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30 Sep 2019 - No comments
An application by the Home Group to build 36 flats for mid-market rent on brownfield land at Kennyhill Square, Dennistoun, is being recommended for approval with planners dismissing concerns...
30 Sep 2019 - No comments
An application in principle to build an eight-screen cinema and four restaurants have been approved by North Lanarkshire Council, clearing the way for a reorientation of the town centre. The...
27 Sep 2019 - No comments
Disused industrial units at Auchmill Road, Aberdeen, could be swept away in favour of 92 affordable apartments under plans brought forward by EMA. The Bucksburn address is under the ownership...
27 Sep 2019 - No comments
Westpoint Homes are pressing ahead with the delivery of 28 apartments within the commuter village of Thorntonhall, South Lanarkshire. Beachwood Lea takes the form of twin buildings set amid...
26 Sep 2019 - No comments
Scotland Gas Networks are to decommission two B listed redundant gas holders at Provan Gasworks through the removal of their tanks and shells and their infill to ground level, leaving only the...
26 Sep 2019 - No comments
North Lanarkshire Council is being asked to consent to the demolition of a historic department store in Airdrie town centre after its owners declared that the structure was beyond commercial...
26 Sep 2019 - No comments
The Trump Organisation has obtained planning permission to build 550 homes at the Menie Estate in Aberdeenshire in addition to a range of shops, a ‘town hall’ and a second 18 hole golf...
25 Sep 2019 - No comments
S1 Developments has won planning consent from the City of Edinburgh Council to proceed with a landmark waterfront residential scheme at Albert Dock, Leith. Positioned alongside a potential tram...
25 Sep 2019 - No comments
The RIAS has welcomed a decision by the Scottish Government to launch a public inquiry into failings at both the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in Edinburgh and the Queen...
25 Sep 2019 - No comments
The renovation of an old coastguard lookout tower in the small fishing village of Usan, near Montrose, has come to national attention following its renovation by MCK Construction and Garry Adam...
25 Sep 2019 - No comments
The Scottish Government has granted detailed planning consent for 100 homes designed by Wilson + Gunn Architects at Granton Harbour following an appeal by Edinburgh Marina Holdings. The...
24 Sep 2019 - No comments
Hillwood Community Trust and Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands have teamed up to build a sports pavilion and community space at the Priesthill Playing Fields, Pollok. Hillwood Pavilion will...
24 Sep 2019 - No comments
Bellway Homes are taking forward plans to erect 114 flats at 183 Dorchester Avenue in the Kelvindale district of Glasgow. Spanning three separate blocks Dorchester 183 has been conceived by...
24 Sep 2019 - No comments
Dandara Group and CDA Architects have revisited plans for 113 homes off at Lochend Park near Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, having shaved a single floor off the northernmost apartment block -...
23 Sep 2019 - No comments
Perth & Kinross Council has granted the go-ahead to a controversial residential development on Kinross High Street after a 200-year-old sandstone villa (latterly used as a garage) was demolished...
23 Sep 2019 - No comments
Savills have begun marketing a 65-home city centre development in Glasgow to supplant a disused art deco garage at St Georges Road, within the Woodlands Conservation Area. City Garden has...
23 Sep 2019 - No comments
The Architecture Annual 2019 closes out a decade of ground-breaking work with a fresh cohort of 88 projects compiled by Urban Realm which enable all architects, clients and contractors to regard...
20 Sep 2019 - No comments
Maryhill Housing Association have obtained planning consent from Glasgow City Council for the erection of 16 new homes at Smeaton Street , Ruchill. Standing on a triangular plot at the...
20 Sep 2019 - No comments
O’Donnell Brown Architects have completed a self-initiated timber frame community classroom at the practice’s Pollokshields Studio to coincide with this weekends Glasgow Doors Open Day....
19 Sep 2019 - No comments
7N Architects have unveiled Edinburgh’s first new whisky distillery in close to a century with the completion of the Holyrood Distillery in the heart of the city’s Old Town. Fashioned...
