Author Archives: IHBC NewsBlog

£48 million of funding has been announced by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), creating over 100 jobs. Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) writes: Bristol Old Vic, Beamish Museum and Bath’s Roman heritage are among eight projects sharing major funding. The £48million … Continue reading →

A group of Londoners concerned at plans for almost 700 mostly luxury homes on the Royal Mail’s Mount Pleasant sorting office site in Clerkenwell, already granted permission, has requested approval for a rival design intended to provide 40 more affordable … Continue reading →

A fire has gutted the Grade II-listed, privately-owned mansion Cosgrove Hall, near Milton Keynes in Northamptonshire. The fire service was called to the privately-owned Cosgrove Hall, near Milton Keynes, just before 14:30 BST, and BBC reporter Stuart Ratcliffe: ‘Only the … Continue reading →

A survey by the British Property Federation (BPF) and GL Hearn has revealed that 65% of planning officers concerned that the system is getting worse, but also highlighted that the Northern Powerhouse decided 22% more major applications per resident than … Continue reading →

English Heritage (EH) has launched a conservation appeal ‘Appeal to help support this vital work and safeguard our historic places for future generations’. English Heritage (EH) writes: At English Heritage conserving our sites for the future is one of our biggest responsibilities.  … Continue reading →

The Ulster Architectural Heritage Society (UAHS) has announced that a listed building currently at risk, Waterside Station, is to be the centre of a new transport hub in Derry-Londonderry.  UAHS writes: UAHS is delighted that the Infrastructure Minister, Chris Hazzard, … Continue reading →

This year’s RICS awards are open for entries, including a category for building conservation, with a closing date of 16 January 2017 and early bird reduced entry fees applying until 30 November. RICS writes: A four-month search to find each … Continue reading →

The Trustees of the National Trust for Scotland (NTS) have agreed to progress a programme of what it has called ‘tranformational change’ with a ‘new regional properties structure’ where ‘there will be six regional groupings of built heritage properties and … Continue reading →

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has overturned a decision by Lancashire County Council to refuse planning permission for fracking at a site in Preston New Road. Lancashire County Council writes: The Secretary of State for Communities and … Continue reading →

Built Environment Forum Scotland (BEFS) reports that the Scottish Household Survey 2015 statistics have been released, recording that visits to historical or archaeological places are up 5 percentage points (28% to 33%) on 2012. For more detail see UK Gov

Think-tank Locales in collaboration with Bright Blue has published online a series of essays on the future of London, entitled ‘The Future of London 2050’, with contributors including former London mayor Boris Johnson, professor Tony Travers, director of LSE London … Continue reading →

The latest edition of the Department for Media Culture and Sport (DCMS) Statistical Handbook has been released, which includes data on heritage participation and culture. Some of the headline statistics relating to heritage include: 73% of adults had visited a … Continue reading →

A survey by the Remarkable Group has revealed that a large percentage of councillors believe that social media should be used in planning consultation work. Remarkable writes: In association with YouGov we polled 1,401 councillors across Great Britain asking their opinions … Continue reading →

The Grand Central and Birmingham New Street station redevelopment has won rail project of the year in the National Rail Awards 2016, while the Friends of Templecombe Station helped make the historic station win the small station of the year … Continue reading →

A new report has been released by the Welsh Government which proposes three different approaches towards permitted development for PhotoVoltaics (PV) in Wales, and the report also includes a useful overview of Permitted development (PD) rights throughout the UK. View … Continue reading →

The latest planning statistics from the Scottish Government (SG) show that local development applications have been processed more quickly in the most recent quarter, whilst major development processing has slowed.  The Scottish Government writes: Latest quarterly statistics show faster average … Continue reading →

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) holds one of the largest and most important architectural collections in the world and has launched a survey to help improve its collections-related activities and services, which it is asking IHBC members to … Continue reading →

This autumn Planning Resource will publish a report on salaries and other careers issues within the planning sector, and needs your contributions to its survey. PlanningResource writes: This survey will ask a series of questions about your employment status, working … Continue reading →