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A giant illuminated ‘W’ sign at the top of Edinburgh’s ribbon hotel has been deemed to be ‘too prominent’ in the city’s skyline and inappropriate in the World Heritage Site.

The Highland Council will hold a drop-in session at the end of the month to share the design for the pedestrian zone in the High Street and the Bridge Street/High Street junction, part of the wider regeneration of Wick town centre.

Detailed plans for the Edinburgh Innovation Hub next to Queen Margaret University (QMU) have now been submitted to East Lothian Council for approval.

Architecture firm EMA has engaged with Edinburgh Napier University to provide a workshop to final year students on Design Procedures and Management.

More young people are showing interest in construction-related careers, according to findings from Construction Industry Training Board (CITB).

The Supreme Court has dismissed a final appeal by the seller of an office block in Cumbernauld against a decision by HM Revenue and Customs that VAT was chargeable on the sale of the land to an unconnected company.

Workers in the Scottish construction sector are overwhelmingly in favour of a four-day work week, a Scottish Construction Now poll has found.

A family-run housebuilder has lodged a planning application for 29 new detached homes built on land just off Glasgow Road in Kilmarnock. Muir Homes intends to build three, four and five-bedroom homes in what will be its first development in East Ayrshire.

A developer has submitted plans for a block of eight flats in Renfrew.

The Housing Finance Corporation (THFC) has unveiled a £2 billion finance vehicle designed to help housing associations deliver on their sustainability objectives across new and existing homes.

The development of up to 400 new homes and a new 60-bed care village are the key features of the proposed Tweedbank expansion project, details of which are included in a new report to Scottish Borders Council. The report sets out the overall vision for the project which aims to achieve a sustainable

LBA has submitted plans to build twelve new homes off Poppleburn Park at Ednam in the Scottish Borders.

Builders used iron staples to support Notre Dame's masonry during its construction in the 12th century, it has been revealed.

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL  Applicant: Robert Gordon University

Eight built environment bodies, fire safety organisations and disability rights groups have signed a joint letter to the Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, urging him to require more than one staircase in new residential buildings over 18 metres tall.