Building Briefs – September 4th

DM Hall has secured the presence of building materials business Keyline, an arm of the Travis Perkins group, at Cairnrobin Commercial Park in Aberdeen.

Keyline has relocated from its Miller Street depot in Aberdeen to the purpose-built 2-acre site which it has leased for an initial 10-year term. Keyline complements the existing tenant mix of trade occupiers including, Nationwide Platforms, HSS Hire, AT-PAC and West End Glazing.

Edinburgh event venue expands with new funding

An exclusive use venue just outside of Edinburgh is set to add 13 new bedrooms and create six new jobs after securing a £1.9 million funding package from HSBC UK.

The funding includes a new loan and refinancing of existing debt, and will be used over the next year to more than double Carlowrie Castle’s bedrooms from nine to 22.

Separately, the venue has also successfully obtained planning permission to build twelve luxury lodges on the property once this first round of expansion is complete.

Highland Council adopts new Local Development Plan

The Highland Council has adopted a new Local Development Plan for Caithness and Sutherland.

The Caithness and Sutherland Local Development Plan (CaSPlan) will replace the previous plans and will immediately be used to guide decisions on planning applications.

CaSPlan seeks to deliver key outcomes for growing communities, employment, connectivity and transport, plus environment and heritage. It also provides greater certainty to local communities and the development industry on how development sites should be delivered in order to make good places for people to live and work.

The Plan has been prepared in consultation with a range of stakeholders and reflects the outcome of a comprehensive engagement process, including independent scrutiny at Examination.

The associated Action Programme will be finalised and delivered this Autumn.

The council will publish the adopted version of CaSPlan soon.

CCG begins kitchen and boiler contract at Spire View Housing Association

CCG Asset Management has commenced a new contract to replace kitchens and renew boilers for Spire View Housing Association.

Covering originally 47 kitchen replacements and 48 boiler renewals, works will be undertaken to a suite of properties in the Roystonhill area of Glasgow delivered within a 5 week programme.

CCG Asset Management manager, Stephen Riley, said: “Spire View Housing Association is a client that CCG Asset Management knows well and we look forward to working together again on this contract. All of the properties were surveyed prior to the works commencing to ensure that our site team was aware of any particular tenants needs.

“Once we are in the property, our trademark care and efficiency will ensure that the impact of the works on the day-to-day lives of the resident will be kept to a minimum.”

Spire View’s depute director, Mags Brownlie, added: “The Association is very happy to be working with CCG again and we look forward to a smooth and efficient installation process with our tenants being highly satisfied once all works have been completed.”

Resurfacing work to take place in South Lanarkshire

Essential resurfacing work is to take place between Stonehouse and Canderside Toll in South Lanarkshire.

Overnight closures will be implemented during the project.

The majority of the work will take place during the night but it will require the closure of the A71 between Stonehouse and Canderside Toll for six consecutive nights.

The road will be closed from 8pm to 5am every night from the evening of Sunday 09 September to the morning of Saturday 15 September.