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Clackmannanshire Council is to invest more than £14 million in housing in the financial year ahead as councillors approved an increase to the base rent of 10%. The agreement of the housing capital programme taken at yesterday’s council meeting will also see a new rental structure for hou

Shetland Islands Council has produced advice on enhancing biodiversity to assist developers in line with current national planning policy.

Seventeen suppliers have won spots on the latest Social Housing Emerging Disruptors (SHED) framework which supports Scottish local authorities and housing associations to compliantly procure non-traditional solutions from micro businesses and SMEs. This fourth generation of the SHED framework, which

A group of construction workers were left stunned after they found a message in a bottle from a team of builders who worked on the same site more than 50 years ago. Anthony Gibbons discovered the hidden message alongside his colleagues on Tuesday while they were turning a swimming baths in Hexham, N

Knight Frank has added to its consultancy services in Scotland with the appointment of experienced project manager David Robertson. David joins the independent commercial property consultancy from Gardiner & Theobald where he was a director, working across several high-profile commercial propert

Ardersier Port owner Haventus has submitted a scoping report to the Highland Council for a proposed extension to its Ardersier Energy Transition Facility. The proposed extension covers nearly 200 acres of adjacent land, which would increase the site’s total developable area to approximate

A closing date has been set on the sale of a partially developed residential site and dwellings in Strathaven.

A "revolutionary" new approach using tubular shoring as a vertical shoring system in above ground construction projects is the subject of the latest white paper by temporary works firm Altrad RMD Kwikform.

Morgan Sindall Construction has partnered with Historic Environment Scotland and Developing the Young Workforce to deliver an innovative three-day construction careers event, offering anyone aged 16 and over hands-on experience across seven different trades and professions.

A modular steel bridge has been installed on Craigo Road in the village of Craigo near Montrose during a Network Rail project to replace the bridge over the railway line between Dundee and Aberdeen.

AM Sci Tech has submitted a planning application seeking a change of use for the Innovation Centre, within Aberdeen Energy Park in Bridge of Don, proposing a shift from Class 4 (Business Use) to Class 11 (Leisure Use).

St Andrews Timber & Building Supplies has extended its Livingston branch with the addition of a new machine shop.

Construction work has officially commenced on the building of The R&A’s new Global Headquarters at St Andrews West. David Rickman MBE, who led on the planning for the development of the staff building before retiring from The R&A after a 37-year career in golf administration last Octob

A robust yet dynamic Lochaber Area Place Plan (APP) was agreed this week by the Highland Council. The plan clearly outlines the aspirations expressed by the communities within its boundaries, many of which link across to proposed or potential actions contained as part of FW2040 and wider Highland pl

Scotland’s commercial property market continues to see increased activity as both investor and occupier demand rises according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Commercial Property Monitor. Surveyors are also more optimistic about the outlook for the sector in the y