Construction
Programme for Government ‘fails to make up for housing funding delays’
Published 2 months ago
Housing bodies have welcomed the 2024-25 Programme for Government (PfG) for acknowledging the reality of the country’s housing emergency but the Scottish Government has been criticised for failing to make up for delays to funding for new homes.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
Lomond Banks application recommended for refusal
Published 2 months ago
Plans for a £40 million holiday village featuring a monorail and water park on the banks of Loch Lomond should be refused, according to a new report.
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Gairnshiel Jubilee Bridge named Scotland’s best infrastructure project
Published 2 months ago
Gairnshiel Jubilee Bridge has been crowned winner of the Best Infrastructure Project at the 2024 Scottish Civil Engineering Awards held in Edinburgh.
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Start date for £22m Greenock town centre redevelopment
Published 2 months ago
Construction work on a major £22 million redevelopment of Greenock Town Centre is set to begin in early 2025.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
More than 100 new council homes set for Maidenhill
Published 2 months ago
East Renfrewshire Council will be handing tenants the keys to more than 100 new-build council houses in Newton Mearns over the coming months.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
15 council homes approved in Linlithgow
Published 2 months ago
West Lothian Council has approved plans to deliver a plot of 15 affordable homes in Linlithgow.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
Persimmon given green light for 191 homes in Beith
Published 2 months ago
North Ayrshire Council’s planning committee has unanimously approved plans for 191 high-quality new homes in Beith.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
Port Glasgow estate demolition works set to begin
Published 2 months ago
The first phase of demolishing the Clune Park estate in Port Glasgow is due to begin.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
New homes at former McWhirter House site in Larkhall given go-ahead
Published 2 months ago
Approval has been given for 19 new council homes at the site of the former McWhirter House and Nesbitt Day Centre in Larkhall.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
St Andrews Timber & Building Supplies expands fleet with six-figure investment
Published 2 months ago
St Andrews Timber & Building Supplies has upgraded its landscaping division with the purchase of two new vehicles.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
SWG3 hotel bid recommended for approval
Published 2 months ago
Council planners have recommended that plans by Glasgow events venue SWG3 to build a new 142-bedroom multi-purpose hotel be given the green light.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
New report builds foundations to cut construction’s carbon footprint
Published 2 months ago
Using waste clay and brick in concrete production could significantly reduce the carbon footprint of the UK construction industry, a major new report has concluded.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Glasgow Meat Market Regeneration plans secures £2.3m from heritage fund
Published 2 months ago
Regeneration plans for Glasgow’s former East End Meat Market to become a thriving hub for community, sport and local business have been given a huge boost with the announcement of £ 2.3 million support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Persimmon given green light for 224-home development in Lesmahagow
Published 2 months ago
South Lanarkshire Council’s planning committee has unanimously approved plans for 224 new energy efficient homes in Lesmahagow.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
CHAP Group awarded contract for council housing development in Aberdeen
Published 2 months ago
CHAP Group has been awarded a significant contract by Aberdeen City Council to design and construct a new affordable housing development in Kincorth.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Programme for Government ‘fails to make up for housing funding delays’
Published 2 months ago
Housing bodies have welcomed the 2024-25 Programme for Government (PfG) for acknowledging the reality of the country’s housing emergency but the Scottish Government has been criticised for failing to make up for delays to funding for new homes.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
Lomond Banks application recommended for refusal
Published 2 months ago
Plans for a £40 million holiday village featuring a monorail and water park on the banks of Loch Lomond should be refused, according to a new report.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Gairnshiel Jubilee Bridge named Scotland’s best infrastructure project
Published 2 months ago
Gairnshiel Jubilee Bridge has been crowned winner of the Best Infrastructure Project at the 2024 Scottish Civil Engineering Awards held in Edinburgh.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Start date for £22m Greenock town centre redevelopment
Published 2 months ago
Construction work on a major £22 million redevelopment of Greenock Town Centre is set to begin in early 2025.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
More than 100 new council homes set for Maidenhill
Published 2 months ago
East Renfrewshire Council will be handing tenants the keys to more than 100 new-build council houses in Newton Mearns over the coming months.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
15 council homes approved in Linlithgow
Published 2 months ago
West Lothian Council has approved plans to deliver a plot of 15 affordable homes in Linlithgow.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
Persimmon given green light for 191 homes in Beith
Published 2 months ago
North Ayrshire Council’s planning committee has unanimously approved plans for 191 high-quality new homes in Beith.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
Port Glasgow estate demolition works set to begin
Published 2 months ago
The first phase of demolishing the Clune Park estate in Port Glasgow is due to begin.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
New homes at former McWhirter House site in Larkhall given go-ahead
Published 2 months ago
Approval has been given for 19 new council homes at the site of the former McWhirter House and Nesbitt Day Centre in Larkhall.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
St Andrews Timber & Building Supplies expands fleet with six-figure investment
Published 2 months ago
St Andrews Timber & Building Supplies has upgraded its landscaping division with the purchase of two new vehicles.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
SWG3 hotel bid recommended for approval
Published 2 months ago
Council planners have recommended that plans by Glasgow events venue SWG3 to build a new 142-bedroom multi-purpose hotel be given the green light.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
New report builds foundations to cut construction’s carbon footprint
Published 2 months ago
Using waste clay and brick in concrete production could significantly reduce the carbon footprint of the UK construction industry, a major new report has concluded.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Glasgow Meat Market Regeneration plans secures £2.3m from heritage fund
Published 2 months ago
Regeneration plans for Glasgow’s former East End Meat Market to become a thriving hub for community, sport and local business have been given a huge boost with the announcement of £ 2.3 million support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Persimmon given green light for 224-home development in Lesmahagow
Published 2 months ago
South Lanarkshire Council’s planning committee has unanimously approved plans for 224 new energy efficient homes in Lesmahagow.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
CHAP Group awarded contract for council housing development in Aberdeen
Published 2 months ago
CHAP Group has been awarded a significant contract by Aberdeen City Council to design and construct a new affordable housing development in Kincorth.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →