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The leader of North Lanarkshire Council has been reported to a watchdog for not declaring his friendship with executives at a company at the heart of a multi-million-pound council housing repairs deal. According to The Herald, Mears Scotland secured substantial concessions in its housing repairs con

Maggie's Lanarkshire The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has revealed the six buildings competing for this year's Stirling Prize.

The Scottish Building Federation (SBF) has urged the Scottish Government to standardise the procurement pre-qualification processes and provide separate guidance for the construction sector, given the relative complexity of procurement practices within the industry. The call was made as the SBF subm

Glasgow City Council has granted planning permission to BAM Properties and Taylor Clark Properties to develop a £100m office and residential project at Atlantic Square, Glasgow. BAM said the development in Glasgow’s Broomielaw will help address concerns that the City may be losing its competitive

Only 32 per cent of projects submitted for planning permission from the ‘big four’ supermarkets across the UK since 2010 have been built, according to new figures. Data from Barbour ABI has revealed that there were 556 planning applications submitted for the construction of new stores by Tesco,

Plans have been lodged for almost 60 new homes across two sites in Dundee. The first will see 24 new homes at Aberlady Crescent as part of a regeneration initiative to create a total of 900 houses.

Royal seal of approval for Coatbridge homes Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal officially opened a new £1.6 million council housing development in Coatbridge yesterday.

Eamonn McGarvey Work to refurbish seven multi-storey tower blocks in Aberdeen is to start within weeks after Keepmoat was appointed to the £17.5 million project.

SHC Developments LLP has unveiled plans for a new student accommodation complex in Aberdeen. The Holburn Street building, designed by architects Halliday Fraser Munro, will consist of 46 apartments.

An energy company has won the right to pursue a £130 million claim against contractors after a tunnel collapse hit the operation of a new hydro scheme, according to the BBC. SSE Generation launched the compensation claim following problems at its Glendoe site near Fort Augustus.

Plans to build over 1,000 homes as well as a community hub and a link road have been approved by North Lanarkshire Council. The plan which will see 1,040 new homes developed in the pleasant village of Glenboig was put to the local authority’s planning and transportation committee last week by Hami

The cleared site for new Tayvallich homes Argyll Community Housing Association to build new village homes

Plans to convert a former nurses’ home in Perth into 29 new flats have been submitted to the local authority. The Courier has reported that an application has been lodged for change of use and alterations to the currently vacant listed building in Taymount Terrace.

Argyll and Bute Council has said its £2.83 million structural repair and refurbishment of Dunoon’s iconic Victorian-era wooden pier is reaping the social, economic and environmental benefits the use of local sub-contractors and work placements. Work to the buildings is expected to be complete by

Brian Manning The Scottish arm of construction and property firm Esh Group has delivered a £20 million contribution towards a 43 per cent jump in turnover for the group.