Appointments, etc, w/e September 22
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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…
Appointments, etc, w/e September 15
WELCOME to a recently-launched editorial thread on placedesignscotland.com: noting appointments, retirements, etc in the Scottish placemaking sector. And we are grateful to reporting in Scottish…
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…
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’…
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…
Appointments, etc, w/e September 8
WELCOME to a recently-launched editorial thread on placedesignscotland.com: noting appointments, retirements, etc in the Scottish placemaking sector. And we are grateful to reporting in Scottish…
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 among the headlines in the…
Planned ‘improvements’ to ‘community empowerment’ to be interrogated tomorrow
THE extent to which the Scottish Government is committed to a promised review of community involvement in the planning system is expected to become clearer…
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 plans for the ‘Z’-shape of…