Daily Archives: 19/03/2010

IHBC Projects Officer Fiona Newton welcomed the Big Lottery Fund award of £10,000 to Urban Regeneration Company Opportunity Peterborough, funding that comes as a Traditional Skills Grant under its ‘Awards for All’ grants scheme. Fiona Newton said: “The point is … Continue reading →

A comprehensive new report conducted by Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, analyzes the economic impact of the federal Historic Tax Credit since its inception in 1976, ‘clearly shows that historic preservation is a powerful tool for economic revitalization … Continue reading →

The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has appointed Jane Briginshaw as its new head of design and sustainability. She joins from Partnerships for Schools, where she is currently design director, after a period as head of design for the Department … Continue reading →

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