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The multi-million pound restoration of a ruined Victorian mansion on a historic Aberdeenshire estate is now underway. Work has started on Ury Mansion House, near Stonehaven, as part of an £80 million project to transform the Ury Estate. The B-listed building has been a feature of the Mearns for cen

A new £9.5 million primary school for pupils in Kirn has taken a step forward with the approval of planning permission by Argyll and Bute Council. The brand new facility designed for 320 primary school pupils, together with an early years facility with 30 spaces, should take around a year to build

John McNairney Council planners have been urged to consider the potential of the private rented sector (PRS) in meeting housing need and demand in their area.

(from left) Cllr Marie Penman, Cllr Neil Crooks (Kirkcaldy area committee chair), Cllr David Ross (council leader), Stewart Shearer (managing director of Robertson Partnership Homes), John Mills (Fife Council's head of housing) and Cllr Judy Hamilton (executive spokesperson for housing & buildin

Philip Hogg The home building industry in Scotland has urged the Scottish Government to follow Prime Minister David Cameron in acting boldly to help meet the home owning aspirations of the majority of Scots.

Forth bridges re-open after controlled explosion The Forth Road Bridge and Forth Bridge were temporarily closed yesterday for a controlled explosion on material uncovered during upgrading of a nearby road junction.

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Robert Gordon University

A 1,200ft-long foot bridge offering dizzying views across the Geierlay canyon in Germany opened to the public on Saturday. Thousands of thrill-seeking tourists have been making the trek across the bridge, which is suspended 300 feet (91 metres) above a scenic forested valley between Morsdorf and Sos

RESIDENTIAL – TEN UNITS OR MORE Applicant: Queensberry Properties Ltd

Clyde Gateway's Albus wins coveted national award Clyde Gateway, the urban regeneration company responsible for transforming some 2,000 acres in the East End of Glasgow and South Lanarkshire, has won a coveted award at this year’s British Council for Offices’ national ceremony in London.

The Scottish Government have taken positive steps towards developing the future of Scottish solar investment under the Renewables Obligation (the main support mechanism for renewable electricity projects in the UK). Unlike England and Wales, the Scottish Government will retain the ‘Grandfatheringâ

Orkney Islands Council has agreed to develop plans for a new care facility in Kirkwall to replace St Rognvald’s House. A project to extend and refurbish St Rognvald’s had been under development.

Aberdeenshire Council has accepted a tender to complete a low-energy affordable housing development in Fraserburgh which temporarily stalled earlier this year. The council terminated its contracts with Dundee-based Muirfield (Contracts) Ltd after the company went into administration.

Aberdeen City Council has selected a preferred bidder for a £300 million partnership deal to deliver a step change in the supply of housing. The innovative approach follows a commitment in the local authority's Strategic Infrastructure Plan (SIP) to build 2,030 homes by 2017.

East Kilbride Community Trust (EKCT) has submitted a PAN (Proposal of Application Notice) to South Lanarkshire Council for a 4000-seater multi-purpose community stadium in East Kilbride. The Trust said the stadium, to be built on undeveloped land off Hurlawcrook Road, will result in significant econ