Monthly Archives: March 2010

Housing and planning minister John Healey has confirmed further reforms to the planning system in England, consulted on last year and recommended in the Killian Pretty Review, which will remove an estimated 10,000 full planning applications from the system. This … Continue reading →

A top planning lawyer has voiced concern over the Government’s proposed changes to the planning regime for infill development. At issue is the new guidance set out in the draft PPS on planning for a natural and healthy environment. This … Continue reading →

Applications for inclusion on the new, shorter UK Tentative List can be submitted now. In January, the Culture Minister, Margaret Hodge, announced that as a result of the public consultation on the future of the UK’s World Heritage policy, a … Continue reading →

Since 2006 the Cultural Leadership Programme (CLP) has supported over 30 leadership networks offering tailor-made, work based support to leaders across the cultural and creative industries, with a new funding programme in place now with the deadline for proposals 12 … Continue reading →

A programme of intensive two-week residential courses designed for people in the middle ranks of larger cultural organisations or those near the top of smaller ones. Closing date for 2010 programme is 23 April. Link to Courses

Seán O’Reilly, IHBC Director, welcomed new investment in training for planning in the public sector, represented by some £1.8m allocated by Communities and Local Government (CLG). Seán O’Reilly said: “Given the limited funds for conservation education in our sector, and … Continue reading →

A home owner who knocked down his house and built a significantly larger property in its place without planning permission must demolish it following enforcement action by Hackney Council in East London. The resident had 12 months to comply or … Continue reading →

A new national survey shows the impact of the recession and service cuts on parks and green space jobs. Green space skills, a survey commissioned by CABE and English Heritage, is the first to reveal the full extent of skills … Continue reading →

Heritage Alliance’s Making the Most of our Heritage, published at the Alliance’s Heritage Day in December, is a ready reference setting out the value of heritage in the 21st century. It adopts four headings: building a new economy, giving value … Continue reading →

The 2010 Awards are now open for entries, with deadline: Monday, 12th April 2010 www.rtpiplanningawards.com

Plans for a mixed-used redevelopment of a site opposite Hampton Court Palace could be in jeopardy after a judge granted a hearing into a legal challenge against the proposals. Keith Garner, who worked as a consultant to Historic Royal Palaces … Continue reading →

Seán O’Reilly, IHBC Director, welcomed new investment in training for planning in the public sector, represented by some £1.8m allocated by Communities and Local Government (CLG). Seán O’Reilly said: “Given the limited funds for conservation education in our sector, and … Continue reading →

The working list of future themes for the IHBC’s renowned house journal, Context, now covers up to 2 years and is available on-line, at www.ihbc.org.uk/context.htm to encourage members and non-members to plan, offer or suggest relevant articles and themes. Fiona … Continue reading →

Charles Strang, Chair of the IHBC’s Communications and Outreach Committee, has welcomed the launch of the IHBC’s Scotland Branch on-line Newsletter, available at http://ihbcscotland.org.uk/ saying: “It’s an important new information resource for IHBC members working in Scotland, and like our … Continue reading →

IHBC member Roz Artis-Young, and Scottish Lime Centre Trust (SLCT) Director, reports the strengthening of operations there in response to the success of its conservation service: ‘I am writing to you to tell you of the very positive changes being … Continue reading →

Community organisations are to receive up to £3.5 million helping them to purchase and refurbish existing properties for the benefit of their local communities, Local Government Minister Barbara Follett announced today, Thursday, 4 March. The projects from Exeter, Sheffield, Leominster … Continue reading →

Shadow Conservative planning minister Bob Neill told the Party’s Spring Forum meeting in Brighton that an incoming Conservative administration would ensure that the Killian Pretty review of planning permissions was given a new lease of life. He said the two … Continue reading →

A £1m fund for rural communities will be shared among 36 councils with the best ideas, following a competition run by Communities and Local Government, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, CABE and the Homes and Communities Agency. The … Continue reading →

SkyLine (London) is one of a number of ongoing projects by Hayes Davidson www.hayesdavidson.com – which has 20 years experience creating images of architecture and cities – that explore visual perception and reactions to alternative townscape that have developed from … Continue reading →

Today the Chair of the Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC), Dave Chetwyn, announced the opening of the booking for the IHBC’s 2010 Annual School, the major training event in the conservation calendar. The IHBC’s 2010 Annual School will examine … Continue reading →

The new planning regime for nationally significant infrastructure was ‘switched on’ for the energy and transport sectors on 1 March. Any infrastructure proposals in these sectors above the thresholds set by the Planning Act 2008 will now have to go … Continue reading →

English Heritage has written to the owner of Lubetkin’s threatened Finsbury Health Centre demanding a meeting to discuss its worsening state of repair. The body’s planning and regional development director for London, Paddy Pugh, wrote last Tuesday to NHS Islington … Continue reading →

Days may be numbered for showcases such as Foster’s Gherkin, warns Cambridge expert. Glazed buildings including the Gherkin could become “pariahs” by 2050 because of their inability to cope with climate change and dwindling resources such as power and water, … Continue reading →

Email sent on behalf of Ian Lush, Project Director of Discovering Places: ‘At its February meeting the Discovering Places Board reviewed the plans for the project. It discussed in detail the continuing uncertainty around the date for the General Election … Continue reading →