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New guidance for developers on connecting to or creating district heating systems could be adopted by Dundee City Council.

A programme to facilitate more self-build housing developments across Glasgow is to be launched following the success of a pilot initiative. Glasgow City Council was the first in Scotland to set up a self-build register (now with more than 300 entries), facilitate a unique council enabled self-build

hub South West has held its final highly successful online event of 2020. Nearly 60 Zoom-based participants from companies in construction and related sectors based in Lanarkshire, Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway, heard a presentation from Skills Development Scotland’s Drew Reid on skills g

Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA) has shared images of the progress at the first phase of its new build housing development in Beanburn, Ayton.

For the third year running, Redpath Construction has supported the Jimmy Dunnachie Family Learning Centre in Darnley with a Christmas toy donation.

Construction of a new temporary bund along a section of the Old Military Road (OMR) is to begin immediately to help increase protection on the route which acts as a local diversion to the A83 Rest and Be Thankful, transport secretary Michael Matheson has revealed.

Conservation charity, the National Trust for Scotland has launched one of its more unusual ‘appeals’ as it seeks landowners to donate turf to help reconstruct a traditional turf-walled ‘creel’ house in Glencoe. Creel houses have been completely lost from Scotland’s arch

Plans have been unveiled to construct a large-scale renewable energy park designed to deliver between 150 – 200 megawatts of green energy to supply to the Scottish grid, with the capacity to power tens of thousands of homes across the north-east of Scotland. It is estimated that 1500 jobs will

Planning consent has been granted for a new life sciences innovation centre on Inverness Campus.

Springfield Properties will shortly enter the private rental sector (PRS) market after being granted planning approval for 75 homes at its Bertha Park Village in Perth. The move to deliver purpose-built houses for families to rent is expected to provide the company with an "addit

Residents and visitors are being invited to give their views on proposals to improve connections between key locations in Dumbarton.

Orkney Builders (Contractors) Ltd is pressing forward with plans to create almost 100 new homes at Walliwall, on the outskirts of Kirkwall. The company has submitted planning applications for 97 properties at the site to Orkney Islands Council, with work hoped to begin early in the new year.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced two new incentives to increase apprenticeships and create opportunities for young people, including a £25 million support package.

The communities of Tomintoul and Glenlivet took a huge step towards realising their aspirations for community-owned housing last week with the purchase of the site of the former secondary school in Tomintoul. Tomintoul and Glenlivet Development Trust (TGDT) have been working hard with partners Commu

Almost £5 million worth of projects to regenerate historic buildings in Rothesay and Dunoon have continued to deliver strong results.  The Dunoon Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (Dunoon CARS) works with property owners, providing grants to support building repairs with the aim