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Drivers in a French village have complained after being disoriented by crisscrossed white lines on the road which the mayor has argued has purposefully made them slow down. The village of Bauné in western France introduced the series of crisscrossing white lines at interse

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: DS Harrison Developments Limited.

Raymond Carr, advertising manager for Scottish Construction Now will be in attendance at tomorrow's highly anticipated Offsite Expo in Coventry. The exhibition takes place in the Ericsson Business Hall, Coventry Building Society Arena on Tuesday and Wednesday this week.

SCN readers have reported that the two-month statutory target for dealing with planning applications is totally ignored by Scotland’s increasingly invisible planners directly leading to job losses in construction.

The trade body for Scotland's housebuilders has said the results of an SCN survey that highlights the country's broken planning system are "truly dreadful" but of "no surprise" to its members. Respondents to an SCN survey found that 96.3% of the country's architects, housebuilders, develop

Dwindling resources, a lack of accountability and planning officers working from home have been blamed for continuing delays in Scotland's planning system.

The Scotland director of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has called for a streamlined planning system to help small building firms avoid the "lottery of the planning process". Gordon Nelson was responding to the results of an SCN survey which found that 96.3% of the count

‘Poorly drafted’, ‘overly complex’ and ‘rushed’ – these are just some of the words used by SCN readers to describe the new planning framework that puts an impossible burden on a failing system presided over by shambolic planning departments.

Scotland’s failed planning system is having an impact on housing associations being able to deliver the number of affordable homes required to meet Scottish Government targets and tackle poverty and homelessness, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has warned. SFHA CEO Sally

People across Fife are being encouraged to have their say on plans to help tackle the climate emergency, cut carbon emissions and make the region’s buildings more environmentally friendly over the coming years.

Ardgowan Distillery has appointed Muir Construction to begin the first phase of Inverclyde’s first zero-carbon whisky distillery.

The Energy Training Academy has started work on the first net zero home of its kind in Scotland. A one-bedroom bungalow, the unique property is housed within the 12,000 sq ft. training centre in Dalkeith and once finished it will comprise a kitchen, living room and bathroom, all kitted out with the

The Highlands are set to see £343 million of capital investment over a five-year period after the local authority agreed a revised programme covering 2024/25 to 2028/29.

Four weekends of track and drainage work begin on the East Coast Main Line in Scotland got underway last weekend.

McTaggart Construction has been named Business of the Year in the prestigious Scottish Women’s Awards 2023. Managing director Janice Russell received the award for her and the family firm’s outstanding achievements.