Daily Archives: 18/08/2011

Following a general appeal by the PM, England’s Chief Planning Officer Steve Quartermain has written to local planning authorities asking them to consider the ways in which their planning powers can be used to support businesses and shops to restore … Continue reading →

A new research report, commissioned by the Gloucestershire branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England, investigates how the new neighbourhood planning process will work in the light of earlier community planning initiatives.   Richard Lloyd, CPRE Gloucestershire vice chairman, … Continue reading →

RICS has welcomed the Government’s draft National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) as a significant step forward in enabling the growth the UK requires.   RICS believes delivering sustainable economic growth is in everyone’s interest, whether it be badly needed employment … Continue reading →

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) will shortly be launching a nationwide myth-busting campaign in a bid to ensure a better informed debate about the role of planning and the planning profession. This initiative was highlighted in a response from … Continue reading →

A church in the Devon countryside built without planning permission has obtained a certificate of lawful development after the local planning authority failed to take enforcement action within the prescribed period.   Tree surgeon and landscaper Paul Knights, 57, bought … Continue reading →

The Heritage Lottery Fund has issues its conclusions on gthe recent consultation on its new strategy for 2013-19   HLF Chair Dame Jenny Abramsky and Chief Executive Carole Souter write:   Thank you very much for contributing to our recent … Continue reading →

Discussions on the Historic Environment Records (HER) Forum Summer Meeting for  2011,?held in Birmingham and focussing on English Heritage’s ‘HER 21 ‘ initiative, have been posted on the Heritage Gateway website.   The summer HER Forum, titled ‘HERs for the … Continue reading →

Local authorities are being urged by the Government to publish asset lists identifying land and buildings that could be managed more rationally, potentially saving millions of pounds.   The Department for Communities and Local Government has drawn up a ‘demo’ … Continue reading →

Natural England has launched a survey as apart of its Monitor of Engagement with the Natural Environment (MENE), the MENE User Engagement Survey.   Natural England writes: Please tell us what you think of MENE by completing our short survey. … Continue reading →