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The City of Edinburgh Council’s plans to accelerate the delivery of new homes for people on low and middle incomes have been boosted with the acquisition of the former National Grid site in Granton. The local authority, which reached an agreement for the Waterfront site with National Grid on Tuesd

Big civic projects such as building affordable homes at a scale similar to the construction projects seen post WW2 must be led by the public sector, according to a new discussion paper. Commissioned to open up discussion about making more of Scotland’s land, The Delivery of Public Interest Led Dev

Professor David Adams Scottish Land Commissioner Professor David Adams looks at public interest led development in Scotland.

EHRA committee members alongside SFHA and Scottish Regulator Board members and Councillor Kenny McLean The Easterhouse Housing and Regeneration Housing Alliance (EHRA) welcomed a delegation from the Scottish Housing Regulator and the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) last week for a

By Shaheena Din, national project manager for the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership

Scotland’s charity regulator OSCR has announced the appointment of two new Board members. Stephanie Fraser, chief executive of Bobath Scotland Cerebral Palsy Centre, joins national director of the British Medical Association in Scotland, Jill Vickerman, on the Board replacing Kaliani Lyle and Prof

Private rented housing developer Moda has secured planning permission to transform the old Strathclyde Police headquarters in Glasgow into a ‘build-to-rent neighbourhood’. Under plans approved by Glasgow City Council, Holland Park – named after the grand hotel-style lobby that will sit on Holl

Callum Chomczuk As the new Lobbying Act comes into force, CIH Scotland's deputy director Callum Chomczuk explains what it all means and outlines some of the potential impacts on political engagement.

The homes are planned for a site within the boundary of the Culloden (Battlefield) Conservation Area Amended plans for the design and layout of 16 homes on a site within the boundary of the Culloden (Battlefield) Conservation Area have been given planning approval by Highland councillors.

The names of the former St Mirren stars to have a street named in their honour in new housing on the site of the club's old Love Street ground have now been revealed. Renfrewshire Council ran the #SaintsStreets competition which gave supporters the chance to name five streets at the new affordable h

The Urban Society of Heriot-Watt University will be launching the first annual Scottish Urban Students Forum networking and speakers event on April 6 at the Scottish Poetry Library. The theme for the inaugural networking and speakers event will be Perspectives in Placemaking: The future of Planning

ICONFIRM UK CEO Mike McEwan discusses the difficulties often faced by housing associations and how GDPR will both benefit and challenge the sector. With the much-publicised General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) coming into effect in May 2018, companies are scrambling to ensure that they are set

The UK government has announced the winners of a £25 million competition to pave the way for a future rollout of 5G technology in the UK. From the Orkney Islands, Inverness-shire and Perthshire to the West of England and south Wales, the six projects led by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

Organisations and projects across the West of Scotland looking for the chance to receive a share of £15,000 as part of the CALA Homes Community Bursary scheme are being urged to get their applications in before the closing date of March 23. Now in its second year, the scheme aims to provide support

Healthy Working Lives has launched its new website, allowing businesses across Scotland to access personalised advice to improve the health, safety and wellbeing of their workforce. The new home of health, safety and wellbeing is packed with interactive features. And its fresh and concise new conten