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Stefano Smith The Scottish Government needs to establish national development priorities across the country and map them out clearly in a new National Development Plan (NDP), according to the Royal Town Planning Institute Scotland (RTPI Scotland).

(from left) GHA chair, Bernadette Hewitt, Christopher Conn, apprentice joiner at City Building, City Building managing director, Graham Paterson, Nicole Woodburn, apprentice joiner at City Building, and Morag Johnston, executive director of financial services for Glasgow City Council A new £3.7 bil

Work to deliver a new hospital and healthcare facilities in Orkney will get underway soon after Robertson Capital Projects achieved financial close with NHS Orkney on the £64 million project. The project will see the development of a purpose built facility to replace the existing Balfour Hospital i

Purchasing managers have reported a slowdown in growth across the UK construction sector, led by a weaker rise in residential building activity. The latest Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI survey for March 2017 also pointed to only a marginal increase in new work, which contributed to slower employme

Dumfries and Galloway Council leader Councillor Ronnie Nicholson (in cab), with (from left) Alison Wilson, hub South West construction manager; Councillor Jeff Leaver, chairman of the council’s children, young people and lifelong learning committee and Craig Bridges, framework director, Graham Con

East Lothian Council has granted planning permission for 107 homes at Aberlady. The proposed development is to be delivered by Cruden Homes on land owned by Wemyss and March Estates.

Senior buyer Lauren Kidd and groundworks manager Robby Reilly Ogilvie gears up for growth with new machinery upgrade

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BvCxmT7aAM A hitherto anonymous region near China’s smog-choked capital has been overrun by house buyers after Beijing unveiled “historic” plans to build a new city there in a bid to slash pollution and congestion, The Guardian has reported.

Stuart MacGregor Aberdeen-based housebuilder Stewart Milne Group has posted a £26 million pre-tax loss in its last financial year after being hit by the impact of falling oil prices on the north east of Scotland's housing sector.

Court of Session The family of a man who drowned after his vehicle collided with a “defective parapet” on a bridge and fell into the sea have successfully sued the local authority.

David McClean The architecture course at Aberdeen’s Robert Gordon University (RGU) has received professional accreditation by the Malaysian Board of Architects (LAM), the first institution in the UK to do so.

(Image: Google) Developers are set to submit plans to demolish Netherlea Hospital in Newport, Fife, to make way for a collection of luxury homes costing up to £650,000 each.

Land Reform secretary Rosanna Cunningham MSP meets with farmers Hew and Jane Hunter, who are tenant farmers on the Crown Estate. Powers over the revenue and management of Crown Estate resources in Scotland have been transferred to the Scottish Government, with the aim of giving communities a stronge

The Beatrice windfarm off the Scottish coast Wind turbines in Scotland set a new March record for the total amount of power sent to the National Grid since records began.

Kevin Scarlett Eighteen housing associations in Scotland – including the Haymarket Group of associations – have agreed to take part in a sector scorecard pilot to benchmark a range of business health and efficiency measures.