Monthly Archives: September 2010

Widespread concern has emerged over the progress of discussions about merging English Heritage (EH) and the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) in the absence of wider UK consultation and public input. Seán O’Reilly, Director of the Institute of Historic Building Conservation … Continue reading →

BEFS’ first Annual Congress, hailed a great success, let delegates hear from keynote speakers, and ‘soapbox’ presenters in the Congress Market Place, as they explored how good practice and policy developments could achieve ‘Special Places-Special Relationships’. The BEFS (Built Environment … Continue reading →

New build is not always the answer, as a flagship academy school, designed by Foster & Partners, has been branded a ‘nightmare’ by the woman who runs it. The £31 million Business Academy Bexley, a 2004 Stirling Prize nominee in … Continue reading →

The winners of the Homes & Communities Awards 2010 have been announced. From the 261 entrants, the winners were: Flourishing places – Winner: Aston Hall and Park (entered by Aston Hall and Birmingham City Council). Highly commended: Blueprint: Phoenix Square, … Continue reading →

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced confirmed funding of £15m for four very different heritage projects: the William Morris Gallery in Waltham Forest ’s Lloyd Park; the historic Cromford Mills in the Peak District; York’s internationally famous Minster; and … Continue reading →

One of the last remaining Portland stone suppliers, Stone Firms Limited, has entered administration due to a lack of work. Administrators have been appointed to one of the few remaining suppliers of the world famous Portland stone. Ian Corfield and … Continue reading →

Over the next month the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) will begin its search for heritage champions to chair three of its local committees, recruiting in the North East, North West and Yorkshire & Humber, and with the closing date for … Continue reading →

100 courses; 3000 trained volunteers and a major…. Three reasons to celebrate for SPAB’s Faith in Maintenance Project! Faith in Maintenance (FiM), a unique British scheme to provide free training for volunteers from all faith communities who care for significant, … Continue reading →

The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Newcastle will be the honoured guests of The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC), the UK’s professional body for conservation specialists, at its reception in Newcastle Cathedral on 23 September. The reception marks … Continue reading →

Westminster City Council has approved plans for a total of 32 solar photovoltaic panels on the south-east roof of Clarence House, the central London residence of the Prince of Wales. Search Planning Portal: LINK

Civic Voice is the new national charity for the civic movement in England, and an update on progress is provided below. ‘We launched in April 2010 after a comprehensive debate about what the civic movement needed to build a stronger … Continue reading →

English Heritage has announced that the list of summaries of the HER21 scheme projects is now available on their HELM website. English Heritage will be adding more to the HELM pages as the HER21 scheme develops and is encouraging people … Continue reading →

Harrow Council planning committee has given the go-ahead to proposals to redevelop what was the site of the nerve centre of the Battle of Britain into a housing scheme plus a new museum dedicated to the memory of The Few. … Continue reading →

Work is due to start early next year on a £4.3million project to carry out further investigations and stabilisation works to homes in the Field Road and Coley District, which may be built on land where historical chalk mining took … Continue reading →

The British Pavilion at the 12th International Architecture Exhibition in Venice, commissioned by Vicky Richardson, Director of Architecture, Design, Fashion at the British Council and opens to the public on Sunday 29 August 2010. The Pavilion is ironically named Villa … Continue reading →

The IHBC is supporting a free debate on ‘The Sustainable Community Building Refurbishment vs New Build’, in Edinburgh on 21 October. Each year The Glass-House and partner organisations hold a free nationwide debate series focusing on a topic related to … Continue reading →

Following the Annual General Meeting of SSLG on the 2nd September 2010, it is my duty as Chief Executive Officer to regretfully anounce that the Board of Directors have decided to dissolve SSLG as a charitable company limited by guarantee. The … Continue reading →

The Government has announced changes to the Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) Order 1995 (GDPO) which include provision for applicants with partially implemented outline planning permissions to apply for a replacement planning permission with a new time limit. … Continue reading →

The Construction Alliance, a coming together of four of the sector’s major trade organisations who represent the interests of its members at the Strategic Forum for Construction, have signed a memorandum of understanding. The Alliance includes the Civil Engineering Contractors … Continue reading →

English Heritage has commissioned research to take forward recommendations in an ALGAO report ‘GIS guidance for Historic Environment Records in England’ – January 2010 to investigate how England’s local authorities use GIS to maintain Historic Environment Records (HERs) and this … Continue reading →

The second wave of the largest sector survey ever conducted has been launched by the Office for Civil Society today. Some 110,000 civil society organisations have been invited to participate in the National Survey of Charities and Social Enterprises which … Continue reading →

The London Borough of Richmond, dealing with the listed building prosecution at 3 Church Street, Twickenham, has been notified that the appeal has been dropped. With the hearing due to take place at Kingston Crown Court, after some strong advice … Continue reading →

Communities minister Bob Neill has made his most detailed statement yet on the relationship between the coalition’s localism agenda and the role of Government planning policy. His comments came during a Commons adjournment debate on the nuisance caused by urban … Continue reading →

Prime Minister David Cameron told local authorities yesterday not to ‘do the easy thing’ by cutting budgets for voluntary bodies in their communities. Cameron told his audience at Prime Minister’s questions that instead councils should look at core costs and … Continue reading →