Midlothian

Plans for 56 homes at Shawfair in Midlothian have made progress with Dandara East Scotland's appointment of JR Scaffold Services.

Planning permission has been granted for the largest social Passivhaus project within the Midlothian area, creating 90 new affordable homes for the local authority in Newbattle.

Tenants of Melville Housing Association are to see big improvements to their homes over the coming year thanks to a £3 million investment programme that will also see funds set aside to help meet Scotland’s net zero goals. Investment in the new financial year beginning April 1, funded al

Plans by Harmeny Education Trust to extend its support to young people beyond the age of 14 took a big step forward this month after work started on the renovation of one of its residential cottages.

Residents in Danderhall have welcomed a donation from Stewart Milne Homes which has been used to enhance the area with the creation of allotment space, flowering gardens and wildlife habitats. The £1,000 funding for Danderhall Primary School has been used to support community-wide initiatives,

Midlothian Council’s £17 million project to build new homes and a care facility on the old Dalkeith High School site is on budget and on track to finish at the end of 2022. The project is among the council’s most ambitious capital programme ever, which is seeing record investment o

Midlothian Council is on track to meet its five-year target of having 1,000 council homes either built or under construction by the end of March 2022. The council has signed contracts with Dandara and Barratt, who are already on-site delivering 18 council homes in Shawfair and 53 council homes in Ro

The historic Midlothian village of Roslin is the setting for a new development by Cala Homes (East). 

Akela Construction has secured its latest in a series of contracts as part of the creation of a new neighbourhood and community in Penicuik.

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has concluded a second contract with Dunedin Canmore to deliver a further 38 affordable homes for social and mid-market rent, which will form part of the wider masterplan vision and framework for the new community that is now emerging in Roslin.

The most ambitious Passivhaus affordable housing programme in Scotland is underway in Midlothian. Midlothian Council is paving the way by building 182 green council homes of the future. All of them will meet the demanding energy-efficient building ‘Passivhaus’ standard.

Housebuilder Dandara has received official quality approval from warranty provider Premier Guarantee for its Shawfair and Eskbank Gardens developments in Midlothian. Both developments received a ‘Quality Recognition Award’ based on a series of rigorous criteria including the standard of

Work is underway to build a 40-bedroom care complex and 46 extra care flats alongside a day-care unit in Bonnyrigg. The development on the former St Marys primary school site bounded by Polton Street, Moorfoot View and Moorfoot Place.

Recycling company NWH Group has broken ground at the site of its new construction and demolition waste recycling wash plant on the outskirts of Edinburgh as it continues its investment into the circular economy and plan to achieve carbon negative status.

The Midlothian village of Rosewell will soon benefit from 100 new homes as David Wilson Homes confirmed the purchase of 12.6 acres of land from Banks Property on behalf of the landowners. Work will soon commence on David Wilson Homes, part of Barratt Developments plc, at Rosewell Meadow, with t