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An application lodged for 82 houses and a visitor centre next to the 18th century Dunmore Pineapple near Airth will have “a hugely adverse impact on the site” and pose a threat to wildlife, according to the National Trust for Scotland (NTS).

The founders of the Isle of Raasay Distillery are calling for more affordable housing on the island as they submit plans to help provide staff with stable accommodation. The Hebridean distillery is striving to secure additional housing on the island in an effort to sustain workers.

Scottish Borders Council has granted Planning Permission in Principle (PPiP) for a mixed-use redevelopment of a historic auction mart to create a "new town centre" for Newtown St Boswells.

Permission has been granted for 58 new homes in Lochgelly after Fife Council approved plans submitted by local developer Easy Living Homes. Council officers have issued approval for the 58 new homes within the Avenues development in a draft paper published this week.

Stirling Council is the best performing local authority on mainland Scotland in the rollout of carbon-cutting small-scale renewables, according to a new report. MCS, the national standards organisation for renewables, highlighted Stirling’s progress in this key green technology in their study,

People in the UK are feeling the most optimistic about their household finances since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the latest Scottish Widows Household Finance Index.

Members of Nationwide Building Society are switching to green energy as the society takes action to help beat the looming energy price increase. The Society is encouraging its members to take advantage of a six months’ free subscription to Switchd – an energy comparison tool that constan

If the Scottish Government’s current social housing target is achieved, the net growth in Scotland’s social rented housing stock will be around 25,000 homes over the lifetime of the programme allowing for demolitions and sales, according to the Chartered Institute of Housing’s

Shettleston Housing Association (SHA) has been awarded planning permission to build 44 new homes on the former site of St Mark's Primary School in Glasgow's East End.

New indicators that will be used to monitor social landlords’ performance against Energy Efficiency Standard for Scottish Social Housing (EESSH) have been published by the Scottish Housing Regulator. Published following consultation with tenants, landlords, and others with an interest in

Delighted Melville Housing Association tenants have moved into the first new homes completed by the Dalkeith-based social housing provider since the start of the COVID pandemic. Ten of the 26 new Melville homes at Taylor Wimpey’s Pentland Green development have now been handed over, with the r

An innovative pilot project is being launched in two Scottish areas that aims to help older people live independent lives and to better engage with groups and services in their communities. The collaborative initiative is led by the Scottish Government's Technology Enabled Care Programme and involve

Staff from Kingdom Housing Association are celebrating the successful completion of their CIH Level 3 Certificate in Housing Practice qualification delivered by SHARE, the learning and development organisation for Scotland’s Housing Associations and co-operatives. The course provides students

Continuing the 20th anniversary celebrations at Scottish Housing News is Nicola Barclay, chief executive at Homes for Scotland. “With Homes for Scotland being a cross-sector representative body, the wide perspective Scottish Housing News provides is extremely valuable. Timely, informative

A voucher scheme that was supposed to deliver billions of pounds worth of green home improvements in England has been cancelled a year early by the UK Government.