Latest News in Scotland

Scottish ferry terminal seeks approval

Dumfries and Galloway Council is to consider plans for the first phase of a £70m ferry terminal later this week.

Plans submitted for £75m hotel village

Aurora Hotels has submitted a planning application to Falkirk Council for the development of a £75m, five-star hotel and spa complex in Glenbervie, Larbert.

Low carbon schools initiative launched

The Scottish Government has launched an initiative to boost renewable energy use and energy efficiency in schools.

Planning Appeal Casebook

DC Casebook: Housing: New build - Homes blocked due to impact on ruins

A proposal for two homes in a small group of buildings in southern Scotland has been found to be unacceptable because of their potential impact on a ruined church.

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Planning Student Quiz 2009

Planning Student Quiz 2009

Pit your wits against other teams in Planning Magazine's Student Quiz '09!

Resolving spatial strategy conflicts

Local authority planners' perception of a conflict in the parallel processes for setting development priorities is misplaced, Janice Morphet argues.

Northern Ireland: planning for the future

A more streamlined planning system aims to cut bureaucracy and involve politicians and the community in the process, explains Brian Sore.

Planning emissions cuts

Planners will play a key role in focusing political and technical attention on the scope for using low-energy technologies to significantly cut greenhouse gases, says Domenic Donatantonio.