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Infrastructure work at Hjaltland Housing Association's Staneyhill development is due to commence today. Designed by Mott MacDonald and PJP Architects, the infrastructure includes a new spine road and services to enable the future construction of 300 new homes. Garriock Bros. Ltd have been appoi

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has submitted two detailed planning applications to East Renfrewshire Council as part of the delivery of its development of new homes off Springfield Road in Barrhead.

Cruden Homes is bringing 56 high quality homes to North Toryglen after receiving planning approval from Glasgow City Council. Supporting Glasgow’s large-scale regeneration initiative Clyde Gateway, the growing development is situated next to one of the city’s eight Transformational Regen

The delivery of much needed social housing in the city is a step closer thanks to a new development in one of Edinburgh’s most well-known former hospitals. Home in Scotland has instructed construction partners The JR Group to assist in the delivery of 31 one- and two-bedroomed apartments at th

Edinburgh residents are being urged to have their say on legislation addressing unsafe cladding in the wake of the Grenfell tragedy. The call to action comes after a Holyrood committee visited a building with potentially dangerous cladding in the Leith area of the capital last week to meet with resi

A new state-of-the-art community hub for Templehall in Kirkcaldy came one step closer to reality yesterday following a meeting of Fife Council's Cabinet Committee.

UK-based orbital launch services company Orbex is inviting the local community to participate in a series of consultation meetings regarding proposed changes to its spaceport in Sutherland. The sessions follow the submission of a Proposal of Application Notice (PoAN) to the Highland Council on 2nd N

A lord ordinary has found that an electrical contractor could not be held liable for injuries suffered by a solar panel engineer it subcontracted to perform work for it when he fell on a wet metal roof during a solar panel installation.

It was smiles all round as Sidey lifted Perthshire’s premier business award.

The Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) and the CITB  have announced that the first ever Scottish crane operator apprenticeship will commence on 8th January 2024.

Local government craft workers have voted to accept an improved pay offer from the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA).

Block Nine Architects is seeking planning permission for a mixed-use residential and commercial development on Portobello High Street. The owner of two adjoining retail units, both in a state of disuse and disrepair, approached the practice to investigate how this corner gap site could be redevelope

Robertson Group has become the first company founded in Scotland to achieve the Sustainable Markets Initiative’s 2023 Terra Carta Seal, which recognises global companies that are actively leading the charge to create a climate and nature-positive future. The group is one of only 17 global

Glasgow architecture practice Anderson Bell + Christie is set to host a free workshop, with experts on hand, to help housing associations and registered social landlords develop their consultation response to the Scottish Government’s proposals to make all new homes more accessible and adapta

An application for planning permission in principle has been submitted for the redevelopment of the Herdmanflat Hospital site in Haddington following three years of detailed surveys, initial design work and a three-month community consultation period. The masterplan for the site was amended to take