Debut meeting of ‘Housing to 2040 strategic board’
SENIOR figures from Scotland’s housing sector are convening today, in what is being described as the first meeting of the ‘strategic board’ overseeing the Scottish…
Category: Policy
Place and Scottish Government announcements (a work-in-progress list)
IT requires a fair amount of patient detective work to pin down the various Scottish Government documents that range across the subject of ‘place design’.…
Dunfermline becomes Scotland’s eighth city
SCOTLAND has now got itself an eighth city, following a clutch of towns being accorded the new status, to mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee (70…
A+DS seeking board members
TWO board members are being sought by the Scottish Government agency, Architecture and Design Scotland. Says ADS, of the positions, which will be confirmed by…
Stay of execution provided for capital’s outdoor seating blocks
OPERATORS of outdoor cafe, bar and restaurant seating blocks in Edinburgh have been given permission to continue their activities, until early October. Two days ago,…
Approval being sought for plan mapping Edinburgh’s near future
EDINBURGH councillors are to be asked to approve a plan setting out the direction of travel for the city into the future. Uppermost in the…
Home heating systems included in draft SNP-Greens deal
A TARGET one million Scottish homes, using ‘zero emission’ heating systems by the year 2030, has been agreed between the SNP-led Scottish Government and the…
Housing evidence body issues suggestions for incoming ScotGov
EVIDENCE-based policy area suggestions have been published, aimed at assisting the new Scottish Government shape its housing plans. Elections for the Scottish Parliament are taking…