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Appointments, etc, w/e September 22
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Planning
Public invited to debate capital plan for 2030
HOW Edinburgh might look and feel in seven years' time is the subject of a public hearing, to be attended by Scottish Government officials. It follows the submission, by the local authority, of its City Plan 2030, to the Scottish...
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Appointments, etc, w/e September 15
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Affordable housing
Compulsory purchases to be converted into ‘social rent’ housing
GLASGOW'S local authority is to invoke compulsory purchase powers, to acquire a group of flats and a derelict building, to be converted into flats for 'social rent'. Elected members of Glasgow City Council today approved of the compulsory purchase of...
Population
First census results reveal contrasting population figures for older people and under-15s
BETWEEN the census of 1971 and the one conducted last year, the proportion of Scotland’s population comprising people aged 65 and above has 'swapped places' with the proportion aged under-15. According to the first results from last year’s census, over...
Housebuilding
Mixed picture reported in latest housing figures
A MIXED picture has been reported, when it comes to house-build completions and starts - according to the latest, quarterly figures released by the Scottish Government's chief statistician. While, on the one hand, there has been a high number of...
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Appointments, etc, w/e September 8
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Planning
Public invited to debate capital plan for 2030
HOW Edinburgh might look and feel in seven years' time is the subject of a public hearing, to be attended...
Street design, ownership and management
Vision approved for key streets in Glasgow city centre
PROPOSALS to revitalise arguably Glasgow's three main retail thoroughfares have been approved by the city's elected members. Councillors yesterday approved...
Street design, ownership and management
Views sought on ‘early-stage proposals’ for four Glasgow neighbourhoods
RESIDENTS of four Glasgow neighbourhoods are being encouraged to share their views on early-stage proposals to create people-friendly streets that...
Infrastructure
Infrastructure improvements to the fore from £400m-plus spend
OVER £400m has been spent in and around Glasgow, on "infrastructure improvements, and business and employment programmes" - during the...
Affordable housing
Compulsory purchases to be converted into ‘social rent’ housing
GLASGOW'S local authority is to invoke compulsory purchase powers, to acquire a group of flats and a derelict building, to...
Housebuilding
Mixed picture reported in latest housing figures
A MIXED picture has been reported, when it comes to house-build completions and starts - according to the latest, quarterly...
Politics
Programme for Government: edited highlights
A COMMITMENT to providing rural, 'affordable' housing, reform of land ownership and a possible outright ban on disposal vapes are...
Regulation
Short-term letting: reminder issued of looming deadline
OPERATORS of housing accommodation available for a short period of time - such as to people on holiday - are...
Affordable housing
Compulsory purchases to be converted into ‘social rent’ housing
GLASGOW'S local authority is to invoke compulsory purchase powers, to acquire a group of flats and a derelict building, to...
Street design, ownership and management
Vision approved for key streets in Glasgow city centre
PROPOSALS to revitalise arguably Glasgow's three main retail thoroughfares have been approved by the city's elected members. Councillors yesterday approved...
Street design, ownership and management
Views sought on ‘early-stage proposals’ for four Glasgow neighbourhoods
RESIDENTS of four Glasgow neighbourhoods are being encouraged to share their views on early-stage proposals to create people-friendly streets that...
Infrastructure
Infrastructure improvements to the fore from £400m-plus spend
OVER £400m has been spent in and around Glasgow, on "infrastructure improvements, and business and employment programmes" - during the...
Planning
Public invited to suggest new National Parks
SUGGESTIONS are being sought from the general public, for the creation of new National Parks in Scotland. The Scottish Government...
House purchasing
Surge reported in sales of £1m-plus homes
SCOTLAND last year witnessed an estimated 50 per cent increase in the number of houses sold for more than £1million...
Wellbeing
Slim majority of Scots report feeling ‘broadly positive’
JUST over half of Scots are estimated to be 'broadly positive' about their lives, with one in ten responding to...
Regeneration
Green infrastructure designs to form basis of Glasgow district regeneration plans
PLANS to regenerate a district to the north-west of Glasgow city centre have taken what is being described as a...
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Energy
Pipes being laid to provide low-carbon heating in new town
THE first pipes in a heating network for a 'new town' in Midlothian have been laid - to provide an...
Neighbourliness
A compendium of courtyards
IN Scotland, the term, 'gated community', has somewhat pejorative connotations. But tell that to the good people of Seville, Turin,...
Development
A tale of two Lintons
THERE’S almost no difference at all, when it comes to the population sizes of the villages, East Linton and West...
Street design, ownership and management
Tall, narrow buildings for a small public square?
IF we are agreed that the first mark on a blank sheet of paper - when it comes to designing...
Housebuilding
A modern interpretion of the almshouse
"THIS is a pic of 1970's council housing for older people in Stirling. A modern interpretation of an almshouse but...
Cultural and community assets
The Inch Park
"This is one of my favourite personal photographs: of The Inch Park, very close to where I was brought up....
Street design, ownership and management
Sweet bench
"EDINBURGH'S Circus Lane has to be one of the prettiest streets in the UK; it's a design inspiration in its...
Retail
Window signage
"GREEN. Meadows, on Edinburgh's Buccleuch Street, describes itself as 'a modern take on a tropical plant shop with social and...