Daily Archives: 20/05/2011

Commons vote for ‘Cash for permissions’

Posted on 20/05/2011 by IHBC NewsBlog

A controversial clause that would allow town halls to consider the financial benefits that a permission would bring has been added to the Localism Bill following a vote last night in the House of Commons. Civic Voice News: LINK RTPI … Continue reading →

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Heritage partners to deliver HODs for EH

Posted on 20/05/2011 by IHBC NewsBlog

Civic Voice, the National Trust and The Heritage Alliance will be responsible for the national co-ordination of Heritage Open Days (HODs) and securing its future, as English Heritage will provide funding till 2015 and remains responsible for Heritage Open Days … Continue reading →

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BEFS revisits motion on VAT reduction

Posted on 20/05/2011 by IHBC NewsBlog

Built Environment Forum Scotland (BEFS), Scotland’s link body for the sector, is seeking to widen support for the 2010 ‘Early Day Motion’ (EDM) in Whitehall, on cutting VAT for repair and maintenance, by asking Scottish MPs to sign up to … Continue reading →

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Government appointments for Wales & Scotland

Posted on 20/05/2011 by IHBC NewsBlog

Appointments have been made in the devolved governments following the elections, with Fiona Hyslop retaining heritage as Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs in Scotland, while in Wales the Heritage and Tourism brief being moved to the Housing and … Continue reading →

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England’s Departmental plans updated

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The Coalition Government has today published updated business plans for each government department with full details of changes made to the plans since they were first published in November 2010. The 2011 business plans reflect an updated assessment of when … Continue reading →

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BIS: ‘High Street Review’ by Mary Portas

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Retail consultant and TV presenter Mary Portas has been appointed to lead an independent review into the future of the High Street on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).   The purpose of the review will … Continue reading →

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Urban Land Institute Europe CEO: Joe Montgomery

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Joe Montgomery has joined the Urban Land Institute (ULI) as its new Chief Executive for Europe.   Responsibilities will include the expansion of its services and membership across Europe, and increasing the collaboration between public and private sectors in real … Continue reading →

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INSITE11 seeks retrofit innovation

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If you have a new, innovative product, tool or material that would benefit the retrofit sector, you are invited to take part in the INSITE11 Innovation Zone competition, with applications to be submitted by 30 June 2011.   The competition … Continue reading →

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EH updates guidance on energy efficiency

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English Heritage (EH) has published ‘Energy Efficiency and Historic Buildings: Application of Part L of the Building Regulations to historic and traditionally constructed buildings’, which provides technical advice to help prevent conflicts between the energy efficiency requirements in Part L … Continue reading →

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