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Councillors in Dundee have been asked to approve an application for a women’s custody unit.

CALA Homes (West) and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde have been granted planning approval from East Dunbartonshire Council for a development of 163 private and affordable homes at the former Broomhill Hospital in Kirkintilloch. The application was unanimously approved by the planning board, subject to

Stewart Milne Homes has been granted planning permission for an additional 121 homes at Aberdeen’s newest community at Countesswells. The new phase from the housebuilder will be known as Jubilee Walk and will comprise of a range of two, three and four bedroom homes.

Architect’s impression of the 57 new homes for the former Maxwelltown Works in the Hilltown Plans by Caledonia Housing Association to deliver 57 affordable homes at the former Maxwelltown Works in Dundee have been recommended for approval by council planners.

The redevelopment of Glasgow Queen Street station reached another major milestone as the project team completed all of the demolition work needed to start building a bigger and brighter transport hub. Since January, the demolition team has worked more than 26,000 hours to safely remove over 14,000 t

Argyll and Bute Council is to submit a multi-million pound funding bid to the UK and Scottish governments that would see investment in areas as wide ranging as transport, broadband, education and market-leading business innovation. The bid comprises sixteen different projects that would bring togeth

Barcelona’s most famous landmark is set to get formal planning permission 136 years after work began. A deal has been struck with the city for Antoni Gaudí’s iconic Sagrada Família after years of unlicensed construction.

The development of The Event Complex Aberdeen (TECA) has reached another major milestone as work begins on the interior fit-out of the building. It comes as new computer-generated visualisations created by Keppie Design show how the venue’s arena and restaurant will look once completed.

Plans for two new Mental Health in-patient wards at Stobhill Hospital were given a major boost this week after the Board of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) approved the full business case. The final stage of the process of developing the state-of-the-art wards is to submit the full business c

Workloads in the Scottish construction sector continue to rise amid financial constraints and Brexit uncertainties, assisted largely by the buoyant housing sector, surveyors have reported. Results of the Q3 2018 UK Construction and Infrastructure Market Survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered

Two Glasgow tourist attractions are set to close at the end of the year following concerns over public safety. Structural engineers have estimated that it will cost Glasgow City Council up to £7.5 million to bring the Victorian glasshouse up to an acceptable level of safety.

David Thomas Housebuilder Barratt Developments said it has started the new financial year in a strong position as it declared conditions remained solid with strong buyer demand.

Glasgow’s Buchanan Wharf Opportunities to invest in nine projects worth more than £2 billion to Scotland’s economy have been announced by economy secretary Derek Mackay.

The construction industry is being plagued by thieves with more than half of builders in the UK having had their tools stolen, according to new research. The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) found that 51% of UK builders have had tools stolen with around half of those (46%) having had their van s

(from left) S5 and S6 pupils from Glasgow Gaelic School; Murdo John Graham, principal teacher of Developing the Young Workforce; Catrìona Chaimbeul, deputy head teacher, Glasgow Gaelic School; and Amy Ogilvy, marketing executive at HLM Design and architecture practice HLM has announced its new part