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Construction is commencing on a new 342-home neighbourhood in St Andrews where 30% of homes will be affordable. Savills Development completed on the sale of the 17-hectare site to David Wilson homes, just 1.5 miles to the south east of the historic town centre.

Larkhall primary children have been putting their thinking caps on to ponder what homes and neighbourhood life might look like 200 years from now, as part of a community legacy project with housebuilder Living by Robertson. To mark the beginning of the housebuilder’s new neighbourhood of 128 h

Architectural practice Rio Architects has appointed Shirley Hamill as associate director (Scotland lead) as part of a series of promotions and leadership appointments across its Edinburgh and Cardiff studios. Ms Hamill will drive the growth of Rio's Scotland office. From her base in Edinburgh, she i

The controlled dismantling of a building at 2 High Street, Jedburgh, originally set to be completed by the end of July 2022, is now expected to conclude by February 2023. The dismantling process began in December 2021, but Scottish Borders Council (SBC) said a number of unforeseen additional works e

A new hydroelectric development on Raasay is set to generate enough power for 144 homes. The project — funded by £650,000 raised by Raasay Community Renewables (RCR) through a community share offer and a further £300,000 grant from SSE Renewables — consists of two run-of-rive

A proposed solar farm on the grounds of an A-listed building in Kippen, nine miles west of Stirling, has been approved by councillors. The 315 sq m development, consisting of 78 solar panels, will be installed on a field at Dun Eaglais on Station Road, the Stirling Observer reports.

In an un-bee-leviable story, a woman has denied releasing a swarm of bees upon police as they tried to serve an eviction notice on her. Rorie S Woods, 55, from Massachusetts, faces charges of assault and battery and pleaded not guilty before being released on bail.

The construction sector has breathed a sigh of relief at the end of Liz Truss's troubled premiership — but has urged a "decisive and swift" transition to a new government. Mrs Truss yesterday announced her resignation after just a month and a half as prime minister, having lost political autho

A critical milestone has been reached in the construction project to rebuild Shetland's world-renowned bird observatory on Fair Isle with the arrival of the first of the building's modules. The project, which is led by Fair Isle Bird Observatory Trust (FIBOT), will create seven new green jobs,

A major landfill reclamation project on the edge of Winchburgh, in West Lothian, has been recognised as the UK’s Best Sustainable/Urban Regeneration/Infrastructure Scheme at the Environment Analyst’s 18th annual Brownfield Awards Ceremony in London.

SFHA has submitted a response to the second part of the Scottish Government’s consultation on the new build heat standard. The proposed standard, which is set to come into force in 2024, will prohibit any new building applying for a building warrant to make use of a direct emissions heating sy

A director of three property management companies based in Glasgow has been disqualified as a director for 12 years after using his companies to take out Bounce Back Loans totalling £135,000 that the companies were not eligible for. Brendan Michael Gaughan, 40, was director of Gaughan Group Lt

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Councillors have given the go-ahead for a development of 53 new social housing homes for Hamilton. The proposal is made up of 37 houses and 16 flats and located on Meikle Earnock Road, the Daily Record reports.

A village hall is bidding to be one of the UK’s most sustainable community-owned halls after installing 111 PV solar panels and four Tesla Powerwall batteries following a major grant derived from nearby wind farms. Crawfordjohn Village Hall in South Lanarkshire has now completed the major inst