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Sauna by Scottish loch that got locals hot under collar is approved

Hugo relaxes in one of his favourite spots in Edinburgh's West End. Soon, there will a statue to forever remember him in the neighbourhood where he made many friends. PIC: Contributed.

Hugo the charismatic West End cat to be remembered with statue

Holiday let owners are looking to claim £1m from the council.

Holiday let owners claim they are due £1m compensation from council

New community given green light in Barrhead as Briar Homes secures planning permission

Dozens of new homes in Scottish town green lit

New community given green light in Barrhead as Briar Homes secures planning permission

Dozens of new homes in Scottish town green lit

Plans for the resort have met with strong opposition

Flamingo Land lodges appeal over £40m Loch Lomond plan

The owners of world-renowned, five-star Inverlochy Castle have acquired Knockendarroch Hotel in Pitlochry, Scotland for an undisclosed sum.

Owners of five-star Scottish castle hotel snap up this country retreat

A £150m upgrade to an Ayrshire marine yard has been given a boost as it is awarded planning permission, paving the way for increased offshore wind power off the UK’s west coast

£150m plan for one of world's largest energy storage sites at port

Cala Homes is to deepen its links with an Aberdeenshire community by investing £28million in a new phase of development. Pictured is the neighbouring Cala development at The Grove.

Green light on £28m deal to grow market town with 95 new homes

Eilean Mor, a 12.14-hectare island in Loch Sunart, is up for sale. Picture: Bell Ingram/SWNS

The 'serene' hideaway island that can be yours for just £325,000

Phil Austin has built a lighthouse in the middle of Salford - 30 miles away from the nearest coast.

I was refused planning permission for a home...so I built a LIGHTHOUSE

Watling Netherplace is the site available for purchase

£5mScottish dye works ready to become retirement village hits market

CGI Render of Site

Planning permission granted for £10m Employment Hub at Ravenscraig

Campaigners protest the development.

Campaigners deliver 10,000 posters opposing Flamingo Land

Loch Lomond Flamingo Land resort objections soar past 150k

The isle of Luing in the Inner Hebrides was long famed for its slate production with a quarry now set to re-open after the community was granted planning permission for the enterprise.

Industry set to return to tiny Scottish island after 60 years

The sites of old battlefields should not be protected from new developments unless there is a good modern-day reason (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Bannockburn, Culloden, Killiecrankie: Why battlefields are not sacred Ian Johnston

The coastal village of Kippford, with the three striking new homes

Solway Riviera: the chic development gracing the village of Kippford

Bungalows, a staple of suburban Scotland, are one of the house types which can be a very good buy

Best house types to make your money when you buy, not when you sell

A 4G mast in Glencoe installed as part of the Shared Rural Network

Where 4G not-spots exist in Scotland and what’s being done about it

Mikey Allen at his 'therapy' castle in the Sirhowy Valley, South Wales.

Ex-soldier pledges to rebuild mountain 'therapy' castle

Left to right are David Nicol (Co-founder, Caskshare), Norman Gillies (Operations Director, R&B Distillers), William Dobbie (Managing Director, R&B Distillers), and Alasdair Day (Co-founder & Master Distiller)

Planning permission granted for Machrihanish Distillery in Campbeltown region

The Wee House Company on why modular construction is best

The owner of a world-famous house with a 25ft shark sticking out of the roof has been banned from renting it out on Airbnb Picture: Tom Wren / SWNS

Shark House owner is banned from Airbnb

An artist\'s impression of the new development on the site of the former Tufted Duck hotel in St Combs (Image: Baxter Design)

St Combs development worries

The home in Sandringham Avenue in Walsall which was built without planning permission - and must now be torn down Picture: SWNS

'Monster mansion' with no planning permission has to be demolished

Craig Gillett, 61, as Santa, runs Santa's Grotto Frome alongside his sister Clare Perry, 59, Mrs Claus but is facing eviction over planning permission Picture: Santa's Grotto Frome / SWNS

Santa faces eviction from grotto over planning permission row

A £1million mansion could be yours for £550,000 - but buyers should be aware it comes with a huge catch.

£1m mansion up for grabs for bargain £550k – but there’s a huge catch

Jeremy Clarkson has won his battle with West Oxfordshire District council as permission to provide more parking at his Diddly Squat farm has been granted.

