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Property developer Dandara has been fined £9,000 for providing misleading information relating to the sale of homes at its Stoneywood Estate in Aberdeen. Aberdeen Sheriff Court heard that the company provided misleading statements to Ronald and Sally Buxton, Colin McAllerce and Mandy and Peter McLe

A £26 million housing-led regeneration in the Timmergreens area of Arbroath can begin in earnest after councillors gave the plan the green light. The five-year masterplan will see 140 properties demolished and replaced with around 128 new houses and “own door” flats of no more than two storeys.

Orchard Brae School - image credit Niall Hastie Photography Ogilvie Construction has successfully completed Aberdeen’s £18.5 million Centre of Excellence, which is the first of its kind in Scotland.

Plans to create a new neighbourhood of 231 affordable homes in Turriff look set to be given final approval next week. Aberdeenshire Council planners have given their backing to the Springfield Properties development, which is located on an agricultural site at Meadowbank Road on the northern boundar

Work has started on the three-story extension to Edinburgh Airport’s terminal building. The project, which will stretch out from the existing gate 12 area, covering the old east end service yard out to the Gogar Burn, is the start of an £80 million investment plan to help the airport handle forec

Work starts on new £6m Saltcoats sheltered housing project The first sheltered housing project to be delivered by construction and infrastructure-focused partnership hub South West on behalf of North Ayrshire Council is set to get under way following a ground-breaking ceremony.

New details about the future tallest residential building on Earth have been released, along with an updated rendering showing the super-tall skyscraper towering over New York City. Designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, the Central Park Tower is expected to reach 1,550 feet (472 metre

Perth & Kinross Council has formally approved the appointment of Mecanoo to redesign Perth City Hall, despite criticisms over its selection procedure. The selection panel considering proposals from five shortlisted architects recommended the Dutch practice to transform the Edwardian venue i

Glasgow City Council has today given the green light to the next stage of investment into the regeneration of the river Clyde with the approval of a quay walls strategy for the river. Almost £50 million of funding from the Glasgow City Region City Deal is to focus on a stretch of the Clyde between

A coalition of organisations that are supportive of the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm, consented to be built off the East coast of Scotland, have joined forces to appeal to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Scotland (RSPB Scotland) to abandon further court action aimed at del

Ted Ayres Bellway has announced that Ted Ayres is to take a leave of absence from his role as chief executive for treatment for a medical condition.

Plans for a new community to the east of Aviemore are expected to get the final seal of approval from the Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) this week. Planning Permission in Principle (PPiP) was granted in March 2014 for a new community of 1,500 homes as well as business and community facili

Artist's impression of new Saughton Park cafe A major project to restore Edinburgh’s historic Saughton Park got underway this week with the official commencement of a year-long programme of work.

East Lothian Council has appointed Simpson & Brown Architects as lead consultant to deliver a masterplan for Prestongrange Museum. The £39,312.50 contract, which was awarded following competitive tender, will see the Edinburgh consultants consider range of options for future development of the

A Kilwinning engineering firm has entered a new era following a successful management buy-out, backed by Business Loan Scotland and Team North Ayrshire. John Murphy, former general manager at William Engineering, is now the proud owner of new firm Murphy Engineering (Scotland) Ltd based in Kilwinnin