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Plans to build a specialist support centre in Aberdeen for children with complex disabilities and life-limiting conditions have been approved by the council. The £8 million Charlie House charity project which will support babies, children and young people will be located at Woodend Hospital.

Revived plans to convert the empty upper floors of a B-listed premises in central Glasgow into a backpackers' hostel are being brought forward to the council. If approved, Metro Inns Ltd plans to convert the first, second and third storeys at Virginia House, at the corner of Virginia Street and Wils

Sarah Alexander, senior associate at Dentons, discusses the intricacies of the NEC3 subcontract. With fewer than 10 reported decisions from the Court of Session on the interpretation of NEC3, any guidance from the court is welcomed with open arms. This is particularly so while the NEC suite of contr

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has written to Hanson UK about three breaches of the Cement Market Data Order 2016. The order concerns data disclosed which could have been a proxy for Individual Cement Market Data.

Planning officers at Glasgow City Council are recommending that councillors reject the latest application to build flats at a disused Finnieston Bowling Club.

A football club has said it is pressing on with plans to install UV-C lighting to combat Covid-19 in spite of concerns about their use.

Work to transform the Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh is not expected to be completed until the end of 2022 following delays due to coronavirus and the "complex and changing nature" of the construction requirements.

Student accommodation developer Unite Students has welcomed a decision to grant planning permission for its new development in Abbey Lane, Edinburgh. The planning application for a new 298-bed development with 66 residential units on a former industrial estate, off London Road, has been approved by

Scottish timber and manufacturing specialist James Donaldson Group has announced the arrival of its latest business which will offer expertly crafted, made-to-measure home office and study solutions.

Ministers have concluded there is no legal route for either the Scottish or UK governments to provide engineering firm BiFab with the guarantees it would need to secure its contract with Saipem in the absence of a shareholder guarantee provided by BiFab’s majority shareholder JV Driv

Work on the construction of the Garnock Visitor and Community Hub which forms part of a major regeneration project at Lochshore will begin next spring, North Ayrshire Council has confirmed. Image courtesy of Nathan Cunningham

The Clyde Gateway regeneration programme will today break ground in Dalmarnock to install one of the country’s most innovative and sustainable heating systems – helping to reduce fuel poverty in the area following £2.1 million funding from SP Energy Networks’ Green Econo

Investment proposals that would see over 3,800 new affordable houses built in Fife before 2026 were discussed by Fife councillors yesterday. Fife Council's Strategic Housing Investment Programme (SHIP) will now be submitted to the Scottish Government in a bid for funding to help subsidise the total

Almost £20 million of improvement works are set to get underway across Scotland’s canals this winter. The capital investment from the Scottish Government will see major works and essential upgrades take place throughout the canal network, safeguarding the heritage assets for the future.

A new £6.5 million development of affordable homes has been delivered in Govanhill.