Building Briefs – August 4th

Planning expansion for Savills in Scotland

Natalie Antonelli has joined Savills Planning team as an Associate in the company’s multi-discipline office in Glasgow.

Natalie joins Savills from Jones Lang La Salle and latterly Arcus where she gained extensive experience on large-scale renewable energy, commercial and residential development projects for both public and private sector clients.

A chartered town planner, and past Glasgow University Real Estate Student of the year, Natalie has eight years professional planning consultancy experience in both the commercial property and renewable energy sectors throughout the UK.

Queen to open Borders Railway

The Borders Railway will be officially opened by Her Majesty The Queen on the day that she becomes Britain’s longest serving monarch.

Several days of celebrations will be held to mark the start of services on the line in September, kicking off with a Golden Ticket day of community events for those who have served the railway, both old and new, throughout its history.

And the centrepiece of the festival will be a Royal opening on Wednesday, September 9, where the Queen will be joined by first minister Nicola Sturgeon to take an historic steam journey along the route with celebrations at either end.

The news comes with just a month to go until the new railway opens, on time and on budget. It is the longest domestic railway to be built in the UK in over 100 years.

Nine gold medals in a row for Clark Contracts

For the ninth year running, construction, refurbishment and maintenance company Clark Contracts has scooped a Gold Medal Award at the RoSPA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents) Occupational Health and Safety Awards.

To achieve the Gold Medal, Clark Contracts demonstrated a continued high level of performance, a well developed occupational health and safety culture and management systems and culture, as well as maintaining professional control of risk.

Over 200 homes planned for Arbroath

Plans have been announced for a new residential development in Arbroath.

Persimmon Homes has applied to Angus Council to build 230 new properties on a site at East Muirlands Road, Arbroath.

The developer intends to hold a public meeting to inspect plans and discuss proposals with representatives.

Green light for 100 new homes in Fife

A multi-million-pound residential development on 13 hectares of agricultural land near Cairneyhill has been given planning permission.

More than 200 letters of objection were lodged against the proposal, largely due to flooding concerns.

Fife Council approved the construction of around 100 new homes north and east of the west Fife village with council officers assuring that a flood attenuation scheme will make flooding less likely.

In 2012 a flood caused major disruption, with waist-deep water damaging homes and putting the school playing area out of use for several months.

However, the council’s west planning committee granted planning consent in principle to Avant Homes for the houses which will be accessed off Pitdinnie Road.

Councillors were advised that drainage and flooding experts had concluded the development would not, in principle, add to the flood risk and that flood attenuation measures planned would benefit the village.

They were also told that further information would be required on drainage and flooding before detailed planning consent is issued.

The application was approved by five votes to four.

Construction worker rushed to hospital after accident at Glasgow fast food outlet

A construction worker has been rushed to hospital after an accident at a fast food outlet.

Emergency services were called to the incident in McDonald’s in Glasgow city centre early this morning.

The worker is understood to have been carrying out repairs when his arm was pinned under “fallen equipment”.