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Swedish power group Vattenfall has outlined plans to invest £300 million to build Scotland’s largest offshore wind test and demonstration facility. The decision has triggered an agreement for the energy company to acquire joint venture partner Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group’s remaining 25 per

Mandy Catterall Annual planning decision time statistics published by the Scottish Government have been met with a mixed reaction by the Scottish Property Federation (SPF) and Homes for Scotland (HFS).

The time periods proposed by the Scottish Government for the new version of Local Development Plans and the provision of homes in rural areas are still areas of concern despite some positives moves to change the planning system, Savills has warned. The property organisation has broadly welcomed the

New £275,000 terminal opens at Orkney airport A new £275,000 terminal building has been opened at North Ronaldsay airport in the Orkney Islands.

A street artist has mimicked Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s proposal to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexican border by constructing a wall around the billionaire’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Hundreds of construction workers have been laid off with immediate effect following the collapse of Scottish construction firm Dunne Group.

Tony Aikenhead Tony Aikenhead is to step down from his role as chief executive of Sir Robert McAlpine after just eight months in the post.

Meg Hiller The design and implementation of the Green Deal and the complementary Energy Company Obligation (ECO) put public money at risk and must not be repeated, MPs said today.

Kevin Stewart The average time for a planning decision to be made on major developments has fallen by 17 per cent on the previous year, according to new Scottish Government figures.

BAM Construction has successfully handed over the new £21.5 million Windmill Community Campus in Kirkcaldy. The school is the final project to be built under the Building Fife’s Future Framework which delivered Dunfermline High School in 2012 and Auchmuty High School in 2013.

Real estate professionals in Scotland will gather tomorrow to discuss recent high profile legal cases involving disputes over the dilapidation of commercial properties and receive legislation updates from legal experts. Hosted by DLA Piper's Real Estate practice, the breakfast seminar will take plac

Lesley Palmer, chief architect at Stirling University’s Dementia Services Development Centre, considers the importance of the ‘Older Persons' Walkable Neighbourhood’ when considering Housing Land Audits and the allocation of development sites for older people housing. As an Architect with a Ma

The winning MMS team from the competition's energy heat Business Fives has launched Scotland’s first ever national business 5-a-side tournament.

Green light for Achiltibuie school transformation into two affordable homes An empty schoolhouse in Wester Ross will be transformed into two affordable dwellings thanks to an innovative funding package secured by The Highlands Small Communities Housing Trust (HSCHT) and the Coigach Community Develo

Edinburgh’s iconic red public telephone boxes are about to be given an interesting makeover. New York based company Bar Works operates a growing chain of co-working spaces aimed at entrepreneurs who are looking for affordable convenient work space in attractive locations.