Craig Ormond News Today

Mac Mic has presented Midlothian Council with the keys to the new Millerhill Community Hub.

The first pipes to supply the new Shawfair town in Midlothian with low-carbon heating have been installed with construction on the site now well underway.

A CONTROVERSIAL application to build 78 new homes in Kilmacolm has been given the green light by the Scottish Government.

By Ian McConnell Scottish housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel has welcomed approval by Inverclyde Council of its outline planning application to build around 75 homes in Kilmacolm. And Mactaggart & Mickel said it was “committed to keep working closely with the community” after the local authority backed its planned Quarry Drive development. It noted that its proposals had been approved by councillors at a meeting of the full Inverclyde Council on Tuesday. Craig Ormond, director at Gl...

Craig Ormond By Ian McConnell Scottish housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel has welcomed approval by Inverclyde Council of its outline planning application to build around 75 new homes in Kilmacolm. And Mactaggart & Mickel said it was “committed to keep working closely with the community” after the local authority backed its planned Quarry Drive development. It noted that its proposals had been approved by councillors at a meeting of the full Inverclyde Council on Tuesday. Craig Ormon...

HOUSEBUILDERS behind a controversial bid to develop 75 homes on greenbelt land in Kilmacolm insist their estate would be eco-friendly. Mactaggart & Mickel want to build in Quarry Drive and say the properties would be partly powered by renewable energy sources. Under their blueprint, the site would not be connected to the national gas network. The company say it would be fossil free in advance of the Scottish Governments requirement that gas central heating is banned from all newly built...