Scottish Government

A consultation on strengthening the building standards system and related changes to building warrant fees is now live.

Clare Paterson writes about the initiatives and efforts undertaken by the Scottish Government and the construction industry to reform the process of construction procurement, discussing recent workshops focused on streamlining procurement, increasing collaboration, and improving outcomes. On average

Plans to support active travel in Glasgow have received an £8.6 million funding boost.

The Scottish Government has published its Vision for Scotland’s Public Electric Vehicle Charging Network as a new study shows that uptake of electric vehicles in Scotland could be up to 16% higher than UK government statistics suggest.

The Scottish Government's transport portfolio is to be restored as a cabinet position as First Minister Humza Yousaf changed Màiri McAllan’s cabinet secretary remit to ‘transport, net zero and just transition’. Alongside this change, experienced former cabinet secretary Fion

Transport Minister Kevin Stewart has tendered his resignation to the First Minister and stepped down from his ministerial post for health-related reasons. Mr Stewart previously served as the Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning from 2016 , and Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social

Plans to transform the Western Isles into a world-leading hub for clean energy production are to take a leap forward with the support of a match-funded grant from the Scottish Government’s Hydrogen Innovation Scheme’s Emerging Energy Technologies Fund, worth £1.129 million. In a ma

Projects to drive innovation in the production, storage and distribution of renewable hydrogen are to receive £7 million of Scottish Government funding.

Plans to enable councils to raise the amount of council tax paid on empty and second homes will be included in a new Scottish Government consultation to help increase housing availability. First Minister Humza Yousaf will announce proposals at the Scottish Trades Union Congress today which could giv

Additional support totalling £848,123 is being provided from the Scottish Government’s Regeneration Capital Grant Fund (RCGF) for a trio of flagship regeneration projects in Edinburgh.

Housing will be given its own ministerial office after new first minister Humza Yousaf completed the appointment of his ministerial team. Consisting of 10 cabinet secretaries, including the first minister, the Scottish cabinet will be supported by 18 junior ministers, with Paul McLennan aw

The Scottish Government has stepped in to decide if Artisan Real Estate’s plans for a major development in the Merchant City area of Glasgow can be approved. Glasgow City Council ruled in favour of the proposal concerning 65-97 Ingram Street on a casting vote last month.

Hospitality businesses will be able to place tables and chairs on the pavement outside their premises without submitting a planning application under measures expected to come into force at the end of next month. Strong support was expressed in a public consultation for the extension of permitted de

A derelict site once central to the Clyde’s shipbuilding industry will be transformed following a £2.4 million award from the low carbon Vacant and Derelict Land Investment Programme. The Govan Graving Docks were used for final painting and repair of vessels but have lain empty for 40 ye

More than 500 construction jobs could be created after the Scottish Government announced an investment of almost £27 million into regeneration projects in disadvantaged and rural communities across the country. The latest round of funding from the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund (RCGF), delive