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CCG (Scotland) has submitted plans for a new care home located in Dalgety Bay, Dunfermline on behalf of care provider Morrison Community Care.

The owners of Murrayshall Country House Hotel and Golf Club in Perthshire have submitted a formal planning application into a £15 million development programme at the venue. Since acquiring the resort in 2016, Stellar Asset Management has invested over £2.5m in a firs

The rate of input cost inflation throughout the UK construction sector picked up for the seventh month in a row to reach record levels.

Mactaggart & Mickel has welcomed Inverclyde Council’s approval of their outline planning application for a residential development in Kilmacolm.

Supermarket chain Lidl has submitted a planning application to open a new store at Midlothian’s Straiton Retail Park. Under the plans, the new store will be formed from the former Marks & Spencer store and part of the current Boots unit, which will be relocating to the new upper terra

Civils contractor Nicol of Skene is set to double the number of suction excavators within its growing fleet to service an increasing number of contract wins with a pledge to support a local charity each time the machines are used on a new project. Since the introduction of the suction exca

Planning permission has been granted for an initial phase of nine affordable homes on Colonsay, prioritising the need for long-term residential homes on the island. The Colonsay Community Development Company (CCDC) is working in partnership with the Communities Housing Trust (CHT) to provide a

Dingwall-based firm WoodBlocX is expanding its manufacturing capacity with a £750,000 investment, which is expected to double production capabilities and create new jobs. WoodBlocX makes innovative kits for building raised beds and landscaping gardens. Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) ha

A future housing development site in Bonhill has been chosen by West Dunbartonshire Council for a new pilot scheme of Passivhaus energy efficient homes. Innovative homes generally need 90% less energy for heating and hot water than standard buildings and so have very low running costs.

A Dutch couple has moved into Europe’s first 3D-printed house. The house in Eindhoven – the first of five within ‘Project Milestone’ – fully complies with all of the strict building requirements of The Netherlands. Uniquely, the project partners have realized a home wit

A consented 210 MW pumped storage hydro system (PSH) plus adjacent windfarm on the Queensberry Estate in Dumfriesshire is to be brought to market by Buccleuch.

Councillors in Aberdeen are to consider a report which recommends that the former BHS building on Union Street and indoor market are purchased by the local authority and redeveloped.

A commercial development plot within the Sighthill regeneration project’s NorthBridge residential development is being marketed for lease or sale.

Underlying market strength and strong customer demand has resulted in a positive start to the calendar year for Barratt Developments. Issuing a trading update in respect of the period from 1 January 2021 to 2 May 2021, the housebuilder said its net private reservation rate was strong at 0.83 (2

Hargreaves Land has announced the sale of the St Ninians and Loch Fitty site in Fife to National Pride (St Ninians) Limited which aims to deliver a major new tourism and leisure destination.