Scottish Government

Local housing decision times down in Scotland – stats

25.04.2018

Laura Edgar

Housing | planning decisions | Scotland | Scottish Government

The average decision time for local housing developments in Scotland decreased by just over a week in Q3 of 2017 when compared with the previous quarter, according to statistics released by the Scottish Government's chief statistician.

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Action threatened over housing scheme because of impact on Edinburgh Zoo’s giant pandas

18.04.2018

Roger Milne

City of Edinburgh council | Policy & Politics | Scotland | Scottish Government

The Scottish Government has warned the City of Edinburgh Council that construction work associated with the redevelopment of a former mental hospital could disturb the capital’s two giant pandas on loan from China.

Build to Rent and private market homes approved / Shutterstock_519502300

News in brief: 500 Birmingham homes approved; Estate agent market to be improved

10.04.2018

Laura Edgar

Housing | Nottingham | Salford | Scottish Government | UK

A round-up of planning news: Tuesday 10 April, 2018

Scotland round-up: Aberdeen urban village project details unveiled; Scottish Government extends Help to Buy

06.04.2018

Roger Milne

A round-up of planning news in Scotland: 31 March-6 April, 2018

Renewable energy / Shutterstock_110700254

Scotland sees year-on-year increases in renewable electricity generation

05.04.2018

Infrastructure - Energy | paul wheelhouse | renewable energy | Scotland | Scottish Government

Recently published figures on Scotland’s renewable energy sector for 2017 suggest that renewable electricity generation increased by 26 per cent compared with 2016.

Scottish Government extends Help to Buy

04.04.2018

Laura Edgar

Scotland’s housing minister Kevin Stewart has announced that Help to Buy (Scotland) is to be extended beyond 2019.

Transport Scotland look to make rail improvements / iStock-485762364

New rail investment strategy published in Scotland

19.03.2018

Laura Edgar

Transport Scotland has published its strategy for investment in rail improvements that sees a move to a ‘pipeline-based approach’.

Scotland round-up: Masterplan submitted for 1,000-home development at St Andrews; ‘More ambition’ required in Scotland planning bill

23.02.2018

Roger Milne

A round-up of planning news in Scotland: 17 February-23 February, 2018

Protection for Scottish music venues

19.02.2018

Laura Edgar

Scottish planning policy is to be updated so that developers building new residential schemes will be responsible for ensuring that local people are not disturbed by noise.

Major development decision times improve in Scotland

02.02.2018

Laura Edgar

Housing | planning statistics | Scotland | Scottish Government

Statistics published by the Scottish Government’s chief statistician have suggested that the overall decision time for all major developments in the country was nearly seven weeks quicker in quarter two than the previous quarter.

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