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AHSS advocates ‘transparency and preservation’ in Ayr Station Hotel demolition

Published 7 months ago

The Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland (AHSS) has teamed up with local and national heritage organisations to call upon South Ayrshire Council for transparency in the face of growing concerns surrounding the extensive demolition at Ayr Station Hotel.

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Part-demolition of Edinburgh offices could make way for 428 student flats

Published 7 months ago

Two Edinburgh buildings are to be partly demolished for a new development of student flats and offices under newly lodged plans.

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Deanestor awarded £3.8m school fit-out contract at £100m Dundee campus

Published 7 months ago

Fit-out specialist Deanestor has been awarded its 13th school furniture and fit-out project for Robertson Construction Tayside – a £3.8 million contract for the new East End Community Campus in Dundee.

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Edinburgh student developments move forward with Singaporean private equity deal

Published 7 months ago

Property development company S Harrison has agreed a forward funding deal with Singapore-headquartered Q Investment Partners (QIP) to deliver two major new purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) schemes in Edinburgh.

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Avant Homes starts work on 280-home multi-tenure development in West Lothian

Published 7 months ago

Avant Homes West Scotland has started construction on a £72 million development of 280 multi-tenure homes in Armadale, West Lothian.

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More than a quarter of Scotland’s households in housing need

Published 7 months ago

A comprehensive survey into the housing needs of the population has found that more than a quarter (28%) of households in Scotland do not live in accommodation that adequately meets their needs.

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Call for urban developers and land managers to aid healthier cities research

Published 8 months ago

Researchers are calling for urban development and land professionals to take part in a project to help shape the way places are created for better population health.

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Dundee regeneration project to tackle housing ‘crisis’

Published 8 months ago

Almost 50 new homes are planned for Dundee that will help to tackle the city’s “housing supply crisis”.

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Colorado Construction spearheads £1.7m green housing project in Kirknewton

Published 8 months ago

Kirknewton Community Development Trust has entered into a £1.696 million contract with Colorado Construction to build seven affordable, energy-efficient homes in Kirknewton.

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Architects’ Showcase: Block Nine unveils contemporary home near Gogar Castle

Published 8 months ago

Block Nine Architects is set to progress its technical designs for a new high-end contemporary two-storey dwelling near Edinburgh’s A-listed historic Gogar Castle.

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Further approvals granted for Bowling industrial and commercial development

Published 8 months ago

Work to create a major industrial and commercial development in West Dunbartonshire is progressing with detailed approval granted on road infrastructure and development platforms this week.

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Glasgow art deco cinema saved from demolition at last minute

Published 8 months ago

Demolition work on an art deco former cinema has been halted after Glasgow City Council planning officers issued a last-minute building preservation notice (BPN).

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First minister visits BE-ST to announce funding milestone for innovation centres

Published 8 months ago

First Minister Humza Yousaf visited Built Environment - Smarter Transformation (BE-ST)’s Innovation Campus yesterday to announce the Scottish Funding Council (SFC)’s future approach to investing in Scotland’s innovation centres and to officially open BE-ST’s National Retrofit Centre of Excellence.

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Ayrshire Eco-Wellness Park gets green light in principle

Published 8 months ago

The development of an eco-wellness park on the former Barony Colliery in Auchinleck has moved a step closer following the granting of planning permission in principle by East Ayrshire Council subject to conditions.

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New £125m plans submitted for new homes at Govan Graving Docks

Published 8 months ago

Bold plans to create a new community and regenerate the iconic Govan Graving Docks have been submitted to Glasgow City Council.

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