Daily Archives: 20/08/2010

The IHBC is developing recommendations for Historic Environment Records (HERS) on the incorporation of national information on the built environment and would like to hear about any research on HER and conservation service links. Fiona Newton, IHBC Projects Officer said … Continue reading →

Eric Pickles has responded positively to the cross-sector promotion of ‘larger than local’ planning in a letter that adopts  ‘strategic planning’ as an official phrase in the new government. Pickles has said that the government is ‘considering what additional tools … Continue reading →

Almost every local planning officer (96 per cent) says that there are benefits from including design review in the planning system. Of these, 67 per cent say that access to specialist expertise is the main advantage. These findings are part … Continue reading →

A report by Roger Tym & Partners says planners should receive more training in the economics surrounding the development process to enable them to make more informed decisions when preparing local plans and considering new housing and commercial development projects. … Continue reading →

A project to refurbish six former Welsh miners’ houses into sustainable and desirable modern homes was launched today by Jane Davidson, AM, Minister for the Environment, Sustainability and Housing. The Wales Eco Terrace Project in Penrhiwceiber, Rhondda Cynon Taf demonstrates … Continue reading →

HCA has launched Place Spotlight, a resource to support the local investment planning process and help local authorities to identify ways to improve their delivery of great places. Place Spotlight supports practitioners to develop a strong vision for a local … Continue reading →

London Mayor Boris Johnson has published final planning guidance to strengthen the protection given to the historic views of the city’s most iconic landmarks and World Heritage Sites. The ‘London Views Management Framework’ will help ensure some of the conurbation’s … Continue reading →

Luca Csepely-Knorr, a landscape architecture graduate and PhD student at the Corvinus University of Budapest, has been awarded the 2010 Goldfinger Scholarship by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) to assist her research into the work of Béla Rerrich … Continue reading →