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Argyll and Bute architects team up in attempt to defuse planning crisis

Published 2 years ago

With some architects in Argyll and Bute no longer accepting small domestic commissions because of interminable planning delays, some of the region’s most prominent practices have grouped together to raise concerns with the local planning department and discuss how the system can be unblocked.

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Pagabo opens professional services framework with £27m Scotland offering

Published 2 years ago

Consultants are being invited to tender for the third iteration of Pagabo’s Professional Services framework.

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Construction progresses at 46-home development in Anniesland

Published 2 years ago

Members of Glasgow City Council made an official visit to a new 46-home development in the west end of the city this week.

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New clubhouse back on agenda at Royal Dornoch

Published 2 years ago

Members of Royal Dornoch Golf Club have laid the foundations for a new £13.9 million clubhouse after voting in favour of the project last week.

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Avant Homes launches East Scotland region and relocates West Scotland business

Published 2 years ago

Avant Homes has continued to lay the foundations of future growth by moving from its Stirling office and establishing two new offices located in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

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Dumfries station accessibility project approved

Published 2 years ago

Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Planning Applications Committee has granted listed building consent for access improvements to Dumfries station.

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Green light for new Passivhaus community campus in Faifley

Published 2 years ago

Planning permission has been granted for a new community campus in Faifley, West Dunbartonshire that will bring together two primary schools, a nursery and ASN provision with a host of community facilities, including a library.

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Deal secured to deliver new affordable homes in Ratho Station and Edinburgh

Published 2 years ago

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has concluded a contract with Home Group Scotland to deliver 71 affordable homes for social rent, which will form part of its developments of new homes at West Craigs, Maybury and Lauder Grove, Ratho Station.

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Cairn unveils new affordable housing development in Rosemarkie

Published 2 years ago

Cairn Housing Association has completed a new housing development in Rosemarkie, situated in the picturesque Black Isle.

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Shortlist revealed for 25th annual SURF Awards

Published 2 years ago

Scotland’s regeneration forum SURF has unveiled the 2023 shortlist for the prestigious SURF Award national awards scheme, which showcases success in responding to regeneration challenges in communities across Scotland.

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Scotland’s broken planning system - whistleblower reveals council IT shambles

Published 2 years ago

A council planning officer who has been reading SCN’s articles on Scotland’s Broken Planning System has blown the whistle on the technological barriers facing local authority planning departments.

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Plans approved for new Dumfries High School

Published 2 years ago

hub South West Scotland is to work in partnership with Dumfries and Galloway Council to deliver the new £48m Dumfries High School after plans for the new state-of-the-art education facility were approved.

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Planning permission granted for Ardrossan community campus

Published 2 years ago

Proposals to construct an ambitious new educational and community campus in Ardrossan took a further step forward this week after planning approval was granted.

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Aberdeen approves £60m student accommodation development

Published 2 years ago

A new block of student flats will be built in Aberdeen city centre after councillors gave £60 million investment plans the green light.

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Bid to deliver 594 new homes at Cowcaddens site moves to planning stage

Published 2 years ago

Keppie Design has followed up a pre-application consultation into its proposals for the redevelopment of the former Buchanan House in Glasgow with the submission of a full planning application.

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