Scotland round-up: Regional plans needed to curb countryside carbon; New Scottish planning legislation costs could reach £59m
A round-up of planning news in Scotland: 24 August-30 August, 2019
Regional plans needed to curb countryside carbon
The Scottish Government has been urged to facilitate regional land-use plans to maximise the countryside’s role in cutting carbon dioxide emissions.
The Planner
Local services, environment and social housing should top Spending Round
Chancellor Sajid Javid has announced that the fast-tracked Spending Round will take place next week on Wednesday 4 September. We asked you what the priorities should be.
The Planner
Construction values rose in July
Construction contracts worth £5.1 billion were awarded in July 2019 – an increase of 1.8 per cent on June, according to construction industry analyst Barbour ABI.
The Planner
Meadowbank and Powderhall housing green-lit
Edinburgh City Council has been given the go-ahead to prepare both masterplans and detailed planning applications for sites at Meadowbank and the former waste transfer facility at Powderhall, which should deliver more than 850 new homes, 35 per cent of which would be affordable. Proposals to build student accommodation and a hotel have been ditched.
Edinburgh Evening News and Edinburgh Live
Masterplan approved for new Cumbernauld neighbourhood
Planning approval has been granted in principle for the masterplan for a major new residential neighbourhood for Cumbernauld drawn up by North Lanarkshire Council for a 40-hectare site at Mid Forest. Around 600 new homes are planned, 25 per cent of which will be affordable.
North Lanarkshire Council
Green light for Glasgow housing
Glasgow City Council has awarded planning consent to Craighead Properties for the erection of 388 homes on brownfield land, once a foundry, at Cathcart Road, Caledonia Road and Lawmoor Street.
Scottish Housing News
Affordable homes for Callander
Fifty new affordable homes are to be built at Claish Farm in Callander in the Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park after the park authority approved the plans.
Scottish Housing News
The pipeline of homes in Scotland’s Build to Rent sector has increased by a third in the past year to reach more than 7,200, according to a report from property firm Rettie & Co.
Scottish Construction Now
Plans for a multimillion-pound retail development near the terminus of the Borders Railway at Tweedbank are being recommended for approval by Scottish Borders Council.
BBC News
Inverness public art project backed
The controversial £240,000 My Ness public art project for Inverness riverside will now go ahead – but without any more public funds.
The Highland Council
Rutherglen golf project approved
Scotland’s first three-level driving range and golf entertainment centre is to be built on an area of disused land in Rutherglen following approval from South Lanarkshire Council.
Scottish Construction Now
Conservation charity RSPB Scotland wants an immediate ban on mountain hare culling after data provided to the EU by Scottish Natural Heritage suggested that numbers had fallen by more than 90 per cent in some areas.
BBC News
Boost for South of Scotland businesses
More than £1 million will be funnelled into projects to develop rural skills, boost tourism and develop female-led businesses in the south of Scotland through the region’s Economic Partnership (SOSEP). It has also awarded £67,000 to a former coal mine-turned-visitor attraction in Sanquhar.
Scottish Government
Glasgow office scheme is approved
Proposals for a 13-storey development on Glasgow’s Argyle Street, providing grade A office space, have been approved by the city council.
Scottish Construction Now
Air quality review results published
An independent review has found that Scotland is performing well on air quality by both EU and global standards. But it recommends that more attention should be paid to the impact of new building developments on air quality levels and a shift to more sustainable transport modes.
Scottish Government
The first images showing how architects will transform Paisley Museum into a world-class facility have been revealed. It is set to be revamped at a cost of £42 million.
Scottish Construction Now
New drive for electric vehicle charging
A £7.5 million project has been established involving the government and power companies to deliver more electric vehicle-charging points.
Scottish Government
Go-ahead for Fountainbridge office development
A six-storey curved glass development providing grade A office space has been approved by Edinburgh City Council for a site at Fountainbridge.
Edinburgh Evening News
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