Daily Archives: 04/05/2012

The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC), the professional body for built and historic environment conservation specialists, has co-signed a letter to the Chancellor urging him not to press ahead with the VAT raid on approved alterations to listed buildings … Continue reading →

Built Environment Forum Scotland, the link body for built and historic environment interests in Scotland, of which the IHBC is a member, has successfully promoted in the Scottish Parliament a motion against the VAT raid by the HMRC on approved … Continue reading →

The government is recognising the scale of the impact of the proposed VAT raid on heritage buildings, as it seeks ways to backtrack the tax take from listed places of worship (LPOW). Following discussions between the Treasury and the Church … Continue reading →

Civic Voice is asking civic society members to join a sector wide campaign to ask the Government to reverse its proposed decision to remove ‘VAT relief on alterations to listed buildings’. Civic Voice states: You can support this campaign by … Continue reading →

Huw Lewis AM, Minister for Housing, Regeneration and Heritage in Wales, has issued a statement saying that he has ‘established a working group to create a process whereby the core functions of the Royal Commission could be merged with other … Continue reading →

A historic hospital is to be demolished after the Scottish Government upheld a planning appeal against Glasgow City Council. The report states: Scottish Enterprise applied to the council to flatten the 11 listed buildings which form the Ruchill Hospital site … Continue reading →

The proposal by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) to scrap the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and in the process reputedly save £1.6bn (which IEA says would go ‘some way’ towards abolishing inheritance tax), has been receiving … Continue reading →

The Institute of Conservation, ICON, has launched its education strategy for 2012-16, endorsed by the IHBC an other key heritage bodies, entitled ‘National Conservation Education and Skills Strategy 2012–2016’. ICON states: Icon is launching a National Strategy, setting the direction … Continue reading →

Architecture Centre Network – the national advocacy, support and development organisation for 20+ architecture and built environment centres in the UK – has announced that it will close as an organisation at the end of June 2012. Architecture Centre Network … Continue reading →

Guidance for councils to check how well their local plans comply with the government’s National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) has been published by local government adviser the Planning Advisory Service (PAS). PAS reports: We have produced a checklist to help … Continue reading →

The Culture Action Europe team for the ‘We are more’ campaign, which aims to highlight to policymakers the value of European cultural activities ?has provided an update on progress. The ‘We are more’ campaign states: We have just published our … Continue reading →

The BRE Trust, the largest UK charity dedicated specifically to built environment research and education, has announced a new research programme related to ‘Future Cities’, and is so keen to get views that respondents will be included in a draw … Continue reading →

Malcolm Sharp is set to become the new president of the Planning Officers Society. He is due to be inaugurated at the society’s annual meeting in Bournemouth on 11 May. Malcolm Sharp is managing director at Huntingdonshire DC having formerly … Continue reading →

The annual hunt for the ten most endangered Victorian or Edwardian buildings in England and Wales begins this week, led by the Victorian Society. The Victorian Society reports: The Society is calling on historians, enthusiasts and local campaigners across the … Continue reading →