Daily Archives: 17/12/2010

The UK’s professional body for conservation specialists, the Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC), has welcomed new research by VisitBritain confirming again how the care and conservation of Britain’s built heritage underpins a key part of the national economy’s current … Continue reading →

An £80 million fund is at the heart of a new Government drive to boost private giving to arts organisations and create a new generation of philanthropists, Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport and … Continue reading →

Organisations, planners, lawyers, consultants and pressure groups have given a cautious welcome to the Localism Bill but highlighted considerable uncertainty over the detail of key measures. CABE CABE’s chief executive, Richard Simmons, said: ‘Despite all the headlines about neighbourhood planning, … Continue reading →

The Scottish Government has signed a funding agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to establish a new £50 million fund to support urban regeneration in Scotland, while the EIB has launched a Call for Expressions of Interest to run … Continue reading →

Riba Trust trustees and Riba councillors have spoken of their anger over the sudden scrapping of the Riba Trust. They are furious that they were not consulted about the plan, decided last week. And they have raised fears for the … Continue reading →

The Built Environment Forum Scotland (BEFS) launched its manifesto for the next Scottish Parliamentary Elections on 16 December 2010. BEFS has a vision for Scotland that by 2020 there is an ethos of quality of place across all public bodies, … Continue reading →

The Coalition’s ground-breaking Localism Bill includes measures to extend the new Community Right to Build across England under which any community organisation bringing forward new developments under this power will not need to make a normal application for planning permission, … Continue reading →

Turning tiny terraces into larger homes, rather than knocking them down and building one bed flats, could be one of the ways to respond to the re-think of the Government’s approach to physical regeneration in England’s ex-industrial cities, a report … Continue reading →

A Trustee for Scotland is being sought to join the Board of the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) / National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) with closing date of 5 January 2011. This is an opportunity to play a vital role in … Continue reading →

Urban planning needs to consider how older people use walking routes as well as public areas, concludes a Research Council UK-funded research project from the New Dynamics of Ageing Programme. Planning should include a smooth transition between walking, driving and … Continue reading →