Daily Archives: 27/07/2012

Context, the membership journal of The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC), the professional body for the UK’s building conservation specialists, has posted its issue on ‘Defence heritage’ online. Online publication of the Institute’s membership journal takes place six months … Continue reading →

The Linkedin group for The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC), open to members and non-members of the IHBC, has nearly 2000 signed up. The IHBC’s Linkedin group, with IHBC past chair Dave Chetwyn as its administrator, is the primary … Continue reading →

The Department for Culture Media and Sport is seeking views on options for changing the system of listed building consents. Government’s response to the Penfold Review of Non-Planning Consent (“Implementation of the Penfold Review”, BIS, November 2011) included a commitment … Continue reading →

The RIBA has highlighted ‘heritage and education themes’ at the heart of its shortlist for the prestigious 2012 Stirling Prize, which celebrates the best of new British architecture. RIBA says: The shortlist features six exceptional and completely different buildings from … Continue reading →

The Department for the environment, food and rural affairs (Defra) has issued a consultation on sustainable development indicators, with responses due by 15 October 2012. Defra writes: A new set of Sustainable Development Indicators are proposed for consultation, which are … Continue reading →

The GeoInformation Group, publishers of mapping and geospatial information products, has announced the first release of its land use reference database for the United Kingdom. This National Land Use Map identifies the location and the extent of 26 different land … Continue reading →

The new director of the Victorian Society will be its caseworker Chris Costelloe who will take up his post in September. Chris Costelloe writes: ‘I’m delighted to be able to say that Professor Hilary Grainger has asked me to be … Continue reading →

Rural communities in Scotland can now apply for support to help buy their land, Environment Minister Stewart Stevenson has announced. The new £6m Scottish Land Fund, which will empower communities by helping them acquire land, opened for applications on July … Continue reading →

‘Planning’ is calling for entries for ‘The Guide to Planning Consultants 2012-13’, scheduled for publication in September 2012. Search Planning Resource: LINK 

English Heritage (EH) has issued a questionnaire intended to generate advice specific to individual scheduled sites. English Heritage writes: English Heritage estimates that there are some 1,600 Scheduled Monuments at risk from cultivation on farms across England. To tackle this … Continue reading →

The Science and Technology Committee has announced a new Committee inquiry into Marine Science with evidence due by noon on Wednesday 19 September 2012. The committee writes: On 9 October 2007, the Science and Technology Committee published the report, Investigating … Continue reading →

The Commons has given the first reading to a Bill drawn up by Cambridge MP Dr Julian Huppert which aims to help England’s local communities protect their shops and pubs. The Lib-Dem MP told the Commons that his measure – … Continue reading →

The Government is asking anyone involved in making investments and running large projects on the coast to feed in their experiences, good and bad, of dealing with local and national regulators as part of the Focus on Enforcement campaign. BIS … Continue reading →

CITB-ConstructionSkills’ heritage brick Specialist Apprenticeship Programme (SAP) has seen its first cohort finish as five successful apprentices were tutored by world-renowned brickwork consultant Dr Gerard Lynch and collected their well-earned certificates at a recent ceremony in Milton Keynes. CITB-ConstructionSkills writes: … Continue reading →