Daily Archives: 25/05/2011

Thousands of empty homes are being hidden from statistics as councils run out of money to fund regeneration projects, research has revealed, as Freedom of Information requests made by the charity ‘Empty Homes’ revealed 12,000 homes which were not added … Continue reading →

The Practitioners Advisory Group (PAG) has published a suggested draft of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), the coalition’s proposed unified planning document, while environment groups have criticized it for not being sufficiently green! A group of four experts from … Continue reading →

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has provided an update on the Green Bank, as the UK becomes the first country in the world to create a bank dedicated to the greening of our economy.   BIS says: ‘The … Continue reading →

The National Heritage Protection Plan (NHPP) has been launched, setting out how English Heritage (EH), with help from partners in the sector, will prioritise and deliver heritage protection for the next four years.   It will make best use of EH resources … Continue reading →

CITB-ConstructionSkills’ Inspire scholarship scheme, set up to recruit the very best undergraduates into the industry, has been confirmed for 2011, with a closing date of 31 May, and will offer funding to enable 100 scholars to join the industry.   The … Continue reading →

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is seeking to appoint individuals with expertise in the following areas as Commissioners of English Heritage: architectural history, architecture, property development, estate management and two public interest representatives, with a closing date of … Continue reading →

Housing Minister Grant Shapps has formally confirmed the Government’s revised definition for zero carbon homes in a statement in the Commons, as housebuilders have been freed from responsibility for emissions outwith the scope of Building Regulations.   ‘We have decided that the regulatory … Continue reading →

The 27 winners of the 2011 European UnionPrize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards were announced in April by theEuropean Commission and Europa Nostra, with the winning projects selected from nearly 140 submissions from 31 countries.   Congratulations to UK … Continue reading →