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A new report into Scotland’s 20-minute neighbourhoods reveals several findings about the scale and type of developments needed to deliver successful sustainable communities. The ‘20-Minute Neighbourhoods for Scotland’ insight report from planning and development consultancy Lichfie

Cala Homes (West) is holding the first community consultation on proposals for a new residential development in Cathcart. The housebuilder will host an in-person event on Thursday 10 November between 6pm and 8pm followed by a second session on Saturday 12 November between 10am and 2pm. Both will tak

Housebuilder Persimmon said today it is on track to deliver its full year 2022 volume target of between 14,500 to 15,000 homes despite some increased risk from recently elevated cancellation rates. In a trading statement which covers the period from 1 July 2022 to 7 November 2022, the firm said 

Property developer Ken Ross has acquired Hallhill Developments Ltd (HDL), the large mixed-use development beside the A1 at Dunbar, for an undisclosed sum. The project, which has been under development in Dunbar for over two decades, extended to over 400 acres and includes a range of uses, including

Glasgow City Council has accepted the award of £6.437million in funding for 2022/23 from the Scottish Government to deliver energy-efficient improvements in homes in Glasgow. The funding comes from the Energy Efficient Scotland Area Based Schemes (ABS) programme, which takes an area-based appr

The strategic development framework for North Glasgow is to be submitted to the Scottish Government for adoption in the Glasgow City Development Plan. The North Glasgow SDF is is one of six such initiatives which guide future planning in the city.

A house in Wester Ross designed by Skye-based Dualchas Architects has won the coveted award for the Best New Building at the 2022 Highlands and Islands Architecture Awards. A stone ruin of an old croft house in the township of Diabeg was taken down and rebuilt alongside a new larch-clad mirror image

Residents, businesses and visitors are invited to have their say in shaping the Fife of the future by giving their views on the next Local Development Plan.

Glasgow City Mission has renewed its commitment to tackling rough sleeping, building on the experience and expertise of running a winter project for the last 12 years, and is again the mission's aim to make sure no one needs to sleep outside this winter. Each year the organisation has looked at this

Members of the Highland Council’s City of Inverness Area Committee have agreed to increase the Winter Discretionary Payments Scheme for eligible people in the Inverness area for 2022/23. Available funds within the Inverness Common Good Fund have been used to help people most at need to heat th

Twenty-nine housing associations have disclosed their environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance for the last financial year to £8bn mutual lender The Housing Finance Corporation (THFC). The publication of THFC’s ‘Funding Housing, Making Impact 2022’ report marks

Many private landlords lack the knowledge, skills and support needed to provide decent homes for renters, a new study has found. The UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) study, by Dr Jennifer Harris and Professor Alex Marsh at the University of Bristol, covered the whole of the UK an

Over 450 new energy efficient homes for mid-market rent across Scotland have been delivered thanks to a new social impact investment scheme by PfP Capital. The New Avenue Living Fund helps deliver high quality mid-market rental homes within close commuting distance of major Scottish city centres. Th

People in debt are facing the prospect of being “trapped” by an escalating cost of living crisis, a new report from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has found. The report looks at the experiences of almost 3,000 complex debt clients receiving help from the CAB network. A complex debt is wh

Finalised proposals for long-term planning reform are being tabled in the Scottish Parliament later today. The revised National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) will set out policies against which planning applications will be assessed for the next decade.