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Plans for a £40 million holiday resort on the banks of Loch Lomond have been rejected by the Scottish Government, bringing an end, at least for now, to one of Scotland’s most contentious planning battles.

Midlothian councillors have approved proposals to relocate Gorebridge Library into Gorebridge Leisure Centre, creating a new Gorebridge Hub that brings valued local services together under one roof. 

Specialist construction services supplier Groundforce appoints James Burchell as global major projects director. An employee who joined specialist construction services supplier Groundforce as a yard labourer/driver almost 30 years ago has been appointed the company’s global major projects dir

National networking and influencer organisation Women in Property (WiP) has announced its new Central Scotland branch chair for 2026-27. Danielle Miller, associate director for stakeholder engagement at Built Environment - Smarter Transformation (BE-ST), will take the role from March 2026 until Febr

Construction of 17 new council homes in Newton Mearns is well underway, with tenants expected to be handed the keys this autumn.  The new homes, built by CCG (Scotland) Ltd, comprise 4 one-bed cottage flats, 12 two-bed flats and 1 two-bed bungalow; 3 of the homes will be wheelchair adaptable. H

Close Brothers Property Finance has appointed Stuart Heslop as consultant to support its growing regional team in Edinburgh. Stuart will work closely with the Scotland and North of England teams, which are led by director Gary Ferris.

Balfour Beatty's chief financial officer Phil Harrison will step down from the board later this year following more than 10 years in the role, the infrastructure group said today. Following an extensive search process and as part of the board’s long-term succession planning, Myles Westcott, cu

Glasgow City Council has today granted planning permission for 46 much-needed, modern social rent homes at the former Queen’s Park School site on Grange Road.

A company being established by a University of Strathclyde researcher is pursuing innovative methods of combining carbon capture with sustainable building materials.

The National Lottery Heritage Fund has announced an investment of over £7 million to help revitalise the historic town centres of Airdrie, Girvan, Tarbert and Glasgow’s Sauchiehall Street.

A new report published today by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has presented a wide body of evidence that explores the challenges and opportunities underpinning the construction skills gap, turning data and forecasts into a clear, accessible view of the whole industry.

CHAP (Holdings) Limited, the parent company of CHAP Group, has posted gross profits of £9.3 million for the year ended 30 September 2025 – a 40% increase from the £6.6m reported in the previous period. This financial milestone accompanies a record-breaking turnover of £65.8m,

The latest group of UHI Inverness students to graduate from CECA Scotland Academy marked their success at a special event – and then stepped straight into the first round of interviews that could lead to careers working on multi-billion-pound civil engineering projects. Finlay Andrew, Blake Co

Developer MRP, contractor McAleer & Rushe and funding partner Puma Property Finance have marked a major construction milestone with the topping out of Broadway Studios, a 432-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Glasgow city centre. The 16-storey concrete frame topped out in

Scottish retrofitting firm Union Technical has been appointed to the National Home Decarbonisation Group (NHDG), which brings experts together to drive forward the UK’s residential retrofit ambitions. Its members include some of the most established and influential organisations in decarbonisa