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Members of Royal Dornoch Golf Club have laid the foundations for a new £13.9 million clubhouse after voting in favour of the project last week. The proposals went on hold when the pandemic struck but a Special General Meeting held at Dornoch Academy on Thursday evening backed a proje

Architectural practice Aitken Turnbull has made two senior promotions and hired seven new studio staff as the firm further strengthens its teams across its sites. The changes are part of a continuing growth strategy as the firm, which has studios in Edinburgh, Galashiels and Dumfries, witn

Avant Homes has continued to lay the foundations of future growth by moving from its Stirling office and establishing two new offices located in Edinburgh and Glasgow. The new Avant East Scotland business is based at Edinburgh Park, South Gyle, with its new sister region, Avant West Scotland, to be

Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Planning Applications Committee has granted listed building consent for access improvements to Dumfries station.

A community project is underway to upgrade and secure the only fuel station on the west coast island of Jura. The facility, in the village of Craighouse, has been operated by Jura Community Business (JCB) since 2001 with the help of local volunteers.

Planning permission has been secured for a new wind farm in the Highlands that will feature a co-located battery energy storage system. Located in the Garve district in the Ross and Cromarty region, just south of the A835, Kirkan Wind Farm comprises 17 wind turbines with a maximum height to blade ti

Tilbury Douglas has strengthened its board with two new appointments. The UK building, infrastructure, engineering and fit-out business has appointed Sarah McCallion, HR director at Tilbury Douglas, and Suzannah Harris, general counsel at Tilbury Douglas, to its board.

Planning permission has been granted for a new community campus in Faifley, West Dunbartonshire that will bring together two primary schools, a nursery and ASN provision with a host of community facilities, including a library.

Scotland’s regeneration forum SURF has unveiled the 2023 shortlist for the prestigious SURF Award national awards scheme, which showcases success in responding to regeneration challenges in communities across Scotland. The SURF Awards are delivered each year by SURF, a regeneration forum

Cairn Housing Association has completed a new housing development in Rosemarkie, situated in the picturesque Black Isle.

A new energy efficient council housing development in Bonhill is moving forward after planning permission was granted.

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has concluded a contract with Home Group Scotland to deliver 71 affordable homes for social rent, which will form part of its developments of new homes at West Craigs, Maybury and Lauder Grove, Ratho Station. A range of affordable two-bedroom apartments and two and three-

Green-fingered Aberdeen primary school students learned some new gardening skills during a colourful plant-potting session hosted by Barratt Developments Scotland.

McLaughlin & Harvey has provided a much-needed modern outdoor classroom for Bright Horizons Day Care Centre as part of its Leuchars Station project for the Ministry of Defence (MoD).

The design of a new residential project in Dubai has taken root and branch inspiration from the Banyan tree.