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The Grade II* listed Whitechapel Bell Foundry, which opened in 1570 and made Big Ben – and is in the Guinness Book of World Records as Britain’s oldest manufacturing company –  as the company’s owner Alan Hughes said he hoped … Continue reading →

The BBC reports that campaigners for art history A-level say they are ‘absolutely thrilled’ by a late decision to save the subject, which was set to be discontinued, as now exam board Pearson has confirmed plans to develop the new … Continue reading →

The Grade II listed structure at King’s Cross in London has won the Best Lighting Scheme at the FX Awards.

Westminster Council has given permission for a £775 million 14-storey Renzo Piano ‘Paddingtoon Cube’ block, though SAVE Britain’s Heritage calls the project ‘outrageously and gratuitously overscaled’

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has updated its criteria for assessing local planning authority (LPA) performance in determining applications for major and non-major development.

A new report on the UK’s university estate reports £2bn of annual maintenance costs alongside more than £2.75bn capital expenditure, as the total university estate has grown by 200,000 metres over the previous year to meet the demands of staff … Continue reading →

Developers at University College London (UCL) are using software to record and combine the past, present and future architectures of the city, with the first project recording the stories of local residents, some of whom will lose their homes, communities … Continue reading →

The Empty Homes charity has found that 83% of British adults believe the Government should place a higher priority on tackling empty homes, an increase from 78% from two years ago.

The Communities and Local Government (CLG) Committee has examined innovative management and funding models for parks.

A government consultation proposes changes to how Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) assesses the energy performance of homes (closing date 27 January 2017).

The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) says improving thermal efficiency is important, but not as much as decarbonising the supply of energy to buildings.

Up to 70 of Britain’s stately homes could be closed to the public in the next five years because of escalating repair costs the Historic Houses Association (HHA) says, according to the Telegraph.

The Special Projects Division of Sir Robert McAlpine has secured a £3.5m contract for essential works to conserve the iconic Big Ben bell, clock and Elizabeth Tower in London, according to The New Civil Engineer.

The Communities Secretary has found that a proposed residential development would interfere with sensors at the nearby Jodrell Bank Observatory, according to Place North West.

Edition 9 of Planning Policy Wales, which contains an updated chapter 6 on the historic environment, has been published.

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has published a ‘Short Guide on Climate Change Adaptation for Traditional Buildings’, which focuses on how to make traditional buildings more resilient to the changing climate and details best practice for preparing a building for wetter, … Continue reading →