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The Scottish Government has issued a joint letter from Ivan McKee MSP, minister for public finance, and Dr Fiona Simpson, chief planner, clarifying how National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) Policy 22 on flood risk and water management should be applied in practice by planning authorities and develop

Charities can apply for two £50,000 donations through the Persimmon Charitable Foundation.

A number of homes, properties, and pieces of land on sites across Glasgow are to be disposed of by the local authority to allow for the creation of new homes and other development. Decisions approved by a Glasgow City Council committee yesterday will result in social, mid-market rent and privat

Over a century ago, a wealthy widow with citizenship in both the United States and Canada commissioned a unique building to celebrate the bond between the two nations.

The Scottish Government must “seize the opportunity” from the Spending Review and announce a long-term funding plan for Scotland’s housing associations, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has said.

Hector MacAulay has announced his intentions to step down after nearly four decades with Balfour Beatty.  Currently managing director – Scotland & Ireland, MacAulay is responsible for a significant portion of the company’s continued growth

UK renewable energy company Low Carbon has announced the successful submission of two Section 36 planning applications to the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit (ECU). The applications are for the proposed High Brenfield Wind Farm (62 MW) in Argyll and Bute and Glen Lednock Wind Farm (

A new facility in Tain focused on boosting sustainability, wellbeing, employability and education in the local community has received a £250,000 funding boost from responsible finance provider Social Investment Scotland (SIS) to support the initial stages of construction work.

Scotland’s hoteliers were hit with a double whammy in April, as they faced a rise in employment costs, along with price pressures on room rates, yet still saw an uplift in profits, outperforming the wider UK market, according to the RSM Hotels Tracker. The data, which is compiled and produced

Netflix is to release a powerful new documentary set to lay bare the systemic failures and regulatory neglect that led to the loss of 72 lives following the Grenfell Tower tragedy in 2017.

The lending market remains very active with lenders from 47 countries seeking to deploy debt capital into UK property, the largest number in terms of geographical diversity on record, Savills revealed at its annual Financing Property presentation in Edinburgh this week.

New images illustrating proposals for the site of the former ABC music venue building on Sauchiehall Street were unveiled today.

Thenue Housing is set to build 42 flats and maisonettes in Calton on the site of the now derelict former Tureen Street primary school. In a heritage-related development, the façade of the blonde sandstone building will be retained and incorporated into the multi-million pound project.

Persimmon Homes North Scotland has donated a parcel of land to Kelty Hearts Football Club to support the development of a new car park for supporters, players, and the local community. The land, located adjacent to the club’s home ground in Kelty, was officially handed over during a visit atte

National Gas has secured £500,000 from Ofgem to develop an innovative new type of underground hydrogen storage – which could see a pilot project built in 2026. The system, known as H2FlexiStore, has been developed by Edinburgh energy storage specialists Gravitricity, and is designed to h