Daily Archives: 26/01/2012

The IHBC’s Linkedin group has passed 1000 members. Charles Strang, IHBC’s Communications Secretary, welcomed the speed with which the network has developed, saying: ‘The first 1000 members of the IHBC’s LinkedIn group demonstrate that those who look back can also … Continue reading →

Establishing a register of Historic Battlefields in Wales will be among one of the priorities for the historic environment, Huw Lewis, Minister for Housing, Regeneration and Heritage announced.? The Minister made the announcement during a statement to AMs on his … Continue reading →

Nahid Majid OBE is to be the new Director of Design Council Cabe, the Design Council has announced. Nahid Majid has worked for over twenty years in urban regeneration as a professional urban designer. Initially trained as an urban planner and … Continue reading →

Complementing the IHBC’s web resource for local authority service standards, ‘Why planning authorities must have conservation skills!’ (http://www.ihbc.org.uk/skills/), Iain Johnston, Partner at sgh Martineau, has reported on a case especially relevant to the private sector, under the title ‘A salutary … Continue reading →

Elected city mayors will have their own bespoke powers tailored to local needs, Minister for Cities Greg Clark has announced.   Rather than seeking to impose a ‘one size fits all’ approach, the Government will take advantage of the new … Continue reading →

Details of over 700,000 objects in the care of the National Trust went online for the first time in December.   The National Trust writes: Now anyone with an interest in historic objects or old curiosities can have virtual access … Continue reading →

A campaigner has failed in his bid to block a legal challenge against a decision to confirm a 12-hectare plot of land near Aberdare, south Wales, as a protected area of ‘village green’.   For background see: LINK   Search … Continue reading →

Two north Devon councils have agreed proposals to appoint a joint head of planning as part of a move to share planning services across the two local authorities.   North Devon District Council and neighbouring Torridge District Council intend to … Continue reading →

  The Building Conservation Directory for 2012, which is offered free to IHBC members, has just been published.   Articles in the current range from ‘Listed Building Consent’, Nicholas Doggett and ‘Flooding: Risk and Remediation’, Ruth Nicholls to ‘Laser Scanning: … Continue reading →

Proposals for a major mixed-use development including a 55-storey tower on Liverpool’s waterfront would damage the World Heritage site ‘beyond repair’, a UNESCO report has warned.   Liverpool Echo Article: LINK

Universities and Science Minister David Willetts has laid an Order in Parliament to abolish the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) as a non-departmental public body (NDPB) following the Government’s announcement in October 2010 of its proposal … Continue reading →

  A building at Bletchley Park used to break the Enigma Code and which contributed to the allied victory in the Second World War has been given Grade II listed status today by Heritage Minister John Penrose. Block C at … Continue reading →