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The National Trust for Scotland has launched a campaign to save the birthplace of Bard. The humble cottage in Alloway where Robert Burns was born and where the first Burns Night Supper was held is at risk of being damaged beyond repair, it said.

The Court of Session has overturned a decision by Scottish Ministers to refuse planning permission for a 600-home development at Airthrey Kerse in Bridge of Allan. Graham’s The Family Dairy, in partnership with Mactaggart & Mickel Homes, lodged an appeal last year regarding its proposals t

Morrison Construction is to deliver a new primary school in Haddington that is being fully funded through developers’ contributions. Letham Primary School is being developed at Letham Mains on the west side of the town. The site was zoned for housing in East Lothian Council’s Local Devel

Councillors have given the green light to £18 million plans for a new leisure centre and swimming pool in Helensburgh. The Helensburgh Waterfront Development will demolish and replace the existing facility, with associated parking and coach drop-off, as well as public realm works to meet the n

Glasgow City Council has appointed Professor Brian Evans as its first City Urbanist to enhance the city’s approach to place-making and connectivity. A professor in urbanism and landscape at The Glasgow School of Art's Mackintosh School of Architecture, and one of the UK's leading urbanists, th

Barratt North Scotland has submitted an appeal with the Scottish Government over the refusal of planning permission for 121 new homes at Newtonhill The housebuilder had planned to deliver 109 houses and 12 flats on a site near Park Place in the Aberdeenshire village. A quarter of the properties are

Dr Alan Belfield is to take over as chairman of consulting engineer Arup Group from April 1. Currently the firm’s chief operating officer, Dr Belfield will lead Arup’s 15,000-strong team and oversee a global business with turnover in excess of £1.6 billion.

A decision to appoint a contractor to redevelop Aberdeen’s Union Terrace Gardens will not be made until March at the earliest. Aberdeen City Council said the decision to proceed and establish a budget for the project will be made at the council’s budget meeting on March 5.

The “protracted uncertainty” caused by the ongoing Brexit standoff is taking its toll on commercial and industrial activity in Scotland, according to the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). The results of the Q4 2018 RICS Construction and Infrastructure Market Survey show that

Support for the long-running campaign by electrotechnical trade association SELECT for recognition of electricians as a profession is literally building brick by brick across the construction industry and beyond. SELECT, whose campaign is also backed by the Scottish Joint Industry Board (SJIB) and U

A major public consultation is to be held on a key planning document that will "shape Aberdeen in years ahead". The Aberdeen Local Development Plan (LDP) provides a land use framework – including 15 “preferred options” for potential housing sites – to ensure the city grows an

A total of 1,688 new student bed spaces were created in Glasgow and Edinburgh in 2018 taking the number of purpose-built spaces in the two cities to 34,821, according to new research from Cushman & Wakefield. Cushman & Wakefield’s UK Student Accommodation Report 2018/19 showed that whi

CALA Homes (West) has announced the appointment of Rettie & Co as real estate agent for its prestigious Jordanhill Park development. More than 400 premium homes will be delivered on the site of the former Jordanhill Campus, including luxury apartments in the impressive category B-listed David St

Rocks in the seabed off the UK coast could provide long-term storage locations for renewable energy production, new research suggests. An advanced technique could be used to trap compressed air in porous rock formations found in the North Sea using electricity from renewable technologies.

Health secretary Jeane Freeman has ordered a review into the construction, design and maintenance of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow following the death of patients who contracted a pigeon dropping infection. It emerged at the weekend that two patients who had died at the hospital