Daily Archives: 16/11/2009

Scotland’s Culture Minister has on 10 November expressed the Scottish Government’s clear commitment to a national centre for architecture based within The Lighthouse building in Glasgow. Michael Russell said that arrangements were in place for the employment of staff working … Continue reading →

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI), the professional body for Britain’s 22,000 planners, has on 10 November welcomed the publication of the first draft National Policy Statements, but warned that without an overall national spatial plan, we risk missing out … Continue reading →

Summaries of the Draft National Policy Statements for England are available from Planning Aid The first draft National Policy Statements – which set out the national need for particular types of infrastructure – have now been published. Planning Aid is … Continue reading →

A legal fight over a disused monastery in the London Borough of Barnet has reached the High Court. Developer Metro Construction says that the Barnet council wrongly designated the former Carmelite Monastery at 119 Bridge Lane, Barnet, as a Conservation … Continue reading →

A total of 41 Scottish high streets across Scotland will share £20m of government cash to revitalise their town centres. It is the second tranche of money awarded from the £60 million Town Centre Regeneration Fund set up earlier this … Continue reading →

Letter to Chief Planning Officers: Arrangements for Handling Heritage Applications – Notification and Directions by the Secretary of State (England) Direction 2009 Extracted: ‘The new direction will extend the categories of listed building consent  applications which local planning authorities are … Continue reading →

Eddie Booth, IHBC President, has notified the IHBC National Office of the death of Gordon Michell last Tuesday.  Michell was a pioneering conservation architect and professional adviser to the Civic Trust during its most influential period.  He developed models for … Continue reading →

Controversial planning proposals that would have put thousands of heritage buildings at risk are to be rewritten John Healey, the planning minister, said he would “redraft” new rules on historic buildings following an outcry over the original version. The proposed … Continue reading →