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31 Jul 2019 - No comments
Strathedin Properties and CM Architects have returned with revised plans to ‘evolve and adapt’ a B-listed terrace at Carlton Place , Glasgow, to return a building latterly used as a hospice...
31 Jul 2019 - No comments
A canalside development of 234 rental properties above six ground-floor commercial units has secured planning consent from the City of Edinburgh Council. The decision clears the way for Vastint...
31 Jul 2019 - No comments
Three engineering teams have been shortlisted by Renfrewshire Council to deliver a landmark openable road bridge spanning the River Clyde between Renfrew and Yoker. Those invited to submit...
30 Jul 2019 - No comments
CALA Homes, in partnership with Hart Builders, have pledged to break ground imminently on a development of 97 affordable homes to be managed by Port of Leith Housing Association. Split between...
30 Jul 2019 - No comments
The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland has revealed a seven-strong shortlist for this year’s Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award, the richest prize in architecture. A...
30 Jul 2019 - No comments
A £37m school and theatre complex has been handed over to North Lanarkshire Council by Morrison Construction ahead of the start of the new academic year. Cumbernauld Academy and Cumbernauld...
30 Jul 2019 - No comments
Winchburgh Developments have begun preparing the ground for a 78-acre park at Winchburgh which will entail planting some 31,000 new trees on a former West Lothian landfill site. Auldcathie Park...
30 Jul 2019 - No comments
West of Scotland Housing Association has submitted plans for 89 affordable homes at the site of a former distillery at Dundashill, Glasgow, as part of a wider masterplan prepared by Igloo...
29 Jul 2019 - No comments
A retired architect involved in the ‘reference’ design for a new children’s hospital for Edinburgh has intervened in the growing fiasco surrounding its delayed opening by offering to present...
29 Jul 2019 - No comments
Highland Housing Alliance and Highland Council have commenced delivery of a major Norr-designed housing and retail project at 79 Academy Street . The superstructure of Wyvern House is...
29 Jul 2019 - No comments
Scottish Borders Council is pushing ahead with a new active travel network for Hawick, necessitating replacement of existing pedestrian footbridges to accommodate wider spans and ramp access....
29 Jul 2019 - No comments
Highland Housing Alliance has taken ownership of the final properties at a 92-home development at Balgate, Kiltarlity, some 12 miles west of Inverness. Offering a mix of private, shared equity,...
26 Jul 2019 - No comments
LDN Architects have taken forward restoration proposals for the 16th century Provan Hall in Easterhouse, near Glasgow Fort, as part of plans to turn the A-listed building into a focal point for...
26 Jul 2019 - No comments
The City of Edinburgh Council is set to give the go-ahead to a £4m extension at Boroughmuir High School just 18 months after it first opened its doors due to pupil demand. Planning officers...
25 Jul 2019 - No comments
Atelier-M Architecture + Design have authored proposals to build 32 dual-frontage homes at Barrhead Road, in the Hurlet area of Glasgow. The former council maintenance depot was purchased by...
25 Jul 2019 - No comments
Springfield Properties have submitted plans for the first tranche of 502 homes at Gavieside Farm in Livingston, the first phase of what could ultimately grow to become a 2,500 home...
24 Jul 2019 - No comments
Housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel has won planning permission from the Scottish Government to build 48 flats on the site of a former petrol station off Edinburgh Road, Linlithgow, on appeal....
24 Jul 2019 - No comments
The future of Ayr Station lies in doubt after South Ayrshire Council confirmed that all options remained on the table as it explores the best way forward to create a new railway station for the...
24 Jul 2019 - No comments
The Old Course at St Andrew’s, considered to be the oldest golf course in the world, is set for some new neighbours with the submission of plans to significantly extend an accompanying hotel ....
23 Jul 2019 - No comments
Chris Stewart Group has announced that they’ve made a start on site for a 245-bed AC by Marriott hotel off George Square as the first element of their £100m Love Loan development....
23 Jul 2019 - No comments
Robertson Construction has completed work at a £32.5m secondary school in Perth, paving the way to welcome pupils and staff next month. Bertha Park High School has been delivered by Hub East...
22 Jul 2019 - No comments
Urban Union has launched the latest phase of its Pennywell Living development in Edinburgh with the release of a range of apartments and terraced properties. The third phase element takes the...
22 Jul 2019 - No comments
Proposals have been prepared for the construction of 24 double-storey hillside terraced houses and a further 12 three-storey lochside terraced homes as part of efforts to create a new commercial...
