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Glasgow City Council has approved the sale of a former primary school site to GHA as new plans were lodged for a 70-home development.

The outstanding efforts of BAM Construction’s Stobhill Mental Health Unit site team have been recognised with the presentation of hub West Scotland’s inaugural Community Investment Award.

RTPI Scotland has welcomed commitments in the Scottish Budget to tackle the climate crisis but has called for more investment in the planning system to enable key targets to be met.

The success of a residential conversion project in Kilmarnock could pave the way for future town centre regeneration projects after five newly-refurbished flats were rented within six days.

Aberdeen City Council has put more than 300 commercial properties up for sale in a bid to raise £45 million for local services. The local authority is selling 90 industrial units, 15 offices, 75 shops and 130 ground lease properties, the Evening Express reports.

Fife’s flagship industrial innovation investment programme is taking shape as construction work starts on nine new business units at Queensway Industrial Estate in Glenrothes.  (from left) Scott Sinton, Bell Group supervisor; Modern Apprentice Mathew Fleming; Mark Herd, Fife Council; Cllr

The future of the Mill Centre in Blackburn looks to have been secured after a mixed-use retail and housing development plan was agreed for the site.

Locals and visitors to Gullane are a big step closer to enjoying a safe, four-mile pathway to the nearest railway station thanks to CALA Homes (East).

A recycled oil rig incorporating a museum and underwater restaurants could attract visitors to Aberdeen’s Rubislaw Quarry, under a concept vision from a local architect.

The ongoing transformation of the Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh has been hit with a further delay after “unexpected defects” were discovered in part of the building.

The opening of a new maternity hospital and cancer centre in Aberdeen has been delayed with costs estimated to have increased by £60 million.

An increased allocation of funding for affordable homes and energy efficiency from yesterday’s draft Scottish budget has been welcomed, though the Scottish Government “missed an opportunity” to set out how they will invest in Scotland’s builders.

Linear Design & Construct (LDC) looks set to continue the success of its first full year of operation with a series of early contracts wins for 2020. The firm has secured further work with hub South West and South Ayrshire Council following the successful completion of refurbishment/fit-out work

An ambitious programme of investment in homes is at the centre of £100 million spending plans approved by South Lanarkshire Council.

Housing and social care provider Mears Group has launched an independent scrutiny board to "challenge the company" and question its PLC board and senior managers. The board, one part of a new resident engagement model, will have the right to roam across Mears, will sit equally alongside the PLC boar