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17 Jan 2020 - 0 comments
The University of St Andrews with BMJ Architects have completed a marine research centre to support oceanic science via a bespoke temperature-controlled aquarium.
The £16.5m Scottish Oceans...
16 Jan 2020 - 0 comments
A former hotel in Kinross is to be demolished to allow a retirement living scheme to be built following approval from Perth & Kinross Council.
Windlestrae Hotel has been taken on by Juniper...
16 Jan 2020 - 5 comments
Meininger Hotels have filed formal plans to build a 160-room hotel on West George Street, Glasgow, with plans to demolish the disused Dale House rather than retain the structure.
The...
15 Jan 2020 - 7 comments
A high profile southside housing development has taken in shape in Glasgow with completion nearing at CCG’s Riverford Gardens development in Pollokshaws.
Built alongside the White Cart...
15 Jan 2020 - 0 comments
Cairngorms National Park Authority has granted planning approval for a new whisky distillery at Craggan on the outskirts of Grantown-on-Spey.
Designs by TGP and Norr detail a new distillery,...
15 Jan 2020 - 0 comments
3DReid Architects have applied to build a new community hub in Cowie, Stirling, procured through the local authority on behalf of Hub East Central.
The Main Street build will centre on a...
14 Jan 2020 - 1 comment
Intelligence Buildings Infrastructure, acting on behalf of Carttera, have slimmed down plans for residential development at Aberdeen’s Hill of Rubislaw by reducing the accommodation on offer...
14 Jan 2020 - 5 comments
North Ayrshire Council has granted planning consent to the creation of a community hub at Kilbirnie Loch, Garnock, which will double as a focal point for the Lochshore masterplan.
Delivered...
13 Jan 2020 - 34 comments
The owner of Glasgow’s at-risk Egyptian Halls has warned of the potential for structural failure that could knock out power supplies to Central Station and the surrounding area and endanger...
13 Jan 2020 - 2 comments
The former College of Building and Printing in Glasgow is to begin a new lease of life as grade A office space in a joint venture between Osborne + Co and Scotsbridge Holdings.
The B-listed...
13 Jan 2020 - 12 comments
Ongoing consultations have delivered several adjustments to the planned Candleriggs Square proposals in Glasgow, including a modest increase in height for its tallest element.
Led by Drum...
10 Jan 2020 - 6 comments
Edinburgh councillors are giving consideration approval of a city-wide connectivity revolution with plans to extend the tram network north to Granton and south to the Bio Quarter while clearing...
10 Jan 2020 - 1 comment
S1 Developments Group and CDA Architects have teamed up to deliver a new student residential development within a C-listed former chapel within Edinburgh’s Marchmont, Meadows and Bruntsfield...
10 Jan 2020 - 0 comments
Aberdeen Council planners are being asked to approve plans to for a mixed residential build at Salisbury Terrace to provide boarding accommodation leased to the Albyn School.
Led by Dumrossie...
9 Jan 2020 - 1 comment
The C-listed Forthland House in Edinburgh’s Trinity conservation area has become subject to a planned remodelling including the re-clad of a pastiche extension to better complement the manor...
9 Jan 2020 - 3 comments
The Scottish Prison Service has tabled plans for a new HMP Glasgow on vacant National Grid land at Provanmill, adjacent to a decommissioned gas storage site.
Designed by BakerHicks to...
9 Jan 2020 - 1 comment
Halliday Fraser Munro are to further change the face of Aberdeen with an application to build 33 apartments at Union Glen .
The proposal calls for the regeneration of an urban lane just a...
8 Jan 2020 - 2 comments
Craigmillar has been chosen to host a mixed-use dementia care development comprising a care centre, assisted living homes and student accommodation.
Plans submitted by 3DReid detail an...
8 Jan 2020 - 0 comments
Dalmarnock is the focus for another major planning application with the submission of plans to build 151 flats on brownfield land at Newhall Street .
Led by Swan Group and Mast Architects the...
8 Jan 2020 - 3 comments
Edinburgh’s Cameron Toll Shopping Centre is in line for significant expansion with the submission of plans for a new cinema and additional retail under a new masterplan for the site.
Lady...
7 Jan 2020 - 1 comment
Clyde Gateway together with Sheppard Robson and Inch Architecture & Design have presente4d proposals to transform a disused gas works in Dalmarnock, Glasgow, into office accommodation.
The...
7 Jan 2020 - 0 comments
This decadal issue of Urban Realm marks not only a transition to the 2020’s but also the tenth anniversary of our rebrand from Prospect magazine.
To mark our 40th issue we’ve...
7 Jan 2020 - 0 comments
Hackland + Dore Architects have brought forward plans to form an office extension to an existing steading at Liberton Brae , Edinburgh.
The proposals call for replacement of existing...
6 Jan 2020 - 6 comments
Ayrshire Housing Association has firmed up plans to create 31 homes in the heart of Ayr with a full planning submission for their Carrick Street build.
Conceived in partnership with...
6 Jan 2020 - 6 comments
Glasgow Airport could benefit from a Copenhagen-style automated Metro connection following an agreement between Glasgow and Renfrewshire Council’s to fund a new Metro-style connection to...
6 Jan 2020 - 0 comments
NHS Grampian has filed plans for a £53m elective care centre adjacent to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary to provide ‘one-stop’ patient services.
A submission by Mackie Ramsay Taylor...
6 Jan 2020 - 0 comments
Glasgow Housing Association and Anderson Bell + Christie Architects have teamed up to deliver 26 homes on the site of a former school off Damshot Crescent , overlooking the White Cart River in...
6 Jan 2020 - 2 comments
The City of Edinburgh Council is leading efforts to build a new sports facility on the site of the current Bangholm Outdoor Centre at Craighall Road, on behalf of Trinity Academy.
Architects...
26 Dec 2019 - 17 comments
Noah Developments are to follow up their delivery of six townhouses at Partickhill with proposals to build 40 flats and public open space at Mount Florida Bowling Club following its closure....
20 Dec 2019 - 5 comments
We wish all our readers every success in building a strong 2020 from robust foundations laid over the past 12 months.
As another year draws to a close we’ve collated some construction-themed...
