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Decision times for local and major planning projects in Scotland are now the quickest since records began, according to new figures out today. The average decision time for a major development in quarter 1 of 2013/14 was 28.9 weeks, which is the quickest average decision time since average time repo

Perthshire civil engineering firm I & H Brown is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a record £38 million order book. Founded when brothers Ian and Hardie Brown bought a disused Fife aerodrome in 1963, the group has won half of its new orders in the English civil engineering market, and is pr

Marischal Square Plans for the redevelopment of the site of the former Aberdeen City Council headquarters have won the backing of council officials.

Network Rail has unveiled updated designs for how Glasgow Queen Street station will look as it enters the second phase of public consultation on the proposed £104m transformation. The company said the new designs reflect changes made to the plans following the first round of consultation with passe

RESIDENTIAL – TEN UNITS OR MORE Applicant: GS Brown Construction

Sharp rises in housing, commercial and civil engineering activity ensured that output growth across the UK construction sector remained strong in September. However, while the overall performance of the construction sector was close to its strongest since the summer of 2007, latest data indicated th

John Frankiewicz Willmott Dixon has announced that divisional chief executive of its Capital Works Division, John Frankiewicz is to step down at the end of this year as part of a “long planned succession strategy”.

Plans to build a £200m replacement for Dumfries Royal Infirmary have been officially unveiled by the consortium of Laing O’ Rourke, Ryder Architecture and Serco.

(left to right) Councillor Ann Cowan, Kingdom chairperson Charles Milne and Councillor Rhona Brock lend a hand to demolish the Old Crown Hotel Crieff councillors joined Kingdom Housing Association chairperson Charles Milne to mark the beginning of a £1.9 million project that will transform a long-a

Building Scotland’s largest community-owned solar power park in Dundee would help tackle fuel poverty, reduce CO2 emissions and regenerate derelict and contaminated land, according to a speaker appearing at the University of Dundee next week. Helen Grayshan, lead officer from Solar Cities Scotland

CBES Ltd has been awarded Gold RoSPA award for the seventh consecutive year.

ISG construction boss makes sudden exit ISG’s construction managing director Alan McCarthy-Wyper has left the firm after just 18 months.

Planners have blamed UK Communities Secretary Eric Pickles for making them powerless to prevent a row between two homeowners over a “monstrosity” of an extension. Two homes in the Moseley area of Birmingham which now share a gutter because one neighbour extended several inches beyond that for wh

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Glasgow Housing Association

Miller Homes has shelved plans to float the business on the London stock exchange blaming volatility in the financial markets. Last month the housebuilder announced its intention to raise around £140 million by selling off at least 40 per cent of the company on the open market.