Daily Archives: 11/11/2011

The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC), the UK’s professional body for built and historic environment conservation specialists, is piloting a new Full Member Application Form to further help support appropriate professional accreditation in the increasingly specialised field of conservation. … Continue reading →

IHBC Wales Branch Committee member John Edwards is to leave his post in English Hertage to take up a new role with Cadw as Assistant Director, responsible for building conservation.   John said: ‘ As Cadw’s lead on building conservation … Continue reading →

A project to save the last working Victorian pottery in the UK and create more than 100 new jobs in Stoke-on-Trent has secured commitments to receive £5 million of government and private funding, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) … Continue reading →

Scotland’s Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop is energetically making the case for reducing VAT for renovations, repairs and home improvements to just five per cent as she points out: ·   ‘Refurbishment of older buildings and areas, especially those of heritage value, … Continue reading →

The Localism Bill, which includes measures for major reform of the planning system in England, is now waiting for Royal Assent, as the Coalition’s Decentralisation Minister Greg Clark insists ‘we want to see more planning, not less’, and notes that … Continue reading →

Victoria County History (VCH) has announced the launch of a new website.   VCH says: Founded in 1899 and originally dedicated to Queen Victoria, Victoria County History (VCH) is an encyclopaedic record of England’s places and people from earliest times … Continue reading →

The London Borough of Southwark has announced that the main high street in Peckham is to become part of a new conservation area.   Search Planning Resource: LINK

ConstructionSkills, the construction industry sector skills council, has announced the availability of a Specialist Apprenticeship Programme for heritage roofing that has benefited learners across the south coast – with a third intake already planned for November 2011.   ConstructionSkills News … Continue reading →

From 6 April 2012 anyone leaving 10 per cent of their estate to charity can reap the benefit of reduced inheritance tax from 40 per cent to 36 per cent. Underpinning the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) ‘10 … Continue reading →

The Vernacular Architecture Group (VAG) has released details on its annual bursaries to its Winter Meeting, to be held on 7th – 8th January 2012 at the University of Leicester, with a closing date of 24 November for applications.   … Continue reading →

Some 82 percent of councillors believe that planning consultations only capture the opinions of the ‘most vocal people’ and 75 percent believe the ‘silent majority’ is overlooked in planning decisions, according to a recent survey.   The research, for planning consultancy … Continue reading →