celebrate the very best of building, design, development and restoration in Angus over the past ten years. Their purpose is also to inspire a

Modular construction firm Bauhu has given the traditional ‘granny flat’ a modern 21st century makeover with the introduction of a new range of portable, modular homes that offer comfortable living with a range of thoughtful, useful and user-friendly features. The company said the prefabr

Major projects potentially worth up to £400 million have been announced today as part of a decommissioning services framework for Scotland’s oldest nuclear reactor at Dounreay. Construction of a size reduction facility, shaft and silo decommissioning and demolition of historic active lab

Principal contracting specialist Linear Design & Construct (LDC) has been appointed to deliver the comprehensive refurbishment of several South Ayrshire Council offices across locations in Ayr and Troon. The design & build project includes extensive works within the council headquarters at c

Design and architecture practice HLM has completed the new Whitehorn Hall student accommodation at the University of St Andrews. Located adjacent to the category B Listed University Hall within the Hepburn Gardens Conservation Area, the new annexe was designed to reinforce the very specific characte

A new strategic leadership forum has been formed to develop a shared action plan between government and industry. Leadership organisation Construction Scotland said the forum will enable the Scottish Government to deliver its economic infrastructure and built environment aims, while also supporting

Aberdeenshire Council has appointed a new contractor to complete work on its Saltoun Square project in Fraserburgh after the previous contractor entered into administration. Morrison Construction will be complete the restoration of the building, which will be known as the Faithlie Centre, to provide

Design changes for the £9 million public realm project on Byres Road have been approved by Glasgow City Council. A consultation in 2018 on initial design proposals for the street demonstrated public support for measures to improve the pedestrian environment, however there was significant conce

The Planning (Scotland) Bill may be unworkable as it stands given the number of unfunded additional duties it currently contains, RTPI Scotland has warned MSPs. In its briefing ahead of the Bill’s stage 3 debate, the planning body is urging MSPs to work across parties at this critical stage of

Minister for local government, housing and planning, Kevin Stewart MSP, today officially opened the new Dundee office of Scotframe Timber Engineering Ltd. Established in 1989 in Inverurie, Scotframe supplies full timber kit packages for housing and commercial projects across the UK.