22 Jul 2019 - No comments
Glasgow City Council is to progress the next two city centre avenue projects concurrently ahead of the completion of the Sauchiehall Avenue in the next few weeks. Simultaneous consultations...
19 Jul 2019 - No comments
Aberdeen City Council has agreed on terms to proceed with the delivery of 283 council homes at Dyce after partnering with First Endeavour to deliver the build. Designed by Halliday Fraser...
19 Jul 2019 - No comments
AS Homes and George Buchanan Architects have extended their plans for new residential development in Glasgow’s Calton district with the submission of phase two plans . Delivering a...
19 Jul 2019 - No comments
Falkirk Council’s housing services department has taken on an abandoned farm intending to convert the C-listed farmhouse and steading into 12 homes in addition to 99 new build properties on...
18 Jul 2019 - No comments
A fire ravaged B-listed golf clubhouse in Bearsden is to be reinstated under proposals to renovate and extend the remaining shell. Severe damage stemming from the event on September 2018 has...
18 Jul 2019 - No comments
Sanctuary Homes have completed a £6.2m housing project on the site of a former supermarket in Paisley comprising a mix of 39 affordable flats and houses. The Wellmeadow Street properties have...
18 Jul 2019 - No comments
A historic former stable block in Glasgow city centre has been repurposed as housing by CCG on behalf of GHA and Lowther Homes. The £7m project, overseen by Collective Architecture, saw the...
17 Jul 2019 - No comments
Manor Property Group has brought forward plans for their first Qtel branded hotel north of the border for a prominent corner site at Sauchiehall Street. The current Art Deco building, formerly...
17 Jul 2019 - No comments
Scottish Borders Council has authored proposals to extend the current St Ronan’s Primary School, Innerleithen, with a new early learning and childcare centre . Catering for 95 children the...
17 Jul 2019 - No comments
Aberdeen City Council has opened a consultation into their plans to erect a £22m community hub for Torry, combining a 434-place primary school, café, library and community space. Detailed...
16 Jul 2019 - No comments
The Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (ESALA) is to collaborate with Collective Architecture after winning an open tender process to deliver a new exhibition...
16 Jul 2019 - No comments
Glasgow City Heritage Trust is to host a curated photography exhibition documenting lost industrial architecture in the city as a reminder of how things used to be. End of the Line:...
15 Jul 2019 - No comments
Air travellers are being catered for by a new hotel at Edinburgh Airport with the opening of a 230-bed Moxy branded venue created by Marriott to appeal specifically to Millenials. Externally...
15 Jul 2019 - No comments
Proposals for a further 23 flats on the site of Aberdeen’s Cornhill Hospital have surfaced at the hands of Barratt Homes as an amendment to a previously approved 323 home masterplan after...
15 Jul 2019 - No comments
Richard Murphy Architects have been selected by Scottish Historic Buildings Trust and City of Edinburgh Council to author a feasibility study for Leith Custom House by the end of the year....
12 Jul 2019 - No comments
Restoration of St Andrew’s House in Edinburgh is now in full swing with work to carry out stabilisation, steelwork repairs and historically accurate repointing of stone cladding. Repairs to...
12 Jul 2019 - No comments
Dundee’s waterfront renaissance has sparked renewed interest in the area as a place to live, as evidenced by a new application to refurbish and extend a former Job Centre Plus on Dock Street to...
11 Jul 2019 - No comments
A woodland home near the market town of Lauder in the Scottish Borders has taken shape following completion of the private house by Taylor Architecture Practice. Pyatshaw nestles within a...
11 Jul 2019 - No comments
Aberdeen City Council and Henry Boot Developments have begun a final countdown toward the opening of a major new events hub on 10 August with a formal handover by Robertson Construction. The...
11 Jul 2019 - No comments
An innovative apartment scheme comprising 24 flats designed around user customisation has been completed at Ashtree Road , Pollokshaws, the first major scheme to be completed by Graeme Nicholls...
10 Jul 2019 - No comments
Springfield Properties have completed work on a self-contained ‘village’ on the western outskirts of Dundee which includes its own playparks, shops and café as well as commercial...
10 Jul 2019 - No comments
Proposals for a 65-bed care home in Aberdeen have emerged at the hands of Halliday Fraser Munro Architects on land off North Deeside Road adjacent to the Marcliffe Hotel, supplanting an earlier...
9 Jul 2019 - No comments
Glasgow City Council is attempting to break a stalemate in long-running efforts to preserve and regenerate the historic Egyptian Halls on Union Street by serving an ultimatum to its owner to carry...
