Daily Archives: 25/08/2010

The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) has opened booking for its forthcoming conference, ‘Conservation: Bridging the recession’, to take place in Newcastle on 24  September 2010. IHBC Past President David Lovie, a member of the IHBC’s North Branch which … Continue reading →

The British Urban Regeneration Association (BURA) has gone into voluntary liquidation, a move that was announced in a memo sent to members yesterday by BURA chair Jackie Sadek. Sadek said: “In recent years the expansion of regeneration media, events and … Continue reading →

Scotland’s Chief Statistician today published the Scottish Household Survey (SHS) 2009 Annual Report. The SHS is a survey of households across the whole of Scotland, and is designed to provide reliable and up-to-date information on the composition, characteristics and behaviour … Continue reading →

Europa Nostra has announced the opening of its 2011 awards, with a deadline of 1 October 2010. Categories include: CONSERVATION Outstanding achievements in the conservation and enhancement of cultural heritage in the following areas: Single buildings or groups of buildings … Continue reading →

Northern Ireland environment minister Edwin Poots has published new planning policies to help safeguard areas of established residential character from town cramming. Poots said the policies, an addendum to PPS 7, were designed “to ensure greater control over the density … Continue reading →

Minister for Heritage and Tourism John Penrose announced a range of listing decisions last week (9 August). Three new listings were announced for: the Darul Ummah Community Centre, Tower Hamlets (London), the Dunboyne Road housing estate, Camden (London) and the … Continue reading →

The threat of demolition of the terraced home which was the Liverpool birthplace of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr has returned. The Victorian property at Madryn Street, Toxteth, is one of hundreds in the “Welsh Streets” area which is due to … Continue reading →

Cigarette bin row in conservation area Westminster City Council has decided to go to court over a number of branded cigarette bins located in a conservation area which it has argued require planning permission. At issue are 21 cigarette bins, … Continue reading →