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Nicola Barclay Industry body Homes for Scotland has welcomed latest Scottish Government planning performance statistics which indicate a reduction in the time taken to decide major housing developments for Q2 2015/16 – from 64 to 34.4 weeks since the last quarter.

Plans to transform the building formerly home to Donaldson’s College in Edinburgh into over 100 homes have received planning permission by the City of Edinburgh Council. City & Country will restore and convert the Category A Listed Playfair building, whilst CALA Evans will create a range of co

East Dunbartonshire Council has given the green light for a new Community Hub to be built in Bearsden. The planning board approved planning consent for the construction of the new £3 million-plus facility, which will include the re-provisioning of the library and community archives from Brookwood a

Proposals for a multi-million pound sustainable new community at Corton in South East Ayr have been given a major boost with the approval of Delegated Powers to Approve the supermarket and associated infrastructure, subject to conditions. The unanimous decision by the Regulatory Panel of South Ayrsh

Progress is taking shape on the new Third Don Crossing in Aberdeen with all of the major structures nearing completion. All of the retaining walls – including the large retaining wall in Tillydrone as agreed with the local community - are well advanced with concrete having been poured to the Don B

An aerial view of how Sighthill looks today Minister visits new homes in first stage of Sighthill transformation

Not satisfied with insulting Muslims and Mexicans, offending women and mocking the disabled, US presidential hopeful Donald Trump has now fallen foul of Aberdeenshire Council’s planning rules. The National has revealed that the council has ruled that two 24-metre flagpoles erected by the property

Morrison Construction has been appointed to two new contracts within the education sector, worth a combined total of over £55 million. The Galliford Try business has been appointed as preferred contractor by hub South West Scotland on behalf of North Ayrshire Council for the £43.3m construction of

Mr Trump's Menie Estate golf course Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's legal challenge to a planned offshore wind farm has been rejected by the UK's Supreme Court.

Inside the Crosshouse hospital BAM Construction has handed over the first phase of works at University Hospital Crosshouse in Kilmarnock, as part of NHS Ayrshire & Arran’s Building for Better Care Programme.

Over a quarter of the bridge deck is now in place on the Queensferry Crossing with a year to go before opening. The operation to lift the 750 tonne deck sections into place began in September and 36 are now installed out of the total of 122, meaning 29.5 per cent of the deck is now in place.

Work on a £30 million Perth city centre regeneration project could begin as early as next year, according to developers behind the plans. Designed by Holmes Miller, the Mill Quarter development will comprise of restaurants and bars, speciality shops, a cinema, gyms, housing, and a multi storey car

Colin Lynch Clackmannanshire-based Blyth Utilities is to play a major role in a new UK-wide multi-utility infrastructure brand following its acquisition by Energy Assets Group.

The Scottish Government’s draft budget must show significant investment in energy efficiency as a National Infrastructure Priority to end the scourge of cold, leaky homes, according to a number of organisations. The call by CPAG Scotland, RCN Scotland, SCDI and the Existing Homes Alliance follows

Aberdeen FC chairman Stewart Milne has revealed that the club aims to be in a new stadium by the 2019-20 season. Speaking at the club’s annual general meeting this week, the executive chairman of the Stewart Milne Group admitted that raising the necessary cash could be “challenging” but he env