Monthly Archives: August 2012

Following a ministerial meeting on the recently closed ‘Improving Listed Building Consent’ (LBC) consultation, the IHBC and partners, including RTPI and RIBA, have collectively welcomed the Minister’s interest in alternative ‘non-legislative routes’ to achieving common objectives. The meeting took place … Continue reading →

The recent consultation on proposals to improve listed building consent (LBC), led by the Department of Culture Media and Sport (DCMS), has generated a range of substantial and informed statements about the process of managing consent, in particular the need … Continue reading →

Construction Industry Council (CIC) as a partner in ConstructionSkills (CSkills), have completed a review of the national occupational standards (NOS) for Built Environment Design on behalf of the sector, and is seeking confirmation that the standards are fit for purpose, … Continue reading →

Historic Scotland (HS) will remove the S from C(S) category listings on 3 September 2012. Elizabeth McCrone, Head of Listing and Designed Landscapes at HS, writes: As part of our programme to simplify the system for protecting and managing the … Continue reading →

An unauthorized, and potentially lethal, residence has been uncovered in a tool shed by Stroud Distict Counil (DC). Stroud DC writes: At 11:00am on Thursday, 23 August 2012, officers from the Stroud District Council’s planning enforcement team executed a warrant … Continue reading →

England’s Planning Advisory Service (PAS) has commissioned Arup to help understand what how local plans are progressing following the recent policy changes, and says ‘you may receive a call from them soon to ask a few quick questions about your … Continue reading →

New funding to help communities bring jobs and homes to their neighbourhood using improved planning powers was announced today by Planning Minister Greg Clark. Government writes: Neighbourhood planning gives people a major say in shaping development in their area. It … Continue reading →

North Tyneside Council has agreed a deal with consultancy Capita Symonds that will involve the contractor running elements of the council’s planning service for the next 15 years. Capita Symonds has announced that it has been selected as preferred bidder … Continue reading →

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As more and more people are using the internet to communicate with their local council, according to a study carried out by Socitm, a membership association for public sector ICT professionals.?? SOCITM writes: The research showed that two thirds of … Continue reading →

A campaign to preserve archives relating to the voluntary sector is to launch officially at the House of Lords in October, with an event that will present the business case for the idea and garner support from invited guests. The … Continue reading →

The AHRC (Arts and Humanities Research Council) and the Design Council published a scoping study on the current state of research on the value and impact of design. The study is the first stage in a major collaboration between the … Continue reading →

Context, the membership journal of The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC), has posted its current ‘Sport’-themed issue online as an up-to-the-minute ‘taster’ for non members, with a reminder that the IHBC current top membership fee can be as little … Continue reading →

The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) has responded to the DCMS proposals for changing listed building consent, condemning the consultation both for its failure to build on current service strengths, as well as for questionable headline proposals that, IHBC … Continue reading →

The Linkedin group for The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC), which is open to members and non-members of the IHBC, has just passed the 2000 mark. IHBC past chair and Linkedin Group administrator, Dave Chetwyn said: ‘We’re absolutely delighted … Continue reading →

The North (NO) Branch of The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) is hosting a free continuing professional development (CPD) event at the National Trusts’ Seaton Delaval Hall on 9 October, themed around community and linked to the Branch AGM, … Continue reading →

RICS launches its information paper ‘Methodology to Measure Embodied Carbon of Materials’, in the first step to enabling whole-life carbon appraisals on building projects. The paper responds directly to the Government’s Low Carbon Construction Action Plan (published June 2011), which … Continue reading →

European Commission told insulation and other Green Deal products must stay at 5% following legal challenge. Utility Week Article: LINK B&ES Association Article: LINK HMRC VAT: LINK Building News: LINK

Star of the British design industry Sir Terence Conran is to work with the Government to help create a new competition to give communities a chance to design their own neighbourhoods, Housing Minister Grant Shapps has announced. It came as … Continue reading →

The Blue Plaques Team at English Heritage has produced an online register of plaque schemes across England, with the aim of raising awareness of their rich variety and promoting dialogue between all those engaged in commemorative plaque projects, large and … Continue reading →

Wendover Investments and joint venture Kylun have been granted planning approval on appeal for their £400m Vauxhall Island mixed-used scheme at Nine Elms which includes 712,695 sq ft of office space and 291 flats in two curved elliptical towers – … Continue reading →

Entries are invited for the 2013 European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra Awards, which celebrate excellence and dedication by architects, craftsmen, volunteers, schools, local communities, heritage owners and media across the EU, with the closing date for submission 1 … Continue reading →

Booking has now opened for the IHBC’s Northwest (NW) Branch 2012 Conference, Heritage and the High Street, which will take place in Liverpool on Wednesday 17 October. IHBC’s NW Branch writes: Deloitte predict that the future high street will be … Continue reading →

IHBC has announced its formal recognition, for IHBC membership applications, of conservation course progammes offered under Kingston University London: the linked BA and MSc postgraduate course and, for graduates, the Foundation Degree Course at the Building Crafts College (BCC), Stratford. … Continue reading →