Balado's famous "golf ball" spy station is set to be repurposed as an aerospace museum under plans currently in development. Aero Space Kinross (ASK) has agreed to buy the former Balado Satellite Ground Station, used by NATO to intercept aircraft transmissions until 2006, according to The Times.
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Campion Homes has submitted plans to Perth and Kinross Council for 100 homes in the village of Meigle. The Fife-based developer set outs plans for 90 houses and 10 flats on a Forfar Road site currently used for crop production in its application to the council, The Courier reports.
The Cross Tay Link Road (CTLR) is the largest infrastructure project Perth and Kinross Council has ever undertaken. Scottish Construction Now editor Kieran Findlay visited the project to find out how detailed design development and changes to construction methodologies have helped BAM Nutt
Miller Homes is set to engage with the local community on proposals for a new residential-led development in Kinross. An online consultation will be held on 29th September and is the first of two events that will be undertaken, the second being an in-person event at the end of October.
A replica Iron Age wooden crannog is to be built on Loch Tay again following a devastating fire. The Scottish Crannog Centre has been given the go-ahead to rebuild the Crannog roundhouse and develop a new Iron Age village on the shoreline at Dalerb, over the water from the centre’s existing si
Presentation boards detailing plans for a new viewing point at Pitlochry Dam have been installed at the popular tourist attraction. Following the closure of the former fish ladder viewing facility, SSE has identified a location to the east of the Dam where a new viewing facility and information poin
Energy-usage tracking of Hillcrest’s first ultra-low carbon homes, which were delivered in Alyth earlier this year, have shown savings of 40% in comparison to average household bills over the first six months. This new level of energy-efficiency was achieved in the homes through implementing a
Four blocks of modern energy-efficient apartments have been completed at Perth’s Goodlyburn Terrace, with the 39 properties boosting the Fair City’s provision of affordable housing. The £4.3 million development, which is managed by Hillcrest Homes, consists of one and two-bedroom a
Two new applications for housing developments have been proposed for Alyth in Perthshire, totalling more than 50 homes. The planning applications have been submitted for 34 houses on grazing land near Meethill Road and 20 homes on a field next to Losset Road.
Ogilvie Homes has submitted plans to build nearly 90 homes in Stanley in Perthshire. The developer hopes to erect a series of two, three and four-bedroom homes on land near Mill Brae and King Street.
Plans for a £33.8 million leisure-led development at West Kinfauns, Perthshire, have been given the green light at a full meeting of Perth and Kinross Council. Plant hire company Morris Leslie, which has its headquarters on the West Kinfauns site, has secured planning permission in principle f
Architects at Holmes Miller said they are "delighted" to have gained planning permission for Blairgowrie Recreation Centre, Scotland’s first Passivhaus swimming pool and leisure centre. The development was granted planning approval by Perth & Kinross Council yesterday.
Representatives from Perth & Kinross Council and Hadden Group at the Southfield Meadows site in Abernethy The latest development of newly-built homes for affordable social rent has been completed by Perth & Kinross Council.
Over 270 homes will benefit from external and internal insulation work during the next year thanks to almost £2 million of funding secured by Perth & Kinross Council. The £1,961,000 from the Scottish Government’s Home Energy Efficiency Programmes for Scotland - Area Based Schem
Dundee-based Summit Facilities Services has been awarded a four-year contract to carry out electrical testing, repairs and maintenance on behalf of Perth and Kinross Council’s Social Housing Department. The business, which also owns and operates Tayside Automatic Doors, is accredited by SNIPEF