Daily Archives: 23/03/2012

IHBC members, colleagues and others interested in conservation now may easily send key sector news and updates direct from the IHBC’s NewsBlogs to their favoured on-line networks by using the new links in our NewsBlog archive. Continuing the development of … Continue reading →

As part of the Budget announcements, HMRC has opened a consultation on its proposal to eliminate key current VAT relief for heritage work linked to Listed Building Consent (LBC), from October 2012, with the consultation to close on 4 May. … Continue reading →

Britain’s oldest heritage charity, SPAB (Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings) has been named as one of Europe’s most outstanding organisations involved in the protection and enhancement of cultural heritage, as its considerable contribution to the world of conservation … Continue reading →

In a presentation to England’s Nation Planning Forum (NPF), the principal cross-sectoral voice on planning issues in England, CLG highlighted the government’s commitment to conservation as second only to the ‘absolute commitment to economic growth’. In the presentation to the … Continue reading →

The attorney general has announced that he would uphold a high court judgement that the Wedgwood Museum’s collections could be sold to meet a £135m pension deficit inherited from the Wedgwood Pension Plan Trustee Limited, which went into administration in … Continue reading →

Northern Ireland’s Regional Development Minister Danny Kennedy launched the revised Regional Development Strategy (RDS) 2035 at an event in the Waterfront Hall on 15 March 2012. The event attended by representatives of central and local government, the business community, environment … Continue reading →

MPs have voted unanimously in favour of keeping the construction Levy for a further three years, and approved a number of industry-led revisions to the CITB-ConstructionSkills Levy Order, on 19th March 2012. CITB-Cskills writes: This underlines the important role of … Continue reading →

The first comprehensive survey on the effect of crime on England’s historic buildings and sites, commissioned by English Heritage, has been released. The survey shows a worrying rate of damage and estimates that: Some 70,000 listed buildings – 18.7% of … Continue reading →

Extracts from Greg Barker’s speech at Ecobuild are provided below. Greg said: … When the Coalition was formed one of our first pledges was for this to be the Greenest Government ever. At the heart of this pledge- particularly given … Continue reading →

The RTPI has launched a major new initiative calling for a debate on five key questions relating to the benefits of having a Map for England to plan infrastructure and services and to enable decision makers at the local level … Continue reading →

Sustainable businesses will have the opportunity to provide information and data that will shape how the Green Construction Board (GCB) will deliver its plans for a low carbon built environment, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (DBIS) has announced. Business … Continue reading →

Prime Minister David Cameron has reaffirmed the government’s plans for a new generation of garden cities to help tackle the country’s housing crisis. Search Planning Resource: LINK

Leading architectural historian and director of the Sir John Soane Museum from 1945 to 1984, Sir John Summerson (1904 – 1992) has been commemorated (19 March 2012) with an English Heritage blue plaque at 1 Eton Villas, Chalk Farm, NW3, … Continue reading →

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced a £1m increase to its Young Roots programme from April 2012. HLF has made a number of changes to the £4m programme – which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year – designed to … Continue reading →

The Northern Ireland Marine Bill was introduced to the Assembly on 21 February. DOENI Article: LINK