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Countryside campaigners who sought judicial review of a decision to approve plans for a new wind farm in a designated “wild land” area have had their legal challenge dismissed. Danish billionaire and landowner Anders Povlsen, director of Wildland Limited, which owns the Ben Loyal, Kinloch and Ho

Andrew McFarlane Increased building material prices and a shortage of labourers can flatten the Scottish Government’s laudable building ambitions, says Andrew McFarlane.

Plans have been submitted for 67 new homes to help address a “particular need” for affordable housing in Inverness. Joint applicants Redco Slackbuie Ltd, Robertson Partnership Homes and Caledonia Housing Association, want to build the properties and five business or retail units in a field by Sl

Council planners in Dundee have approved proposals for more than two dozen flats and a ground level retail unit in the city centre. The proposed development at Trades Lane on the site of the former McLeish’s warehouse will see 28 flats developed along with the retail space and storage unit for bik

Nicola Barclay with her award The boss of trade body Homes for Scotland (HFS), Nicola Barclay, won CEO of the Year at the inaugural Scottish Women’s Awards in Glasgow on Wednesday night.

The Laurieston Living development delivered by Urban Union in the Gorbals Urban Union backs creative arts in Laurieston

Guests at DoubleTree by Hilton hotels all over the world will be welcomed with a signature cookie this weekend to mark the official opening of the Queensferry Crossing. To celebrate the opening and the launch of the 10th DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Scotland - located at the Queensferry Crossing -

The future of a Scottish subcontractor is in the balance after a payment dispute with Galliford Try put the firm under “extreme financial pressure”, according to reports. Paisley-based M&E subcontractor Power One Group is in a dispute over alleged non-payment of a £9 million bill by Gallifo

Scottish Electric Group was working on the new Dundee train station hotel A Dundee professional electrical services company has gone into liquidation resulting in nearly 100 jobs losses.

The Scottish Government has announced its intention to grant planning permission in principle for a proposed tennis and golf centre at Park of Keir in Dunblane. Backed by Judy Murray and former Ryder Cup golf captain Colin Montgomerie, the £37.5 million development will feature 12 tennis courts and

An overview of the Maybole Bypass Two contract notices have been advertised today calling on firms to bid for work on the A77 Maybole Bypass and A9 Berriedale Braes Improvement projects.

An aerial view of the Longman roundabout Work to improve the well-known Inverness traffic bottleneck took another step forward today after Transport Scotland announced the intention to award a contract to carry out option assessment and design work on the A9/A82 Longman roundabout improvement scheme

GVA has been involved with the planning of the Edinburgh St. James’ development and the extension to the Bon Accord Centre in Aberdeen (above) Planning expert Chris Miller on the challenges and opportunities facing town-centre shopping centres.

Glasgow City Council has approved the next stage of its Affordable Housing Supply Programme (AHSP) with almost £67 million to be allocated towards the development of affordable housing in the city in the current financial year. Agreed today by members of the council's executive committee, the fundi

Scotland’s largest independent green services provider Land Engineering, which fell in to administration two months ago, has been acquired by grounds maintenance services firm idverde. The acquisition of Land Engineering’s selected customer contracts, employees and associated assets is the third