Category Archives: Sector NewsBlog

Analysis calculates habitats created by Biodiversity Net Gain schemes could absorb emissions equivalent to nearly 200,000 round trip flights from London to New York each year, according to research by Joe’s Blooms. image for illustration

The Scottish Civic Trust is refreshing its Strategic Plan and to inform its future activities, is surveying people across Scotland about key themes related to its work.

Active Travel England (ATE) has developed a suite of tools to support the development of designs and the assessment of design quality for active travel interventions and schemes. image for illustration

Historic England has published new research which shows that the overall wellbeing value for people’s day-to-day encounters with heritage is estimated to be worth £29 billion every year in England. image for illustration: Joanna Theobald

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has supported the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) to address the critical shortage of Planning Enforcement Officers across councils nationwide.

ESPON, the EU funded programme with the task to bring together policymakers and researchers and seeks editors to help ‘them communicate’ despite the fact that they ‘speak different languages’.

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced that it has relaunched its Appointments Network,  to help people hear about DCMS Appointment opportunities, including future networking events, guidance for candidates and much more.

Historic England and National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), members of ARCH (Alliance to Reduce Crime Against Heritage), have released research findings on the scale and extent of heritage and cultural property crime in England.

Lord Parkinson has delivered a speech to members of the heritage sector at the annual Heritage Day hosted by The Heritage Alliance. image: Open Government Licence v3.0

This consultation on changes to permitted development rights in England seeks views on changes to several existing permitted development rights that allow for householder development, building upwards to create new homes, the demolition of certain buildings and rebuild as homes, … Continue reading →

Consultation on an accelerated planning service, planning performance measures, extensions of time, expedited appeals and section 73B applications. This consultation closes at 11:59pm on 1 May 2024. image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0

Campaigners have lost a High Court challenge against renewed plans to build a road tunnel near Stonehenge. image for illustration: Stonehenge by Sumit Surai – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0

The restoration of the Palace of Westminster will be ‘reasonably ambitious’ in scope and take between 11 and 17 years, with both Houses possibly decanting for the majority, the Restoration and Renewal (R&R) Client Board has revealed, as decision on … Continue reading →

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), has launched a new Residential Retrofit Standard following an extensive eight week-long consultation period. image for illustration

Continued delays to the updated climate change plan and further slippage in promised climate policies mean that the Climate Change Committee no longer believes that the Scottish Government will meet its statutory 2030 goal to reduce emissions by 75%. There … Continue reading →

Sponsored by specialist heritage insurer Ecclesiastical, the Heritage Heroes Awards, now in their 14th year, are the Heritage Alliance’s celebration of the outstanding contribution Britain’s heritage volunteers make to society.

A research report has been issued that explores the extent and character of relationships between the properties in the care of the Scottish Ministers and the British Empire, after being commissioned by HES and carried out by a team of … Continue reading →

Exclusively available to Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Members, the RIBA’s new guide explains terminology and outlines how insurance works, how to buy good quality insurance, and the importance of being risk-aware.

More than £21,000 owed to the South Staffordshire taxpayer has been recovered after an eyesore house which lay empty for 17 years was sold.

CyArk’s Heritage Amplified Grant will provide recipients with an opportunity to amplify place-based stories of cultural heritage through the development of a web-based 3D virtual experience. image for illustration

Scottish Historic Buildings Trust (SHBT), the charity dedicated to regenerating significant historic buildings across Scotland, has appointed Dr Samuel Gallacher as Director.

A moveable rail bridge over the Stainforth and Keadby Canal in the Midlands in England has been completely overhauled. image for illustration: Vazon sliding bridge by Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

A new RIBA AI report includes the findings of a survey asking architects how they are using and plan to use AI, which reveals that 41% of UK architects are already using AI on at least the occasional project. image … Continue reading →

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has supported the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) in addressing the critical shortage of Planning Enforcement Officers across councils nationwide.

The Local Government Association (LGA) ‘Pathways to Planning’ aims to widen the pool of graduates entering planning roles in local authorities, as the scheme offers an exciting opportunity for councils and graduates alike. image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0