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The Scottish Housing Summit will bring together housing associations, local authorities, developers and industry bodies for a day dedicated to the issues shaping housing delivery in Scotland. Running alongside the Scottish Construction Summit, the co-located format also opens up valuable crosso

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The campaign to save Ellisland Farm, the Dumfriesshire home where Robert Burns wrote Auld Lang Syne, Tam o' Shanter and almost a third of his life's work, has taken a major step forward after Dumfries and Galloway Council approved plans by conservation architects Collective Architecture to restore a

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Plans to deliver 49 new affordable homes at Coatfield Lane in Leith have been approved, marking a significant step forward in the City of Edinburgh Council’s ongoing programme to increase the supply of high-quality affordable housing across the city. The new homes will be delivered on behalf o

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Plans for almost 300 new homes on the outskirts of Dumfries have taken a major leap forward, paving the way for Wheatley Homes South’s biggest development in the area. The plans, approved this week by Dumfries and Galloway Council, will see 296 new homes built at Catherinefield Farm, including

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Plans are being submitted to restore Ellisland Farm near Dumfries, the only home ever designed and built by Robert Burns, with new images revealing a deliberately quiet and sensitive approach to conservation. The before-and-after images show how modern visitor facilities can be introduced without al

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Hillcrest’s Derby Street development has been named a winner at the Dundee Civic Trust Awards, recognising its outstanding contribution to the city’s built environment and community.

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Substantial upgrades to bring two Category A-listed Edinburgh housing blocks up to the Energy Efficiency Standard for Social Housing (EESSH2) have been given the green light. A planning application for the £69 million retrofit of Cables Wynd House and Linksview House, submitted by Collective A

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Drawing on data from Dundashill Platform 3 in Glasgow, Emily Ong, Passivhaus designer and architect at Collective Architecture, reveals why investing in Passivhaus brings long-term savings. It is estimated that 34% of households in Scotland are currently living in fuel poverty and 19.4% of household

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