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Plans have been unveiled for 65 news flats in Edinburgh as construction is set to begin later this year.

West Lothian Council has approved plans for a new housing development in the village of Kirknewton Developer CC Drummond learned on March 1 that planning permission in principle has been granted for 48 new residential units.

Plans have been submitted for a mixed-use addition to Currie main street involving the demolition of a disused commercial unit for the erection of new premises below six flats.

Applications for council homes in Moray are being paused from March 18 while a new online service is introduced.

Scottish Renewables has announced the appointment of Adam Morrison as its new chair. Adam Morrison, project director for Moray West Offshore Wind Farm at Ocean Winds, has been elected by the organisation's board and will serve as Chair for a three-year term.

Scottish Borders Council (SBC) has launched the first phase of its consultation on the draft Anti-Poverty Strategy which has been developed as part a Borders-wide commitment to supporting individuals, families and communities experiencing hardship, whether that is as a result of economic, fuel,

An action plan to secure carbon neutral status for Moray Council has been approved.

The promise of affordable idyllic island life awaits ten lucky householders as a new neighbourhood nears completion on the Isle of Bute.

A free online event is being held tomorrow night to discuss Britain’s housing crisis.

Measures to address the falling birth rate, change working practices and encourage more families to settle in Scotland are proposed in a new report published by the Scottish Government. A Scotland for the Future examines the significant population challenges the country faces - including an ageing p

The Scottish Government has launched a consultation relating to proposals for regulations on the content, preparation, submission and registration of Local Place Plans (LPP's). The right for community bodies to prepare their own LPPs is a new opportunity being added into Scotland's planning system.&

Plans to deliver 100,000 affordable homes over the next decade are set out today in a document that outlines Scotland’s first long-term housing strategy.

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has introduced a set of cross tenure professional standards setting out the knowledge, skills and behaviour which underpin the great work that housing professionals do every day.

Plans by two Glasgow housing associations to deliver a new social housing development in one of the West End’s most desirable neighbourhoods have been granted planning approval. The new development will complement the existing historic buildings in Burnbank Gardens

CIH Scotland national director Callum Chomczuk has sent his best wishes to Scottish Housing News on its 20th anniversary this month.