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A couple who thought they had built their dream home on land they purchased in 2018 have discovered that the new property and its utilities were constructed on a neighbouring plot instead. Jacqueline and Ron Howard said a close friend had owned two adjacent lots of a remote dirt road in rural S

An estimated £1.2 billion of Scotland’s buildings, transport infrastructure, cultural and natural heritage may be at risk of coastal erosion by 2050, according to new research.

Peel Ports Clydeport has signed an XLCC for a 70-acre facility to be created at its Hunterston Port and Resource Campus (Hunterston PARC) including two factories producing state-of-the-art high voltage direct current (HVDC) cable for use in the subsea transmission of renewable energy. The

Building work is under way on the International Barley Hub (IBH) and Advanced Plant Growth Centre (APGC) at the James Hutton Institute. To mark the commencement of the works formally, a breaking-ground ceremony was held at the James Hutton Institute campus in Invergowrie, led by both Mairi Gougeon M

Plans for a revamped Aberdeen Market are to be submitted “as soon as possible” after councillors signed off on the next stage of the Full Business Case for the project.

A detailed planning application submitted by Savills on behalf of Almond Valley Limited and Stewart Milne Homes has been granted consent by Perth & Kinross Council.

Scarborough Muir Group has revealed a new masterplan for its £250 million Queensferry One development at Rosyth waterfront.

SGN has submitted prior notification to Glasgow City Council to demolish the gas holding tank near Ibrox Stadium. The unused container, located on Helen Street close to the M8, was previously used for storing gas, which is now commonly kept in underground pipes.

A major redesign of the streetscape of Aberdeen's Union Street has been agreed by councillors alongside a building condition survey and repair programme for all properties on Union Street, the development of a permanent café culture in the Belmont Street and Back Wynd area, and installation o

Persimmon Homes West Scotland has submitted plans to build 24 homes in north east Glasgow. The application calls for the erection of terraced, semi-detached and detached timber frame properties between two and two-and-a-half storeys high on land between Gartloch Road and Findochty Street.

A parcel of land near Livingston town centre has been brought to market with planning permission in principal for residential development.

Two partners at law firm Harper Macleod have been accredited as Construction Law Specialists by the Law Society of Scotland. Euan Pirie, head of the firm’s Infrastructure and Projects team, and Michael Conroy, who leads on Construction, have been recognised as being among Scotland’s lead

Doosan has launched the new DL420CVT-7 Stage V compliant wheel loader equipped with a Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) as part of its DL-7 series.

Scottish Renewables has set out some of its priorities for the Scottish Government’s upcoming Programme for Government, which will be published in the coming weeks. Renewable technologies like wind, solar, hydro and more now provide the equivalent of 97.4% of the electricity consumed in Scotla

A public consultation is underway on a proposal from Midlothian Council to submit a planning application for a new development of around 134 homes for rent at the former Newbattle High School playing fields site near Dalkeith.