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Renewable energy pioneer Drax is to invest around £15.4 million in a major refurbishment of its historic Glenlee power station.

Developer Fortis Homes is looking to restore the Grade B-listed Gattonside House alongside the delivery of new build homes after acquiring the Scottish Borders site.

A woman in Pitlochry has lost a judicial review challenge against the decision of her local authority to grant planning permission for a brewery and taproom to be located less than 100 metres south of her residence after it was ruled that there was no inadequacy in the reasons given for granting th

Scotland’s mainstream housing market is forecast to be one of the top-performing regions in the UK, with property values projected to rise by 27.6% over the next five years, according to new analysis from Savills. This robust growth significantly outpaces the 22.2% increase Savills projects fo

Scotland’s construction market saw a pick-up in infrastructure activity in the third quarter of the year in what was overall a flat picture for the sector, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Construction Monitor.

Between August and October 2025, average residential property selling prices across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife, and the Borders have risen by 3.7% year-on-year, reaching £298,181, according to the latest House Price Report from ESPC. This growth was particularly strong in East Lothian, wher

A project supported by £7.2 million of public and private investment is set to transform road access to strategic industrial and port sites on the Isle of Lewis.

A public consultation has been launched seeking views on proposed active travel improvements on Musselburgh’s Station Road.

Scottish Enterprise has appointed BE-ST to undertake work that develops its role as a Cluster Management Organisation for the built environment.

Actions to reduce the risk of flooding caused by heavy rainfall have been identified as part of Perth and Kinross Council’s Surface Water Management Plan (SWMP) for Perth.

Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro made a personal visit to The National Wallace Monument before deciding to cast the iconic Stirling landmark in his new movie ‘Frankenstein’.

Civil, structural and conservation engineering firm Will Rudd has played a pivotal role in supporting Taylor Wimpey East Scotland in starting the delivery of their Dolphingstone masterplan near Wallyford.

Barratt Redrow plc has reported a steady performance for the 17-week period ending 26 October 2025, maintaining solid forward sales and progressing well with its integration of Redrow, despite ongoing challenges in the UK housing market. During the period, the housebuilder achieved a net private res

SSEN Transmission has signed the first major agreements as part of its pledge to support the delivery of 1,000 new homes across the north of Scotland. The pledge was included in the Perth-headquartered business’s Housing Strategy, published last year as part of a £20 billion investment t

Sprinklers will become a mandatory requirement for traditional buildings that are newly converted into hotels in Scotland if changes to the law are passed. These follow recommendations from the fatal accident inquiry into the Cameron House Hotel fire in December 2017, which caused the deaths of Simo