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The Scottish Government has published Circular 2/2022 on planning fees which provides guidance on provisions within the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) Regulations 2022 as amended.

A 17th-century turfhouse has been recreated using traditional materials, tools and techniques in Glencoe. The turf, wattle and thatch structure was erected by a team of skilled craftspeople in 2021. It has the same footprint as one of the late 17th-century dwellings excavated by conservation charity

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Two years in the planning, pioneering pitched roof tile manufacturer Russell Roof Tiles (RRT) has officially unveiled a new £2 million upgraded utility plant at its 11-acre site at Lochmaben. The investment allows the manufacturer to continue to meet the high level of demand for its tiles. RRT

Inverness is to be home to a new £6 million whisky distillery and brewery, for the first time in nearly forty years.

Collective Architecture director Chris Stewart has been elected as the new president of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) for a two-year term which begins following the Incorporation’s AGM on 29 June 2022. The Glasgow-based architect is a member of and former sustainabil

Independent housebuilder Dandara is continuing its drive to encourage young people to forge successful careers in the construction industry with the appointment of Ryan Odlin and Daniel Wisely. With an ongoing nationwide skills shortage, Dandara is keen to help foster the talents of school leavers a

Property development and investment company Buccleuch Property has today announced Horse Time as its fundraising partner for the 2022 Buccleuch Property Challenge. Based in the Scottish Borders, Horse Time specialises in providing individual equine enhanced psychological trauma therapy and group wor

Supply chain body Timber Development UK (TDUK) has signed a strategic partnership with Edinburgh Napier University and the New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) to improve knowledge and skills in timber design and construction.

Progress on work to regenerate the beach front area of Aberdeen is progressing well, an Aberdeen City Council committee heard yesterday. The members of the Full Council committee approved a Draft Beachfront Development Framework and Executive Summary which would integrate the Beach Ballroom with the

Not-for-profit framework provider Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) has named procurement expert Lesley Anderson as its new interim director. Forming part of a governance review to support the organisation’s future growth, the change will see current SPA director Clive Feeney step in as inte

Revised proposals to install a bridge walk and visitor hub at the Forth Bridge took a step forward yesterday when planning permission was approved by City of Edinburgh Council.

A developer has returned with new plans to build a 66-bed care home on the site of a former bowling and tennis club in Glasgow. Northcare (Scotland) Ltd wants to replace Anniesland Bowling and Tennis Club at Helensburgh Drive with a "high quality" facility complete with rooftop terrac

Up to 80 new homes could be built in the Fife village of Windygates if new proposals are approved by councillors. Campion Homes has submitted a planning application to Fife Council to develop land north of Cameron Crescent, known locally as the Temple.

Clydebank Housing Association (CHA) has officially opened its new Linnvale Development comprising 24 new homes for social rent. Cruden Building, part of the Cruden Group, delivered the £4.6 million affordable housing development on schedule at Dalton Avenue/Attlee Avenue on the site of the for