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Neil Collar Why do Ministers call-in planning cases? Does it make any difference to outcomes? Neil Collar from Brodies discusses.

NHS Grampian project director Jackie Bremner and Graham Construction regional director Gary Holmes shake on the deal - surrounded by senior colleagues from their organisations Graham Construction has been selected to develop two new health facilities for NHS Grampian within its Foresterhill Health C

Plans to invest £163 million into building almost 1,200 affordable homes in the Scottish Borders have been approved by councillors. However, it came with a warning that the construction sector would have to be worked with closely in order to see the plans delivered.

Around two thirds of social landlords in Scotland have insufficient in-house skills and capacity to deliver an expanded programme of new affordable housing beyond what they currently have planned, a new survey has revealed. According to the poll, this includes one third who say they have no or insuf

Illustrations showing variety of colours utilised in the communal areas of a single housing development Innovative design solutions could play a crucial role in helping to ensure that Scotland’s existing housing stock is equipped to meet the changing needs and expectations of a rapidly ageing popu

Virgin Media and Scottish Property Federation partner to deliver ultrafast broadband Virgin Media and the Scottish Property Federation have today announced a partnership to increase the delivery of ultrafast broadband services to new homes and businesses across Scotland.

The BRIT Awards have today given a first look at the 2017 Zaha Hadid-designed award, one of the final commissions of the architect’s career. Dame Zaha Hadid started work on the project three months before she died in March.

Building materials group Breedon has agreed the purchase of independent heavyside building materials business Sherburn Minerals Group for £15.7 million. Sherburn operates four quarries and five ready-mixed concrete plants in Durham, Northumberland, North Yorkshire and Cumbria. It also distributes c

Keltbray Group has announced an expansion of its sheet piling division into Scotland. First launched 12 months ago from its headquarters in Surrey, Keltbray Sheet Piling is now also operating from the Keltbray Structures offices in Bathgate as part of the planned business growth strategy.

Global professional services consultancy WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff has won a new contract with NHS Orkney and Robertson Capital Projects on the £64 million new hospital and health care facility. The company’s Public Private Partnership (PPP) and Capital Investment services team has secured the r

Sanctuary Scotland has submitted revised plans to build affordable homes on the site of the former Craigbank housing estate in Nitshill, Glasgow. To be delivered by CCG and Mast Architects, the development will see the construction of 180 homes comprising a mix of affordable and private accommodatio

Six hundred new homes will be built in East Ayrshire and hundreds more improved in the next five years as East Ayrshire Council embarks on a £131 million programme of refreshing and renewing its housing stock. The new housing programme will be in addition to the council’s commitment of almost £5

Empty eyesore buildings on Aberdeen’s Powis Terrace which will form part of the route for the £26.4 million Berryden Corridor Improvement Scheme are to be demolished in the next few weeks. The former garage and associated properties at 78A and 86-90 are to be taken down as part of the Aberdeen Ci

Landscape architecture, urban design, planning and ecology consultancy LUC has been appointed by North Ayrshire Council to lead the regeneration of Irvine High Street. Building on recent regeneration projects in the town centre such as Bridgegate Public Realm, the refurbishment of Bridgegate House a

Unemployed people with disabilities are being helped into work through an innovative £900,000 programme which is being piloted in Scotland by Mitie and CITB. The ‘Think Differently’ initiative is designed to encourage employers to actively recruit candidates with autism, learning disabilities p