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Land leaders have joined forces to complete a development programme to ensure Scotland’s land is managed responsibly.

Global strategic real estate advisor Avison Young has made two senior appointments to its building consultancy and land and development teams. Stewart Taylor joins as a principal to lead and take forward the land and development function in Scotland, while Iain King joins as lead director of a 15-pe

The entire property and surrounding land of Knockderry Castle in Cove are to be sensitively restored after being purchased by a private individual from the United States. The Hospitality & Leisure division of Shepherd Chartered Surveyors, together with joint agents Strutt & Parker, have comp

The construction industry is to benefit from a dynamic new initiative to drive quality, sustainability, and collaboration across the sector. Launched under the remit of the Scottish Construction Accord, the Construction Quality Improvement Collaborative (CQIC) is dedicated to transforming a sec

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

Winchburgh’s new M9 motorway junction, ‘Junction 1B’, has opened for northbound local access, with southbound routes into Winchburgh to follow in the next couple of months.

Output in the UK construction sector is estimated to have been flat in volume terms during December 2022, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has found. An increase in new work (0.5%) was offset by a decrease in repair and maintenance (0.7% fall), resulting in 0.0% growth for the month.

Deklyn Feather and Andrew Manson have been recognised as Apprentices of the Year 2022/2023 by the Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA). The announcement was made at the trade association’s annual dinner held earlier this month.

Dandara East Scotland is aiming to make a paws-itive difference by supporting Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home (EDCH). The housebuilder donated food and £500 to the charity, which looks after more than a 1000 stray dogs and cats every year and delivers much-needed pet supplies to food banks across S

A golf enthusiast has scrapped plans to install a putting green in his front garden following complaints from neighbours.

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Elder Homes Ltd. 

The Scottish Government has added an additional £25 million of funding to its Charitable Bond programme, taking the total investment to boost the number of affordable homes in Scotland to £105m.

Projects returning former industrial or derelict sites to community use will be more likely to be approved following the introduction of long term planning reforms today.

Officials in Turkey have targeted more than 130 people allegedly involved in poor and illegal construction methods following the pair of earthquakes that caused the collapse of thousands of buildings last week. The death toll from the quakes in south-eastern Turkey and northern Syria exceeds 33,000.

Planning permission has been granted for 132 homes with associated infrastructure and landscaping at a site in Eliburn, Livingston.