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A planning application has been submitted for new homes in an Aberdeenshire village.

Leicester-based Stonewater Group has taken over the  550-home Greenoak Housing Association as a subsidiary. The 36,000-home landlord said the move will boost its zero carbon development.

Plans have been submitted for one of the world’s biggest wind farms in the Firth of Forth capable of providing power to more than five million homes.

Almost all new homes in England must be built with gigabit broadband connections during construction under new laws brought into force by the UK Government. Ministers have amended the Building Regulations 2010 to ensure that home developers will be legally required to future-proof new homes in Engla

Plans to build four mews houses at a site in North Kelvinside have failed to gain planning permission.

People are being encouraged to check they are not missing out on money and to find out if they could be eligible for any of the 12 benefits administered by Social Security Scotland. The benefits which have been introduced over the past four years are available to people on low incomes responsible fo

The Ofgem Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme will open for the third funding round of phase two of the scheme. A total of £3 million is available as grants to charities and community energy groups that support households most at risk from cold homes and high energy bills, or that work on

Regeneration specialist Urban Union has made two new board appointments with Jamie McLean joining as operations director and Craig Whyte as commercial director. Each will assist the existing board in the delivery of current developments, and in securing future opportunities for the award-winning reg

A planning application has been submitted for the proposed delivery of nearly 400 new houses on the edge of a Midlothian village.

Link Group has joined the UK-wide membership network WISH (Women in Social Housing). WISH’s purpose is to use networking to promote gender equality, and its vision is to support a housing sector where everyone can flourish.

Plans to deliver a residential development involving B-listed former mill buildings in the Gorbals have been granted planning permission.

The Scottish Government has dismissed an appeal over Glasgow City Council's decision not to approve the transformation of more than 40 residential flats in Finnieston into short-term holiday lets.  Councillors on Glasgow’s planning applications committee unanimously agreed to reject

A developer is seeking to overturn a decision to reject its plans for a 66-bed care home on the site of a former bowling and tennis club in Glasgow. Northcare (Scotland) Ltd submitted a second bid in October to replace Anniesland Bowling and Tennis Club at Helensburgh Drive with a “high qualit

More than 180 projects across rural Scotland will receive grants ranging from £100,000 to several hundred pounds, from the Rural & Island Communities Ideas into Action (RICIA) fund. The fund encourages and supports not-for-profit community groups with innovative approaches to community-led

The Highland Council has launched its Local Place Plans webpage, where community-led groups can find useful guidance on preparing, submitting, and registering Local Place Plans. These plans provide an opportunity for communities to set out their vision and priorities for the future, particularly aro