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A new report into Scotland’s planning system has found that planning decisions in major cities are lagging behind the rest of the UK in terms of both speed and volume. An annual planning survey published by the Scottish Property Federation and GL Hearn is the first time data taken from the Scottis

The first artists’ impressions of the new Burrell Collection have been unveiled just days after the Glasgow art gallery and museum closed its doors to enable work to begin on the £66 million refurbishment. Designed by John McAslan and Partners and Event Communications, the blueprints reveal plans

Expert review groups into fuel poverty have called for the definition to be reviewed to ensure help is targeted at those who need it most. Two reports by the Scottish Fuel Poverty Strategic Working Group and Scottish Rural Fuel Poverty Task Force have made over 100 recommendations to address the iss

Proposals for a new community hub in Aberdeen took a step forward this week after the plans were backed by residents in Tillydrone. The modern community facility would be built on the site of an existing shopping centre on Hayton Road.

James Andersen James Andersen from Grant Thornton outlines the pros and cons of Brexit for Scotland’s construction sector.

A bid to make nearly 800 affordable homes available to rent over the next five years is being launched by Falkirk Council this month. Around £35 million of funding is being sought from Scottish Government in a consortium bid led by the local authority on behalf of itself and other social landlords

Architecture practice HLM has completed the refurbishment of the University of Glasgow’s pilot teaching rooms in time for the 2016/17 academic year. The refurbishment follows the establishment last year of the University’s Inspiring Spaces Group to investigate how existing teaching spaces in var

The property and construction industries have been perceived to be among the least diverse in Scotland, a new poll on sexist attitudes and workplace diversity has found. The YouGov survey, commissioned by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), revealed that 29 per cent of girls said th

Site acquired for Glasgow Jaguar and Volvo dealership Property and planning consultancy Rapleys has acquired a site for a new flagship Jaguar and Volvo dealership in Glasgow.

The logo to be used when Glasgow hosts a selection of games for the Euro 2020 football tournament was launched today featuring the city’s famous ‘Squinty Bridge’. Landmark bridges across Europe are being used as a theme for each of the tournament’s host cities with the Clyde Arc forming the

Infrastructure group Robertson has completed work on a major element of the £30 million ‘Heart of the Campus’ project at Glasgow Caledonian University. Robertson Central carried out £20m of construction works which has created a new main entrance which will serve as a gateway to the University

James Dick An architect whose practice specialises in designing university buildings has voiced fears the higher education sector may have to curb their ambitions because of a funding crunch arising from the UK’s decision leave the European Union.

Dundee City Council’s construction services and its staff could be transferred to Tayside Contracts for future delivery of work, under plans to go before councillors next week. Tayside Contracts is the commercial trading arm of the councils of Angus, Dundee City and Perth & Kinross and employs

A construction firm boss is among three Kent men to have been jailed for a total of 19 years after stealing £6.9 million in UK taxes. For two and a half years, co-conspirators Aquil Ahmed, 60, an accountant; Victor Shearer, 43, a construction services company director; and Christopher Azzopardi, 37

Gavin Paton Burness Paull partner, Gavin Paton, on why the imminent introduction of Project Bank Accounts could provide more certainty and stability.