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The draft revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) is now out for a consultation closing 10 May, with changes largely driven by housing concerns as demonstrated in the supporting documents and the more reserved position on sustainable development, as well … Continue reading →

Qualifications Wales is inviting views on the options proposed following their built environment review of qualifications in Construction and the Built Environment – including recognising that the knowledge and skills for work on traditional and heritage buildings needs to be … Continue reading →

Does your church have any signs or plaques marking the work of the Incorporated Church Building Society (ICBS), as good quality photographs of ICBS commemorative signs would help celebrate the church building charity’s 200th anniversary, through the National Churches Trust, … Continue reading →

The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) has published guidance to help understand legal rights and obligations when managing volunteers.

The Theatres Trust, the national advisory public body for theatres, will be awarding four theatres a total of £54,520 in the final funding round of the Urgent Repairs Scheme, a funding scheme set up in partnership with the Wolfson Foundation … Continue reading →

National Apprenticeship Week 2018 was officially launched at the BBC on March 5, with the announcement of a new ground-breaking apprenticeship programme. image Secretary of State for Education Damian Hinds MP and Sue Husband, Director of the National Apprenticeship Service. Contains … Continue reading →

Architects Cullinan Studio and multidisciplinary firm Arup have received planning permission on 9 February 2018 for the UK’s longest aerial walkway: a 400m-long (1,312ft) ribbon ‘floating through the treetops’ of the Conkers visitor attraction in Leicestershire. image Cullinan Studio website

In a letter printed in The Times, nine national heritage organisations including SAVE Britain’s Heritage, the SPAB and the Ancient Monuments Society, call on the Welsh Law Commission and the Welsh Assembly to reject proposed changes to legislation that would … Continue reading →

The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) is pleased to announce its 2018 SPAB Scholars and its 2018 SPAB Fellows.

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has published Better Homes for Local People, following extensive consultation on the draft Good Practice Guide to Estate Regeneration to help ensure that regeneration of London’s housing estates happens with resident support and engagement. … Continue reading →

Funding supporting the economic development of coastal communities is now open as the Coastal Communities Fund Round 5 offers £40 million for spend from April 2019 to end of March 2021. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government … Continue reading →

The Churches Conservation Trust (CCT) has celebrated the outstanding contributions of volunteers at a special event in London, its National Volunteer Day which took place at the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel’. image CCT website

The BBC has reported on how a recently discovered photo collection by the late photographer David Granick reveals London’s East End in colour, including streets in Stepney, Whitechapel and Spitalfields.