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Plans to convert a former furniture store in Banff into nine flats have been given the green light. The new development will transform the existing shop floor and roof space of the vacant Cruickshanks House Furnishers into a mix of one, two and three-bedroom apartments.

New homes are to be created on the first and second floors of a listed building in Ayr. South Ayrshire Council’s planning department approved designs by LMA Architects for six flats above the former Clinton Cards and Game shops on the High Street.

A construction site in Seoul has turned into an ‘accidental café’ after bad weather paused the renovation of a former home.

Faithful+Gould has been selected by The James Hutton Institute as the project manager for its new Just Transition Hub in Aberdeen, following the award of £7.2 million for the project from the Scottish Government late last year. As project lead, Faithful+Gould will be appointing and leading a m

The West Coast main line will close for 16 days in March as Network Rail engineers deliver a vital programme of work to upgrade Carstairs Junction.

Royal Elizabeth Bond has been granted planning consent to build a whisky maturation plant at the site of a former Royal Navy rum store at South Queensferry.

Bruntwood has received planning approval for The Ev0 Building, the UK’s lowest carbon new build workspace.

Argyll and Bute Council has given the go-ahead to demolish and replace accommodation at a Garelochhead camp. Landmarc Support Services sought to demolish the “out-dated” existing accommodation blocks at Greenfield military training camp.

Timber merchant MGM Timber has increased its interiors offering with its dedicated kitchen brand, MGM Kitchens.

The construction sector should look to 2023 as an opportunity to capitalise on the wider opportunity that technological innovation offers, to streamline operations, make significant cost savings and harness the power of collaboration, according to a new white paper.

Brunton Design has attained full planning approval and listed building consent for a significant alteration to a listed farmhouse in Angus.

Stirling Council will invest more than £18 million in housing across its communities during 2023-24.

Council house rents and housing investment will be discussed at a meeting held by Falkirk Council later this week.

Proposals for 81 new homes and a play area in Stanley look set to be approved this week. Ogilvie Homes hopes to erect a series of two, three and four-bedroom homes on land near Mill Brae and King Street.

Springfield Properties has continued its suspension of work on new long-term affordable housing contracts but it expects projects to recommence "when more normal market conditions resume". In its interim results for the six months ended 30 November 2022, the housebuilder said it took the s