Daily Archives: 25/06/2010

England’s Planning minister Bob Neill has called on the planning profession to lead the move to ‘put power back into the hands of local people’ Speaking at the National Planning Forum on 25 June, Neill stressed the Government’s intention that … Continue reading →

The Government has used its emergency Budget Statement to stress its backing for England’s Local Development Orders (LDOs) as the most appropriate way of ensuring a simplified planning consents process in areas where there is potential or need for business … Continue reading →

A bid to list two of the remaining buildings at the now closed Trawsfynydd nuclear power station in North Wales has failed as Wales’ heritage minister Alun Ffred Jones has refused the request to protect the power plant, now being … Continue reading →

The Spending Challenge is a large-scale public engagement asking for ideas on how the government can save money and deliver more for less. At this stage only frontline public sector workers are being asked for ideas – to be submitted … Continue reading →

The Urban Design Group (UDG) has elected Amanda Reynolds as its chair, the first woman to hold the role in its 32-year history. An architect and urban designer with her own London-based practice AR Urbanism, UDG said her election marks … Continue reading →

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is calling for applications from architects to join the new RIBA Conservation Register, ahead of its official launch in autumn 2010. The new Register forms an important part of the RIBA’s work to … Continue reading →

Heritage Alliance Chaiman Loyd Grossman has released a statement on the Budget as follows: ‘Of course we understand the need to bring the public finances back under control and were- like everyone else- fully prepared for a tough budget.  The … Continue reading →

HCA is consulting on the creation of a functional map for the place-making sector, with closing date 31 August. The Better skills for better places partnership of more than 20 organisations committed to improving the skills of people in the … Continue reading →