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A project to extend the Govan Old Church to utilise the A-listed building as an events venue and public space has been granted planning permission by Glasgow City Council.

Plans to build a £10 million hotel in Pitlochry have been withdrawn.

Renfrewshire Council is to explore a range of possible development opportunities for land belonging to whisky company Chivas Brothers in Paisley after a deal was struck to bring the site into public ownership.

Aberdeen City Council has granted listed building consent for the renovation of the B-listed East Gate Lodge in Duthie Park, paving the way for the north-east’s first outdoor nursery.

Lockdown has shown the particular importance of community green spaces, says Andrew Duncan.

Scottish manufacturing and construction firms saw an encouraging boost in business throughout June as the coronavirus lockdown measures began to ease, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland UK Small Business PMI report. 

Work has started on a new affordable housing development on behalf of South Lanarkshire Council.

The Scottish Government is providing £10 million to support the rapid deployment of bus priority infrastructure by local authorities.

The Scottish Government has announced that people looking for work or those at risk of redundancy will benefit from £100 million of additional assistance to move into work or retrain. The package of support, outlined by economy secretary Fiona Hyslop, will see at least £50m of that fundi

The Scottish Land Commission has published its interim report which will form the basis of advice to the Scottish Government on the establishment of new Regional Land Use Partnerships. The report sets out the emerging direction of the Commission’s proposals, informed by stakehol

Work on affordable housing developments across the Highlands has restarted. 

The excavation of human remains which could date back as far as 1300 has begun on Constitution Street as part of the City of Edinburgh Council’s Trams to Newhaven project. Archaeologists are on-site outside South Leith Parish Church, where previous investigations have shown that in the medieva

A construction company has failed in its action against a company it alleged had sold it a defective pile driving hammer, causing it to be unable to fulfil its obligations under another contract.

The redevelopment of Craigforth Campus in Stirling moved forward this week with the formal submission of two planning proposals by Ambassador Group. The property development and investment firm lodged the plans following a series of online public consultation events in May, which showcased the trans

Three quarters (75%) of eligible employees in the Scottish construction sector have been furloughed as of June 30, new figures from HMRC have revealed.