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Proposals to deliver a mixed-use development on the site of Aberdeen’s Atholl House have moved forward after planning permission was granted to demolish the city centre office block. Halliday Fraser Munro submitted plans in 2016 to demolish the building on Guild Street and build a site contain

CALA Homes (West) has revealed a number of “significant” community benefits from its development at North Bar, Erskine, including a proposed new bus service. The homebuilder’s proposals represent a major investment in the long-term future of the area with the creation of 195 new te

Local government trades people have voted to reject a pay offer from the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA), Unite has confirmed. The union said that its craft membership, which includes joiners, labourers, painters and electricians, voted to reject the COSLA pay offer by 69%, with 90%

The next stage in a large scale development at the western edge of Glasgow’s Central Business District has commenced with refurbishment work on 30,977 sq ft of office space at 2 Central Quay. The work, which is being carried out by London-based XLB Property and Harbert Management Corporation w

A regeneration project at Granton Waterfront will take a step forward next month when the City of Edinburgh Council will begin an intensive six month period of public engagement into plans to deliver a vibrant, well connected, new city quarter. The council’s vision for the area is for around 4

Gavin Hamilton from Taylor Wimpey is among a group of experts from the private and third sectors to have been appointed to a Regional Enterprise Council (REC) by the Edinburgh and South-East Scotland City Region Deal. The REC is comprised of a number of individuals from small, medium and large organ

Infrastructure business Robertson Group’s most significant project has been awarded a prestigious civil engineering accolade. The Macallan distillery and visitor experience, located on Easter Elchies estate in Speyside, took home the coveted ‘Building of the Year’ title at the Inst

A GRAHAM apprentice, who came to the UK from Afghanistan as a refugee and waited outside a construction site to try and get a job, has been shortlisted for a top national apprenticeship award. Shams Rahimi has been named as one of 12 finalists at the CITB Apprenticeship Awards and is set to travel t

A landmark building in Bearsden has been praised as part of a prestigious UK-wide awards scheme, following a major rejuvenation and extension project. Kilmardinny House was shortlisted for Civic Building of the Year by SPACES (Society for Public Architecture, Construction, Engineering and Surveying)

West Dunbartonshire Council has officially opened its new offices in Dumbarton town centre.

The Stone of Destiny could be rehoused in the revamped Perth City Hall, according to reports. The Evening Telegraph has revealed that developers are poised to submit their proposals to transform Perth City Hall into an arts venue, which may see the historic Stone of Destiny as its main focal point.

Artisan Real Estate has gained planning permission for its £90 million redevelopment of the Custom House by the River Clyde. The investment partnership, which purchased the site in August 2017, will now transform the historic sandstone Grade A-Listed building into Scotland’s first Clayto

The new Jedburgh Intergenerational Community Campus project reached an important yesterday milestone as financial close was achieved. Although advanced works have already begun on site, as marked by Deputy First Minister John Swinney and local school children in June, the financing agreement means t

Infrastructure secretary, Michael Matheson, has challenged the UK Government to match his funding commitment for the Tay Cities Region Deal. The Scottish Government said it is prepared to invest £200 million to deliver inclusive economic growth across the region, through skills, tourism a

Eric Curran at DM Hall on the changes in the surveyor sector which he has witnessed firsthand over the last 40 years. It is a sobering thought that 40 years have slipped by since I first ran a tape measure across the inside of a house and popped my head under the floorboards.