19 Sep 2019 - No comments
Page\Park have come forward with the latest residential proposals for the Gorbals with plans to erect a prominent seven-storey block on Crown Street . Commissioned by New Gorbals Housing...
19 Sep 2019 - No comments
Plans have surfaced to build a new visitor centre for the Dunmore Pineapple to the north-west of Airth, together with an enabling development of 22 bungalows, in the form of an application to...
19 Sep 2019 - No comments
Construction has begun on phase 2 of the East Whitlawburn Regeneration Project in Cambuslang following three months of demolition work. Led by South Lanarkshire Council with Stallan-Brand...
18 Sep 2019 - No comments
Ayrshire Housing. Alloway and ARPL Architects have teamed up to present plans for 34 flats geared toward the elderly on a gap-site off Carrick Street in Ayr town centre. A mix of one and...
18 Sep 2019 - No comments
Glasgow City Council has officially inaugurated the first of a planned network of ‘Avenues’ which will ultimately bisect the city as part of a £115m public realm initiative .   Billed...
18 Sep 2019 - No comments
Some of the UK’s most famous landmarks have been reimagined in the style of alternative architects as part of an eye-catching campaign by train operator Trans-Pennine Express. Taking a second...
18 Sep 2019 - No comments
The developer behind plans to erect a £30m leisure resort in Balloch has formally notified Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park that it has withdrawn its application amid a fierce backlash...
17 Sep 2019 - No comments
Mecanoo Architects are supporting calls for The Stone of Destiny to be relocated to Perth as the centrepiece of a £23m museum project at Perth City Hall . The Scottish Government has set up a...
17 Sep 2019 - No comments
US banking giant JPMorgan Chase has marked its 20th anniversary in Glasgow with confirmation that it intends to relocate staff to a new Argyle Street HQ from 2022 to accommodate an increase in...
16 Sep 2019 - No comments
Bywater Properties and Stallan Brand have begun work to rejuvenate the former Breckenridge House on Sauchiehall Street into a creative workspace by early 2020. McLellan Works will offer...
13 Sep 2019 - No comments
Reiach & Hall have revisited plans for a major student residential project to the north of Glasgow city centre with a fresh vision to deliver high-density accommodation. The Cowcaddens block...
12 Sep 2019 - No comments
NHS Lothian has delayed the opening of its troubled Royal Hospital for Sick Children and Young People to autumn 2020 in an acknowledgement that the facility can no longer open this year as...
12 Sep 2019 - No comments
Network Rail has come forward with fresh plans to build a Forth Bridge visitor centre as the hub of a new 1.6km path network connecting to Dalmeny Station and a viewing platform on the bridge...
11 Sep 2019 - No comments
Inverness waterfront is to play host to a new hotel on the site of the former city baths at Glebe Street, which has lain derelict since its demolition in 1999. The Glebe Street location is...
11 Sep 2019 - No comments
NYX Hotels are looking to extend their UK footprint with the selection of a city-centre site at Glasgow’s West Nile Street for their second venture, hot on the heels of confirmation that a site...
11 Sep 2019 - No comments
Williamwood Golf Club to the south of Glasgow has teamed up with Mactaggart & Mickel Homes to deliver a block of 14 flats to help plug a revenue shortfall. Plans prepared by GD Lodge Architects...
10 Sep 2019 - No comments
Appetite for new student housing remains undimmed with a US investor committing £64m towards the development of hundreds of new homes in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Sheffield. Investec Structured...
10 Sep 2019 - No comments
Collective Architecture and Sanctuary Homes have secured planning consent from North Lanarkshire Council for a development of 133 affordable homes at Burns Road, Cumbernauld , site of the towns...
10 Sep 2019 - No comments
Moves to revitalise Aberdeen’s Union Street continue with new plans to convert under-utilised upper floors of retail premises to residential use. Graeme Cheyne Properties and Cumming and Co...
9 Sep 2019 - No comments
Edinburgh is seeking approval for an ambitious masterplan which seeks to transform the city centre over the coming decade by investing £314m in infrastructure and public spaces. The Edinburgh...
