14 h. ago Craigie Hill Golf Club housing development proposal refused by Perth and Kinross Council

Perth and Kinross councillors voted against plans which would have seen up to 175 homes built on Perth's green belt

Politics

18 h. ago Councillors defer decision over Prestwick housing development proposals

The proposals relate to an area of vacant land in the town’s Annfield Road where the site has been earmarked for five new homes.

Politics

44 h. ago Historic Perth golf club's housing development plans recommended for refusal

On Wednesday councillors will consider Craigie Hill Golf Club's planning application for up to 175 homes to be erected on part of its golf course

Politics

3 d. ago West London housing development includes space for a new Overground railway station

West London housing development includes space for a new Overground railway station  ianVisits

Politics

5 d. ago Revealed: Mystery buyer of Grand Designs 'saddest ever house' for £5M is a London taxi driver turned property developer... but the cursed mansion has one more tragic twist

The 'saddest ever' home to appear on Grand Designs has been snapped up by a former driving instructor turned property investor, the Daily Mail can reveal.

Economics

6 d. ago New homes proposed for Aberfoyle as developers unveil social housing plans

The proposals from Rural Stirling Housing Association have seen an application made the National Park Authority - with 20 new homes mooted.

Politics

7 d. ago Avant Homes to host open house weekend events in Penicuik, Armadale and Tranent on September 6

Avant Homes Scotland is hosting open house weekend events at its developments in Penicuik, Armadale and Tranent on Saturday September 6 and Sunday September 7.

Society

8 d. ago How Brixton’s gentrification gravy train is pushing locals aside

As house prices soar so do plans for development, but residents aren’t so keen

Politics

9 d. ago Celebrated, imprisoned, reviled, rebuilt: Fernand Pouillon, the lost architect of France

From designing enormous postwar housing projects to escaping from prison using a rope, Pouillon’s life had high drama. A new documentary charts the extraordinary rise, fall – and rise again – of France’s ‘most wanted’ creativeVariously described as an “architect, painter, novelist, communist and convicted fraudster”, Fernand Pouillon’s life was punctuated by abrupt reversals of fortune that might have sprung from the pages of Dickens or Dumas. Throughout an eventful career, he ricocheted from intoxicating success, to financial scandal, prison, exile and eventual rehabilitation.In 1985, when Pouillon was in his early 70s, he was awarded the Légion d’Honneur by President François Mitterrand. Yet just over 20 years earlier, Pouillon found himself in custody awaiting trial on charges of corruption. As a prolific architect-developer who had designed gargantuan housing schemes in France and Algeria, he was accused of funding irregularities and violating laws contrived to keep the processe...

Events

1 week ago Leaked ‘Gaza Riviera’ plan dismissed as ‘insane’ attempt to cover ethnic cleansing

Prospectus proposes forced displacement of entire population and puts territory into US trusteeshipA plan circulating in the White House to develop the “Gaza Riviera” as a string of high-tech megacities has been dismissed as an “insane” attempt to provide cover for the large-scale ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian territory’s population.The Washington Post published on Sunday a leaked prospectus for the plan, which would see the forced displacement of Gaza’s entire population of 2 million people, and put the territory into a US trusteeship for at least a decade. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago West Lothian Council leader and MP meet Linburn residents after veterans’ site sale announcement

Residents of the Linburn housing development in Wilkieston, originally built to provide homes and specialist support for veterans, are facing an uncertain future after Sight Scotland Veterans announced plans to sell the site.

Politics

1 week ago 'We got a £10k discount on our mortgage by helping to build our dream home'

A new housing development in Wigan offered home owners a £10k discount in exchange for helping out with the building

Economics

2 w. ago South Ayrshire councillors want more ways to spend housing developer cash

The plea comes as one housing developer seeks to get millions of unspent contribuitions to South Ayrshire Council repaid.

Economics

2 w. ago Councillors approve latest strategic housing investment plan for North Lanarkshire

Plan provides details of the local authority's intentions towards achieving its ambitions for the development of social housing.

Politics

2 w. ago Traces of Scotland's earliest residents discovered on Fife housing development

"We really didn't expect to find the whole prehistory of Fife in one field."

Politics

2 w. ago New £7 million Loretto development to transform Cardonald community

Work has started on a new £7 million housing development in Glasgow to help people aged 55 and over live more independently in their community.

Economics

2 w. ago California’s governor signed a redistricting plan. What happens next?

Everything to know about Gavin Newsom’s newly signed proposal, special elections and how California voters feelCalifornia’s governor, Gavin Newsom, on Thursday signed a redistricting plan and declared a special election to ask voters to change the boundaries of five Republican-held congressional districts in the state.The legislative manoeuvre is part of a national battle for control of the US House of Representatives, and comes as a direct response to developments in Texas. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Developer warns new Falkirk housing 'unviable' due to cost of contributions

Falkirk Council says waiving contributions for 'unviable' site might set a precedent for other local housebuilders

Events

3 w. ago Majority of public back housing and developments in their area – poll

The research found that Labour backers (72%) and young people aged 25-34 (67%) were most likely to be ‘Yimby’ (yes in my backyard).

Politics

3 w. ago Angela Rayner warned thousands of new homes at risk of dangerous lead pollution

Exclusive: Thousands of people could be exposed to dangerous lead pollution if a planned housing development goes ahead, a lead refinery has claimed

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