Daily Archives: 20/02/2009

An innovative project that could eventually help to bring disused barns back to life in the Yorkshire Dales has been given the go-ahead by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) which has approved the temporary use of a free-standing … Continue reading →

A High Court ruling has provided a new legal definition of what constitutes a tree and what this means for tree preservation orders (TPOs). http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/england/professionals/en/1115316564919.html

Consultants are seeking responses on taking forward Recommendation 8 of the Killian Pretty Review: Government should take steps to allow a more proportionate approach to minor material changes in development proposals after permission has been granted… Click here for details … Continue reading →

English Heritage has published an online guide for planning and development professionals and all those applying for consents. The fully updated Charter for English Heritage Planning and Development Advisory Services, provides information such as when to consult English Heritage. http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.19324

A new publication from CLG presents guidance for local cohesion practitioners on how to develop individuals’ sense of belonging to their immediate neighbourhood. The guidance explains that a sense of belonging is a key indicator of community cohesion. It outlines … Continue reading →

Work has begun to install solar water heating panels on the roofs of seven B-listed Georgian tenements in the historic heart of Edinburgh, a Conservation Area and World Heritage Site. Changeworks is producing a guide to installing all types of … Continue reading →

CABE Space is proposing a new framework for valuation of parks. This takes into account plants and trees, paths, benches and structures. Using the new framework, the value of Highbury Fields in Islington, for example, is calculated at £53 million. … Continue reading →

A grade II-listed building by Colin St John Wilson was de-listed by the government on the basis of seriously flawed evidence, leading figures claimed this week. http://www.bdonline.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=3134264&origin=BDweeklydigest

Designs by Denton Corker Marshall for the long-awaited visitor centre at Stonehenge could be scrapped because of lack of government funding. http://www.bdonline.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=3134324&origin=BDweeklydigest