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Council planning officers have been instructed to call in applications for new waste incineration plants to the Scottish Government, it has been announced.

Two companies have been fined after a security guard died of hypothermia when he and his colleague were snowed in on a construction site. Ronnie Alexander was on duty at Afton Windfarm construction site near New Cumnock, East Ayrshire on 21 January 2018 during bad weather. The 74-year-old was found

Guild Homes has submitted plans to Angus Council to double its housing development in West Turfbeg.

At a special meeting of East Ayrshire Council cabinet, an investment of £182.7 million in the area's housing was agreed upon, which will help ensure that local communities have access to a range of good quality affordable homes.

Dundee’s Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) which outlines the city’s affordable housing priorities over the next five years will be put to councillors for consideration next week. The Scottish Government’s Affordable Housing Investment Programme has contributed over £8

A new development of affordable flats for rent in East Kilbride has been given the go-ahead.

East Dunbartonshire Council is seeking views on updates to guidance related to the East Dunbartonshire Local Development Plan (LDP).

The Scottish Government's sporting agency has objected to plans to build new homes on a Kilmarnock football pitch.

The Gannochy Trust’s lifetime neighbourhood in Perth, designed by Glasgow architecture firm Anderson Bell + Christie, has won the Best Healthy Homes Development (rural and suburban) and Best Affordable Housing Development at this year’s Inside Housing Development Awards.

Multi-utilities provider Arc-Tech MU has commenced works at a private housing development in Glasgow.

To mark Scottish Careers Week, one MSP is flying the flag for careers in the built environment after visiting one of Scotland’s largest mixed-use developments. Martin Whitfield MSP, a former primary school teacher and Labour Member of the Scottish Parliament for South Scotland, visited Blindwe

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Tillydrone Community Development Trust 

The penultimate feature in our COP26SCN showcase sees the Borders Housing Network outline how the four Borders RSLs have come together with a new approach to tackle the issue of fuel poverty. A total of £450,000 in Scottish Government funding was awarded to the four Borders RSLs cons

Plans for two residential blocks of 34 flats near a Glasgow canal have gained planning permission.

Plans to convert former Stonehaven council offices into flats have been given the go-ahead.