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Plans for the construction of Scotland’s first spaceport have passed yet another legal hurdle after the Scottish Land Court ruled that crofters can still work on the land outside of rocket launch periods. The Land Court approved a change in land use to enable Highlands and Islands Enterprise (

Euan Pirie, partner in the specialist construction and engineering contracts advisory team at Harper Macleod LLP, looks at a solution to price uncertainty for construction materials when tendering big contracts. Prices for construction materials have gone haywire in a perfect storm of conditions whi

Celtic Football Club has been granted planning permission for the redevelopment of its training centre in Glasgow’s East End. The single-storey modular building at Barrowfield on London Road will include a reception area, office, medical/first aid room and toilets. Changing facilities for six

A new computer-generated fly-through video has been released to showcase new development plans by Kishorn Port Limited (KPL).

Renewable energy company GreenPower has announced plans to create a hydrogen hub for the production and distribution of green hydrogen in Argyll.

Proposals to purchase new ‘off the shelf’ homes in the heart of Coatbridge were given the green light as North Lanarkshire Council's supply of affordable homes continues to progress.

The prospect of homeownership has been made more accessible for prospective buyers in Scotland thanks to the launch of a brand new low deposit mortgage scheme by Barratt Homes.

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland plans to submit an application for Planning Permission in Principle to Angus Council next month after it completed two online public consultation events for the provision of around 40-50 new homes through the development of land at Victoria Street, Monifieth.

A joint project to build the largest affordable modular housing development in Scotland is on track for first families to move into new homes by the end of the year.

LAR Housing Trust has officially opened its newest development, which has been transformed for a group of tenants with learning disabilities and autism. The project to completely refurbish a disused block of six two-bed flats in the Niddrie area of Edinburgh will offer a safe environment for tenants

Balfour Beatty has successfully built the world’s inaugural T-pylon on behalf of National Grid today, representing the first new electricity pylon design in Great Britain for almost 100 years.

The start of construction on what will become Scotland’s largest hotel was marked on Friday by a ground-breaking ceremony at Candleriggs Square in the heart of Glasgow’s historic Merchant City, heralding the £300 million transformation of one of the city’s most prominent deve

The outline business case for the new Edinburgh Eye Pavilion has been approved by the Scottish Government. Graham Construction had been selected to develop the new eye hospital for NHS Lothian back in 2018 before funding was withdrawn for the project.

Akela Construction has won two major housebuilding contracts in Scotland worth over £15 million.

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has today released outline details of the pot capacities and caps for the Contracts for Difference Auction Round 4 to be held in December 2021.