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Councillors have deferred a decision over the development of 231 affordable homes in Turriff after concerns were raised about the viability of the plans. Lodged by Springfield Properties for an agricultural site at Meadowbank Road, the proposals were recommended for approval by Aberdeenshire Council

Scottish Government’s £800,000 backing for Coalfields Regeneration Trust Local government and housing minister Kevin Stewart chose the historic setting of the Scottish Mining Museum to announce an £800,000 funding package to enable the Coalfields Regeneration Trust (CRT) in Scotland to ensure a

Just one fifth of Scots claim to already live in their dream home as planning applications for home improvements slow to their lowest ebb in five year growth to stand at just 3%, new data has shown. According to Halifax Insurance, since 2012 just over 92,000 planning applications have been submitted

(from left) Back row: Depute Head Boy Tom Balderston and Skye Patterson of the Jedburgh Grammar senior hockey side. Middle row: Greig Jamieson of hub South East Scotland; Jedburgh Grammar Headteacher Susan Oliver; Councillor Carol Hamilton, Scottish Borders Council's executive member for children an

ISG has secured a £5 million contract with Sports Direct to deliver its first new build outlet in Scotland. Designed specifically to house the company’s leading retail fascias under one roof, including Sports Direct, Flannels, USC and an Everlast Fitness Club, the new development is located close

Network Rail has today released new images showing how Edinburgh Waverley’s extended platforms will look once complete. Engineers are currently working in Scotland’s second busiest station to extend platforms 5 and 6, to the east of the station, and 12, to the west.

(from left) Councillors John Rebbeck and Dave Doogan, Springfield chairman Sandy Adam, leader of Perth and Kinross Council Ian Campbell and Bertha Park land owner Alistair Ritchie Springfield Properties has begun work on site for the 3,000 homes in the new village, Bertha Park, just off the Inveralm

The first section of dual-carriageway to be built as part of the A9 dualling programme will be open to traffic in the coming days as companies bidding to construct the next sections are revealed. Cabinet secretary for economy, jobs and fair work, Keith Brown, announced the news during a visit to ins

Ken Barclay The Scottish Property Federation (SPF) has welcomed the investment incentives contained in the independent business rates review but has raised concerns regarding the complex challenges faced while redeveloping listed buildings.

The development at St. Stephens School in Blairgowrie Carling Property Group (CPG) has become the first private developer in the country to receive affordable housing grant aid from the Scottish Government.

Moray Council has appointed Morgan Sindall Construction and Infrastructure to carry out a £2 million extension and refurbishment project at Milne’s Primary School, in the village of Fochabers. Located on the High Street, the existing 1846 Gothic School is Category A listed and built of ashlar san

The £6.5 million fourth phase of the Bishopbriggs Relief Road project has been delayed until early next year. Following a recent meeting between East Dunbartonshire Council and Network Rail, the local authority has confirmed the scheme's completion date has been pushed back to early 2018.

John Gallacher at the Athletes’ Village development in Dalmarnock John Gallacher champions the use of mixed tenure developments to create thriving and sustainable communities as he looks back on four decades spent in the housing industry.

(from left) SBHA CEO Julia Mulloy, home investment co-ordinator Drew Moore, Christine Grahame MSP, Paul Wheelhouse MSP and Kenny Lynn, director at contractor James Swinton and Co. MSPs visit Scottish Borders Housing Association renovation project

Ex-footballer Gary Neville has abandoned his plan to build an £8 million eco-house likened to the home of the ‘Teletubbies’. Comparisons with the BBC programme were based on the building's unusual semi-submerged design, intended to minimise its impact on the moorland landscape.