Articles tagged with: scotland
As property braces itself for the Comprehensive Spending Review, Nick Johnstone considers the repercussions of a “once-in-a-century” moment in government property policy.
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A scruffy 200,000 sq ft office block is about to come on to the market in Edinburgh. Its occupier, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), is cutting costs …
The City of Edinburgh Council has given backing to use tax increment financing (TIF) to support investment worth £84m on the Scottish capital’s waterfront.
Yesterday, Scottish Government finance secretary John Swinney said the government backed the plan to use TIF funding to support the development of a cruise liner terminal, lock …
Aberdeen City Council has approved a Local Development Plan that designates seven areas for housing across the city region.
The council’s planning committee approved the blueprint last night, agreeing that 21,000 new homes and 175 hectares of employment land would be required up to 2030, and settling on a plan for …
The number of applications decided by Scotland’s planning authorities decreased by 14.5% in the last financial year.
New figures published by the Scottish government show that decisions fell from 47,220 in 2008-09 to 40,368 in the following year.
During the same period, there was a smaller decrease of 7% in the number …
Public property in Scotland should be more centrally managed, better maintained, and run through the Scottish Futures Trust, a key budget report has recommended.
Scotland’s Independent Budget Review Panel says the public sector can better coordinate its investment in property and its disposals programme through setting up a property advisory team …
Scottish ministers are looking for UK government support to make the Crown Estate more accountable.
On Sunday, members of the Scottish parliament raised concerns with the coalition government over the Crown Estate’s lack of accountability to Scottish ministers despite its managing of the whole seabed up to 12 miles from shore …
The Scottish government launched a consultation into the future of planning this week.
‘Resourcing a High Quality Planning System’ looks at planning fees and ways of funding government agencies involved in planning. Proposals include charging for pre-application discussions, meaning developers would have to pay for advice …
Scottish Water has appointed Lambert Smith Hampton to provide property strategy services under a three year contract.
The contract, which Scottish Water has an option to extend for an extra three years, includes advising on valuations, disposals, planning and regeneration.
Archie MacGregor, land and property development …
There is less scope for the Scottish public sector to save on property costs than for the public sector in England, according to a Holyrood report published yesterday.
The Scottish Parliament’s Finance Committee has reported that reductions in consultancy, supplier contracts and property costs were not as easy in Scotland, where …