9 Jul 2019 - No comments
A former Dundee College campus with planning consent for 135 apartments has been placed on the open market by Whiteburn Properties. Dating from the seventies the former Dundee College of...
9 Jul 2019 - No comments
The City of Edinburgh Council has granted planning permission for a riverside dining space within a former public convenience overlooking the Water of Leith. Designed by Fraser Livingston...
8 Jul 2019 - No comments
Taylor Wimpey has opened the doors to two prototype homes within their Dargavel Village development in Bishopton as part of an innovative construction trial. Project 2020 has been devised by...
8 Jul 2019 - No comments
NHS Highland is to begin work on two new hospitals at Broadford and Aviemore after agreeing a £40m contract with Hub North Scotland to proceed with the twin facilities. Work at Aviemore...
5 Jul 2019 - No comments
Cruden Homes have won planning consent from East Lothian Council to significantly extend the village of Longniddry through the addition of 81 new homes. The first phase of a wider expansion...
5 Jul 2019 - No comments
Laurieston House, a rare and largely intact example of a Georgian townhouse in Glasgow, is to be brought back to life with plans to remodel the interior for use as 11 serviced apartments ....
5 Jul 2019 - No comments
A seaside town in East Lothian has seen one of its most striking buildings given a new lease of life following its conversion by CALA Homes to form 21 apartments. Formerly Gullane’s Marine...
4 Jul 2019 - No comments
East Dunbartonshire Council has given its consent to the demolition of the former Lairdsland Primary in Kirkintilloch’s conservation area, in order to erect 38 flats following the relocation of...
4 Jul 2019 - No comments
Plans to erect an introverted detached house to Passivhaus principles in Edinburgh’s Murrayfield district have been hatched by Cropka Architects for vacant land to the rear of 7 Western Terrace...
4 Jul 2019 - No comments
Chris Stewart Group has completed site clearance work for a major mixed-use development in Glasgow city centre, involving the rationalisation of a disparate collection of buildings within spitting...
3 Jul 2019 - No comments
Aitken Turnbull Architects have revisited their scheme to extend Edinburgh’s Life Church , currently housed within a B-listed building on the corner of West Richmond Street and Davie Street,...
3 Jul 2019 - No comments
A dilapidated B-listed building within the Inverness Riverside Conservation Area is to be converted into eight flats and a ground floor commercial unit under planning proposals prepared by CRGP....
3 Jul 2019 - No comments
Brunton Design has submitted plans to overhaul Dundee’s B-listed Baxter’s Mill to form 24 apartments arranged around a central lightwell, with a ‘loft style’ upper level benefitting from...
2 Jul 2019 - No comments
South Ayrshire Council has taken a unanimous decision to press ahead with the demolition of three tower blocks at Riverside Place , Ayr, following a tenant consultation which found 51.7% in...
2 Jul 2019 - No comments
Aberdeen’s newest student housing development has opened its doors, drawing tenants from as far afield as America, Ghana and China with a rooftop terrace, local artwork and common areas....
2 Jul 2019 - No comments
St Andrews is to benefit from the addition of a new hotel under plans submitted to Fife Council by Muir Walker & Pride at 37 Largo Road. The 62-bedroom hotel has been proposed on behalf of...
2 Jul 2019 - No comments
Wilson + Gunn Studio is spearheading plans for a new church and community centre within the grounds of the former Bellsdyke Hospital, Larbert, much of which has now given over to new housing....
1 Jul 2019 - No comments
Winchburgh Developments and Scottish Canals have firmed up their plans for a new marina at Winchburgh following an agreement on terms to proceed with a range of new berths and moorings at the...
1 Jul 2019 - No comments
WT Architecture is to commence delivery of a new village hall for the Isle of Iona this month, seven years after first getting involved with the community trust. A design team comprising Morham...
1 Jul 2019 - No comments
The concept of wellness has long been rising up the political agenda and with the enthusiastic embrace of the NHS such aspirations are now being realised by a new generation of medium-scale health...
1 Jul 2019 - No comments
Aberdeen City Council has completed work on the second phase of its Manor Walk council housing project in Heathryfold. Fifty of eighty planned homes have now been completed at the £13m...
1 Jul 2019 - No comments
CDA has brought forward plans for a 47-bedroom rear extension to the Haymarket Hub Hotel at Clifton Terrace, Edinburgh on the edge of the New Town Conservation Area. Located opposite...
1 Jul 2019 - No comments
Dexter Moren Associates have been cleared to begin work on a new hotel within Glasgow Airport Business Park , offering an additional 196 bedrooms. Finished in reconstituted stone cladding with...

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