5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (472+ words) South Parish Church site at Baird Hill Plans for 36 new social housing flats on the site of a former East Kilbride church have been refused. The proposal would have seen two four-storey blocks being built at the former South Parish…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (452+ words) Plans to transform Carstairs Junction Hall with a major extension including new soft play and sensory rooms have been approved. Councillors on South Lanarkshire Council’s Planning Committee gave the green light to proposals to extend the community hall in St…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (669+ words) The new development has come under fire from some local objectors(Image: UGC) Capability Scotland has defended its plans to build a new 60-bed care home on the Perth Leisure Pool site. A campaigner from These People Deserve Better has…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (776+ words) The buildings at New Grimmet Farm near Maybole are centred around a courtyard.(Image: SAC) A planning restriction which would have forced an elderly couple to sell their farmhouse together with a proposed new home built for their daughter, has…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (364+ words) Plans to build new homes on the site of the former St John’s Episcopal Church in Girvan have been approved. The land, on Piedmont Road, had previously been earmarked by applicant J&L Todd Properties. Now the proposals for four…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (718+ words) The best and worst areas for home energy efficiency in Scotland have been revealed(Image: GettyImages) Glasgow has been named the most energy efficient area in Scotland, while homes in the country's island communities are among the least efficient. New…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (339+ words) The planning application involves alteration work to a garage to form six en-suite bedrooms with associated living and staff-room accommodation. Plans to increase elderly care provision at an Ayr nursing home have been approved. Ayrshire Live can reveal that bosses…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (601+ words) The 'silent' fireworks display over the castle on Saturday evening prompted fury among some locals. (Image: Duncan Kirkhope) Bosses at Stirling Castle have defended the organising of a ‘low-noise’ fireworks display on Saturday night following residents’ anger. The display took…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (446+ words) The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed the list of energy suppliers taking part in this year's Warm Home Discount Scheme, which will provide eligible households with £150 off their electricity bill. It’s important to be aware the scheme…...

3+ week, 3+ hour ago   (167+ words) Councillors have approved plans to invest in providing almost 400 additional homes for tenants in the next few years. A dozen initiatives have been added to North Lanarkshire Council's strategic housing investment plan, which will until the 2031/32 financial year. The largest…...