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The outline business case for the construction of two health facilities in Aberdeen has been agreed, though the final cost has risen by £13.7 million due to “design complexities and site conditions”. The NHS Grampian Board gave its formal approval yesterday to the project to deliver the new Bai

The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has lodged an objection to plans for more than 700 homes at Govan Graving Docks warning that the new properties would be at risk of flooding if the project went ahead. ZM Architecture and New City Vision unveiled plans in March to bring the site ba

Plans for a new intergenerational community campus in Jedburgh are gathering pace with a series of positive announcements. The Scottish Government has this week given the go-ahead to Scottish Borders Council (SBC) to build the campus, and formally close the existing nursery, primary, secondary and s

Retailer Next is to open a new store at Almondvale West Retail Park as part of a wider £3.5 million improvement programme of the site. The new store, which is scheduled to open in early 2019, will see Next more than double its original size at the retail park, which is located adjacent to one of Sc

The UK government should not wait until 2025 to abolish the “outdated and detrimental practice” of cash retentions in the construction sector, according to the Confederation of Construction Specialists. While applauding the intention of the Construction Products Association, CECA and Build UK, w

Provost Skene’s House (PSH) is to undergo a major renovation after Aberdeen City Council’s agreed steps to conserve and upgrade the historic building. PSH, which dates from 1545, is being redeveloped under the City Centre Masterplan (CCMP) as a new visitor attraction that will tell the s

(from left) Colin Campbell (site manager, Keepmoat Homes), George Laing (clerk of works, Hanover Scotland), Mark Farey (director of asset management, Hanover Scotland), Cllr Philip Saxton (housing & customer services portfolio holder, South Ayrshire Council), Jim Kennedy (architectural manager,

National Trust for Scotland launches Hill House ‘box’ appeal The National Trust for Scotland has today kicked-off its urgent multi-million pound appeal to save the Charles Rennie Mackintosh-designed the Hill House in Helensburgh, one of the most ambitious and important fundraising drives in the

A deadline has been introduced to a scheme in Italy that offers the chance to buy a house for €1 after it was overwhelmed with interest. A deadline of 7 February 2018 has now been set for applications, leaving what is now less than a week left to apply.

Nick Hampson, Malcolm Hughes MD Ogilvie Group has restructured its surveying businesses to operate under the Malcolm Hughes brand, creating one of the largest companies in the sector.

A rise in house-building drove an overall marginal increase in construction activity in Scotland during the final quarter of 2017, according to new figures. Both public and private sector house building activity was higher in the quarter, according to the balance of respondents to the quarterly Cons

Glenn Allison Stewart Milne Homes is targeting further growth in the North West of England as its moves to reduce the impact of the downturn in its core market in the North East of Scotland.

Construction trade federations across the UK are continuing their push for action on cash retentions. The National Federation of Builders (NFB) and other trade federations with members most likely to be affected by the collapse of Carillion believe this is an opportunity for the industry to move swi

Architects Covell Matthews’ impression of the finished hotel The historic Kings House Hotel is set for a major facelift following Highland Council’s approval of plans to rejuvenate the Glencoe landmark.

Members from Crossreach and Portakabin join teachers and local schoolchildren to break the ground on the new project The social care arm of the Church of Scotland has announced ambitious plans to open a “first class” education campus in Renfrewshire.