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Persimmon Homes has lodged plans for a further 55 homes at the Western Gateway development on the outskirts of Dundee. The application could see a mix of properties added to the 595 houses Springfield Properties has already been granted permission to build in the area.

Submarine cable to be placed in Scalpay Bridge Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has amended its plans regarding the planned replacement of the existing submarine cable that connects Harris to Scalpay and is now proposing to place the replacement cable within the Scalpay Bridge.

The Queen’s official sculptor in Scotland wants to complete one of the nation’s most famously incomplete works of architecture, according to The Herald. The National Monument on Calton Hill, in Edinburgh, has remained incomplete since work stopped on it in 1829.

A £280 million development near Edinburgh Airport consisting of 1,400 new homes, a primary school, shops and offices, has been recommended for refusal by council officials. Work on the Maybury development, which would also include hundreds of affordable homes, had been hoped to start as early as ne

Proposals for phase 2 of The Village The developers of the multi award winning Athletes’ Village have submitted a detailed planning application to build a further 125 new homes on the Dalmarnock site.

Offsite construction could revolutionise the construction industry and provide a solution to the UK housing shortage, but only if the sector develops the right skills, a new Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) report has shown. With the use of prefabrication widely expected to rise across th

Councillors have approved proposals to develop a major gap site in Perth city centre into a new leisure, retail and housing development. Designed by Holmes Miller, the £30 million Mill Quarter development will comprise of restaurants and bars, speciality shops, a cinema, gyms, housing, and a multi

Building and civil engineering contractors J Smart & Co has warned that its year-end profits will be down on 2016’s figures despite an increase in half-year profit and revenue. The Edinburgh-based group said its workload has decreased and margins remains “disappointing” heading into the se

Plans to create Dundee’s first drive-through coffee shop as well as an adjacent restaurant have been given the green light. Developers Kilmac will create the two outlets, which will be run as separate businesses, on Fulton Road on the city’s Gourdie Industrial Estate.

Developers behind a data centre proposal near Lockerbie have been granted a further three-year extension to its planning permission subject to conditions. The Peelhouses Farm project initially emerged almost 10 years ago promising an £800 million investment and the creation of thousands of jobs.

(from left) Ian Plender, Amie Owen and Roddy Morrison from CBRE Property consultancy CBRE has announced the appointment of Ian Plender to its National Building Consultancy team.

Edinburgh-based rental company Bernard Hunter Mobile Cranes has promoted Mark Rafferty to managing director. Formerly employed as contracts director, Mr Rafferty has worked with the Gilmerton company since 2003 and succeeds his father Jim Rafferty who has now moved into the role of chairman of both

Balfour Beatty reaches Dundee railway station milestone – VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOCkPZOx190&feature=youtu.be

The remains of five Archbishops of Canterbury have been found beneath a medieval parish church next to Lambeth Palace, the Archbishop of Canterbury's official London residence. Builders renovating the Garden Museum, housed at the deconsecrated church of St Mary-at-Lambeth, found a hidden crypt conta

Five of the biggest names in UK architecture have been shortlisted in Perth & Kinross Council’s competition to redesign Perth City Hall. Launched by the local authority in February, the competition challenged architectural firms to come up with a grand vision for redeveloping the building