Daily Archives: 21/12/2009

Rural communities are being encouraged to apply for funds to masterplan their growth in a sustainable way. The new £1m competition is being run by Communities and Local Government and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The rural … Continue reading →

Planning and architecture specifically targeted for 22% funding cuts in a move that undermines Government’s own targets on reducing carbon emissions and quality of place Responding to the Scottish Funding Council’s consultation on future spending allocations for university courses, the … Continue reading →

Wyro Developments Ltd has been prosecuted by Brecon Beacons National Park Authority after pleading guilty to felling seven trees in Talgarth Conservation Area without permission. At Brecon Magistrates’ Court one of the directors of the company was fined £2,600 and … Continue reading →

The Government has signalled plans to review the regime surrounding town green designations following controversy over the way campaigners have used the existing legislation to thwart development. The administration’s intentions were set out in a written Parliamentary answer from environment … Continue reading →

Bolton Council has confirmed that up to 20 staff from its planning department face redundancy as the planning authority grapples with making savings of more than £1m, prompted by a significant fall in income from planning and building control applications. … Continue reading →

The Planning Inspectorate has upheld Westminster Council’s decision to refuse planning permission to convert a church in Mayfair in central London into a spa. An inspector has turned down an appeal by multi-millionaire George Hammer to turn the Grade I-listed … Continue reading →

Grade I listed Seaton Delaval Hall in Northumberland has been saved for the nation, following a fundraising campaign, supported by some of the leading lights of British architecture. Richard Rogers, Norman Foster, Will Alsop and Terry Farrell all supported the … Continue reading →

The Local Government Association (LGA) Group has published the results of its annual Local Government Workforce Survey for England. The Local Government Workforce Survey 2009 was conducted between June and August 2009 in England and Wales.The IDeA and Local Government … Continue reading →

Three major surveys of relevant professional activities in England are being undertaken at present, each of which provides IHBC members and practitioners with important opportunities to raise the profile of conservation in sustainable development, development economics and local authorities. The … Continue reading →