Daily Archives: 12/08/2011

IHBC’s London Branch has announced the launch of its annual conference, to take place on 5 October 2011 at its usual impressive location, the Royal College of Physicians, and covering the theme ‘Challenging Conservation: Heritage at the Crossroads‘    IHBC … Continue reading →

Heritage Works, the celebrated Manchester-based Building Preservation Trust (BPT), has announced the closure of its office, noting that ‘If there is any issue that you might wish to pursue or steps that you consider could be taken to sustain Heritage … Continue reading →

The House of Commons Communities and Local Government Committee has been invited by the Minister for Planning and Decentralisation to examine the draft National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), which was published on Monday 25 July and is seeking evidence to … Continue reading →

Civic Voice has announced that there are two vacancies on its Board of Trustees and has called on anyone wanting to get involved and shape the future of Civic Voice and the wider movement to put themselves forward, with a … Continue reading →

Hopes have been raised that Preston’s 1960s brutalist bus station could be saved after it emerged that talks are taking place about revising plans for the city’s Tithebarn redevelopment. BD Online Article: LINK    

A new website that lets you petition the government online has gone live.   The press release states: e-petitions are a way for you to influence government policy in the UK. You can create an e-petition about anything that the … Continue reading →

Ministers have announced proposals for a planning ‘guarantee’ designed to ensure no  application for planning permission in England takes longer than 12 months to be determined, including any appeal.     Planning Minister Greg Clark has written to local authorities … Continue reading →

HMRC has withdrawn proposals to charge VAT on design and build composite changes, a change which the Charity Tax Group (CTG) claims would have cost some charities hundreds of thousands of pounds.   HMRC accepted the opinion CTG had sought … Continue reading →

Greg Clark will take on the role of Minister for Cities in addition to his existing responsibilities   The press release states: Cities are key to ensuring economic growth across the country, so it is vital to capitalise on opportunities … Continue reading →

Plans to reform the registration system for town and village greens have been announced by the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.   Ministers have acknowledged that village greens play an important part in community life and England’s heritage … Continue reading →