Perth & Kinross

Perth and Kinross Council members have approved plans to construct four new flats within a Conservation Area in Blairgowrie.

Plans to build more than 100 homes in Blairgowrie have been approved despite concerns over visual impact, flooding and inappropriate land use.

Plans to progress with a new leisure centre in Perthshire's largest town were confirmed yesterday as councillors pledged to press ahead with a replacement Blairgowrie Recreation Centre. However, plans to replace Perth Leisure Pool and Dewars Centre with the much-vaunted PH20 centre are on hold as co

Proposals for 81 new homes and a play area in Stanley have been granted planning permission. Ogilvie Homes will erect a series of two, three and four-bedroom homes on land near Mill Brae and King Street.

Proposals for 81 new homes and a play area in Stanley look set to be approved this week. Ogilvie Homes hopes to erect a series of two, three and four-bedroom homes on land near Mill Brae and King Street.

The next phase of a 700-home masterplan at Scone North has been unveiled with new plans lodged for 217 properties.

A public/ private consortium made up of Advanced Infrastructure, Oxfordshire County Council, Dundee City Council, Perth & Kinross Council as well as Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) have announced their successful bid in the Innovate UK Net Zero Living programme.

Teams working on SSEN Transmission’s Alyth Substation project are gearing up for the arrival of a new transformer unit to the development, marking a major milestone in the ongoing construction of the new substation.

Kingdom Housing Association has acquired eight highly energy-efficient homes for mid-market rent in Blairgowrie from Scotia Homes. The new 2 and 3-bedroom homes are Kingdom’s first mid-market rent properties in the Blairgowrie area and will be let and managed by Kingdom Initiatives.

The James Hutton Institute and McLaughlin & Harvey have signed construction contracts worth £28.7 million for the next stage of the ongoing redevelopment of The James Hutton Institute’s Invergowrie estate.

Construction has begun on a 49MW/98MWh standalone energy storage system near Abernethy after Santander UK provided £12.5 million in funding for the project. The Jamesfield development is a joint venture between global clean energy enterprise TagEnergy and Harmony Energy, following the former's

A new community woodland just north of Perth is being created as part of the Denmarkfield Rewilding with support from the Cross Tay Link Road (CTLR) project. The 43,000 square metre broadleaf woodland creation will cover ground at Denmarkfield, approximately two miles north of the Inveralmond rounda

Plans have been submitted for a residential development on the site of a derelict poultry farm on the outskirts of Grange in the Carse of Gowrie.  Local developer The Good House Company wants to demolish the existing buildings, dispose of asbestos containing materials and recycle of m

More than 140 pupils from Blairgowrie High School took part in a bridge building challenge with the aim of getting them interested in a career in engineering and construction. As part of the Cross Tay Link Road project, construction professionals from BAM Nuttall and Perth & Kinross Council supe

The International Barley Hub Field Centre at the James Hutton Institute was officially opened last week by UK Government Minister for Scotland, Malcolm Offord. The £62 million International Barley Hub (IBH), comprised of several developments including the Field Centre, has been funded through