Jeremy Clarkson given green light for changes at Diddly Squat farm

Volunteers from Stonehaven RNLI outside the boat shed. (Pic: RNLI)

RNLI launch fundraising appeal as Stonehaven set for new lifeboat station

A petition to keep Jeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat Farm restaurant open has gathered over 150,000 signatures.

Jeremy Clarkson applies for a temporary car park on Diddly Squat Farm

Cruden Homes, part of Cruden Group, has received planning permission to build 122 new homes for sale as part of the West Craigs masterplan.

New urban development in west Edinburgh to gain 122 homes of all sizes

Glastonbury Festival’s iconic Pyramid Stage could become a permanent fixture.

Glastonbury Festival’s Pyramid Stage could become a permanent fixture

An aerial view of the former Woodhouse Colliery site where West Cumbria Mining (WCM) have been given approval to once again extract coal. Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Coal mine to be subject to legal challenge from environmental group

Moray Estates has been building Tornagrain since 2018, with plans in place to continue expanding over several decades.

Plans for new Highland township take important step forward

Architectural render by Michael Laird Architects of the proposed St Boswells distillery.

Borders distillery project pushes ahead after joining Green Investment Portfolio

The Blindwells masterplan in East Lothian involves the creation of a community of 1,600 homes as well as employment land and a new town centre.

Land sale likely to lead to 140 homes being added to new East Lothian settlement

Community wealth minister Tom Arthur, centre, with members of Midsteeple Quarter, other project funders and contractors in front of the construction site on Dumfries High Street.

More than £7 million secured for project to breathe new life into Dumfries

5 St John’s Place, Leith. Ines Gennuso - SquareFoot Media

Prestige property: A Leith townhouse with excellent Links

The former 39-bedroom hotel will after conversion offer 45 accommodation units. Picture: Paul Bock.

Former Bauhaus Hotel in Aberdeen to graduate into student flats

Historic: Haddington Town House

Historic Haddington Town House to undergo £600k makeover

Airbnb key safes have become a familiar sight in Edinburgh

Ban slapped on eight Airbnb flats on one Edinburgh New Town street
Eight absentee landlords who own luxury flats on the same upmarket street in Edinburgh have been banned from renting them on Airbnb.

Conceived as an environmentally sustainable launch system, the Orbex rocket uses bio-propane, a renewable biofuel that cuts CO2 emissions by 90 per cent compared to traditional kerosene-based rocket fuels.

Countdown to Sutherland spaceport after order placed for giant 3D printer

Church with extension behind.

Property spotlight: Partly-completed conversion of church into 14 flats in prime...

Up to 12 rockets could be launched each year from a remote peninsula in the northern Highlands as the Sutherland Space Hub project gets the go-head

Blast off: planners give green light to Highland spaceport

A LNER train travelling through the Northumberland "notspot".

LNER to eliminate key wifi "notspot" on Edinburgh-London route

Bob Last and Jason Connery have been appointed to run a large-scale film and TV studio space in Edinburgh’s Port of Leith

How Edinburgh film industry could join international premier league – Brian Ferg...

Springside will be a 476-home build-to-rent village in Edinburghs Fountainbridge area. Picture: Contributed

Work to begin on Edinburgh's 476-home build-to-rent development

Craig Semple, associate director of Avison Young; Derek Mackay, MSP for Renfrewshire North and West; Simon Hannah, managing director of JW Filshill; and Andrew McCracken, director of JLL. Picture: Contributed

Massive Glasgow property deal for wholesaler JW Filshill

Be prepared to take action to stop the sale of your property from collapsing. Photograph: Toby Williams

Beware property pitfalls which could scupper a house sale

A computer generated image of CVS Groups new veterinary hospital in Livingston, which has the potential to create 110 jobs. Picture: Contributed

Livingston supervets to create 100 jobs

The Cross Keys in Peebles.

Wetherspoon selling off Hawick and Peebles pubs but investing £812,000 in expans...

Beveridge Park Bowling Club hosted a Scotland V England test match in 2009. (Pic: Walter Neilson)

Kirkcaldy bowling club gets funding for disabled access

Eyemouth harbour remains a popular east coast attraction. Picture: Kevin O'Brien

Applied Engineering Design sets sail with Eyemouth boat yard plan

Donald Trump on the 14th tee at Trump International Golf Links at Balmedie. Picture; PA

Donald Trump's plan for new homes near Scottish golf course sets record for publ...

MV Fingal - which is to be converted into a floating hotel.
Artists impression of the Ballroom

Fears that Edinburgh's first floating hotel could become '˜party boat'

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

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