9 Sep 2019 - No comments
Kier Regional Building Scotland has moved on-site with the redevelopment of Glasgow’s Citizens Theatre to deliver a comprehensive £21.5m overhaul of the B-listed venue. Tracing its history...
9 Sep 2019 - No comments
Eildon Housing is to press ahead with 39 assisted living homes within Galashiels in a matter of weeks as part of measures to meet the needs of an ageing population. Langhaugh Independent Living...
9 Sep 2019 - No comments
Tay Letting has given new meaning to the term boarding school after marketing what has been described as Edinburgh’s most expensive apartment within the grounds of the former Donaldson’s...
6 Sep 2019 - No comments
NHS Forth Valley have taken possession of a £2.7m healthcare facility in Doune following its handover by design and build contractor Hadden Group. Designed to enable a growing local population...
6 Sep 2019 - No comments
3DReid Architects have won consent for a change of use application at Glasgow’s B-listed Wellington House to transform the B-listed offices into a 98-bed boutique hotel and serviced apartments....
6 Sep 2019 - No comments
Grant Stafford Borthwick have completed site enabling works and begun construction of a £7m development of 54 flats on vacant ground at 331 Bell Street , Glasgow. Designed by Jewitt & Wilkie...
6 Sep 2019 - No comments
A disused bowling green and grounds in Stirling has been chosen for the location of a new residential care home by Morrison Community Care. Livilands Care Home has been designed by Holmes...
5 Sep 2019 - No comments
BAM Construction have handed over the £15m Maidenhill Primary School and Nursery in Newton Mearns to East Renfrewshire Council Classes have already begun at the BDP-designed facility which...
5 Sep 2019 - No comments
Tollcross Housing Association are pressing ahead with 43 new homes at Altyre Street in Glasgow’s east end as part of efforts to increase the amount of family homes in the area. Situated...
5 Sep 2019 - No comments
Shawfair town centre has taken another step toward delivery following a decision by Midlothian Council to grant planning consent in principle for a new community campus at the heart of the...
5 Sep 2019 - No comments
Stallan-Brand Architects have begun initial design development at Glasgow’s Candleriggs Quarter following their appointment by Drum Property Group and Stamford Property to oversee the key...
4 Sep 2019 - No comments
The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland has published a five-year plan outlining its priorities and agenda for the coming years as it moves on from recent turmoil . Dubbed ‘RIAS...
4 Sep 2019 - No comments
Glasgow Housing Association and Anderson Bell + Christie have progressed plans for 22 homes at Carnwadric Road , Carnwadric. A parcel of scrubland, formerly the site of a community hall, has...
4 Sep 2019 - No comments
A £68m data-centric research institute spearheaded by the University of Edinburgh has won £49m of funding from the Edinburgh and Region City Deal, clearing the way for the   The Usher...
4 Sep 2019 - No comments
The City of Edinburgh Council is inviting the public to have their say on a series of planned public realm improvements throughout the west end. The West Edinburgh Link project is being...
3 Sep 2019 - No comments
An Aberdeen architect has failed to overturn a decision by the Architects Registration Board (ARB) to strike him off the architects register on the grounds of professional incompetence and poor...
3 Sep 2019 - No comments
Halliday Fraser Munro is beefing up its Glasgow studio three years after exiting the city on the back of a flurry of major projects led by the Barclays Campus . A renewed focus on the west...
3 Sep 2019 - No comments
New Practice has obtained planning consent from Glasgow City Council to proceed with a redevelopment of the Kinning Park Comple x. Work will include opening up an Edwardian double helix...
2 Sep 2019 - No comments
River Clyde Homes have brought forward plans for a waterfront housing development of 40 homes for assisted living at Chalmers Street, Gourock. The brownfield site is currently in use as a car...
2 Sep 2019 - No comments
West Dunbartonshire Council is soliciting views on its plans to erect a £15m education campus in Renton, within the grounds of the current school. Renton Campus will include a new primary...

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