Scottish Canals

A first of a kind collaboration has been agreed between Scottish Canals and Historic Environment Scotland (HES) that will pave the way for a streamlined consent process for routine repairs to historic assets. Under the monumental Section 17 heritage agreement, a significant amount of works

Almost £20 million of improvement works are set to get underway across Scotland’s canals this winter. The capital investment from the Scottish Government will see major works and essential upgrades take place throughout the canal network, safeguarding the heritage assets for the future.

Work on a £1.8 million improvement project at Gairlochy on the Caledonian Canal is set to begin this month.

Work has now started on a new £12 million active travel bridge over the Forth & Clyde Canal in northwest Glasgow.

The regeneration of canals and rivers in cities around the world can lead to a decrease in mortality rates in surrounding locations and reducing the gap between deprived and affluent communities, according to new research. In a global first, the study led by Glasgow Caledonian University in partners

Plans for a new footbridge over the Forth & Clyde Canal near Maryhill have been given the go-ahead.

A development of new homes in Maryhill is now complete and has sold out in record time.

West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) has submitted an application for planning permission to create 89 affordable homes at the former Diageo distillery site at Dundashill, Glasgow.

A new image revealing how the planned development of a new marina at Winchburgh will look has been released after Winchburgh Developments Limited and Scottish Canals agreed a contract for the project.

Scottish Canals has submitted plans to develop a three-storey office building made from adapted shipping containers beside the canal at Port Dundas in Glasgow.

Six Glasgow architecture practices have tabled innovative proposals to rethink the design of terraced housing. Bigg Regeneration, the joint venture between Scottish Canals and Places for People Capital, and Igloo Regeneration have revealed the resulting plans for a low-carbon, customisable, timber-p

Plans have been submitted for a new footbridge over the Forth & Clyde Canal set to permanently link three communities in the north of Glasgow for the first time since the waterway opened in 1790. The new Stockingfield Bridge will provide a new traffic-free link between the communities of Maryhil

The Falkirk Wheel is set to reveal its engineering secrets, with the first-ever public tour of the iconic structure’s internal workings. Until now, visitors have only been able to imagine the engineering magic hidden behind The Wheel’s curved steel and soaring arches, but canal custodian

Glasgow councillor Kenny McLean and Scottish Canals CEO Catherine Topley The widespread regeneration of North Glasgow is set to continue with a 600-strong housing development now underway on the former Diageo distillery site in Port Dundas.

The proposed homes for Phase 4, Maryhill Locks Developer Bigg Regeneration – a partnership between Scottish Canals and Places for People – has started work on the next phase of its 'Maryhill Locks' development in Glasgow.