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The Central Scotland Women in Property ('WiP') Summer Drinks is always one of the highlights of the year. This year had the added bonus of also being WiP Student Awards celebration. Bringing together over 100 attendees from across the built environment sector. The evening was a fantastic opportunity to celebrate emerging talent, recognise hard work … Continue reading Supporting the Next Generation: Central Scotland Women in Property Student Awards

Ellie Fleming recently joined the team at Calton Planning + Development for a 4-day planning placement work experience. In her blog post, she covers what she feels has helped from academia, what bridges there are still to close between theory and practice, and her top tips for any students thinking about exploring planning. From Geography … Continue reading Bridging Academia and Practice: A Planning Placement Story

Pure Padel Announces First Scottish Padel Club in Glasgow Pure Padel, the UK’s fastest-growing padel club operator, has confirmed plans for its first Scottish padel club in Glasgow, transforming the former Cineworld unit at The Forge Retail Park into a 10-court indoor leisure facility. Padel is one of the fastest-growing sports in the UK, with … Continue reading Pure Padel’s First Scottish Club Approved in Glasgow – Planning Strategy at The Forge

On 30th July 2025, Calton Planning secured detailed change of use planning permission from the City of Edinburgh Council for CLAN Language Schools. The application requested the change of office premises (Class 4) at 10a Rutland Square to education space (Class 10). Calton acted as the lead project manager and planning consultant on the application. … Continue reading Calton’s Change of Use Application Success for CLAN Language Schools

In early May 2025, Calton assisted in securing a unanimous decision at Midlothian Council’s Planning Committee for a major new retail development at Asda Retail Parc, Straiton, on behalf of Lansdowne Investments. The approved scheme comprises two large-format retail units of 20,000 ft² each. Alongside five smaller retail units of 4,000 ft². All are supported … Continue reading Calton Planning Secures Full Planning Consent for Lansdowne Investments