Daily Archives: 07/07/2010

At its Council meeting on Thursday 10 June Gordon Masterton OBE was appointed as the eleventh Chairman of the Construction Industry Council;  Keith Clarke, CIC’s former Chairman, now becomes Deputy Chairman in accordance with CIC’s rules & byelaws. Gordon Masterton … Continue reading →

The Government has promised further guidance on the implications of the Coalition’s decision to scrap Regional Strategies and suggested that the administration may use secondary legislation rather than wait for primary legislation to make the change in the planning regime. … Continue reading →

The next Calls for Proposals for ESPON (European Spatial Planning Observation Network) will open on 24 August 2010. The deadline for submitting proposals is 19 October 2010. The total available budget is 1.950.000 Euro. The ESPON 2013 Programme, the ‘European … Continue reading →

To be launched in 2011, and seeking contributions, is a new Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development (JCHMSD), intended to stimulate and encourage research devoted to the sustainable development of cultural heritage and to the positive contribution of … Continue reading →

The UK Pavilion at the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai by Heatherwick Studio has scooped the Royal Institute of British Architects’ (RIBA) prestigious RIBA Lubetkin Prize for the most outstanding work of international architecture by an RIBA member. The prize … Continue reading →

Community engagement specialists Planning Aid have published a guide to good public engagement in development schemes. The easy-to-read free guide – produced by Planning Aid England (PAE) and Planning Aid for London (PAL) – contains practical advice and is illustrated … Continue reading →

FIND, the UK’s most advanced online mapping website, has launched an exclusive London Building Heights map. This online map shows buildings with height points superimposed; just like spot heights traditionally shown on walking maps for hills and mountains. The accuracy of the map is unprecedented. … Continue reading →

An extension to a Somerset village by classicists ADAM Architecture has been approved by Mendip District Council. The traditional-styled proposals for an expansion of Norton St Philip, nine miles south of Bath, were recommended unanimously by district and parish council … Continue reading →

Entries for the 2010 UK Landscape Award opened on 6 April and will close on 27 August 2010. Good landscapes, wherever they are, help make great communities. A new town square, a restored coastal path, a regeneration scheme with public … Continue reading →