Monthly Archives: August 2012

The IHBC has warmly welcomed the Garden History Society’s (GHS) new project to harness the potential of Conservation Management Plans in caring for historic designed landscapes. The Garden History Society writes: Conservation Management Plans (CMPs) have become de rigeur as … Continue reading →

The building conservation charity COTAC (Conference on Training in Architectural Conservation) has re-designed and re-launched its website. Henry Russell, COTAC trustee leading on the redesign, writes: The redesigned COTAC website gives details of COTAC’s work as well as information about … Continue reading →

Dame Helen Ghosh has been announced as the new director-general of the National Trust, replacing long-time leader and fellow Dame, Fiona Reynolds. Dame Helen, currently permanent secretary to the Home Office, has had a long career in the civil service, … Continue reading →

With a closing date of 8 October, government has started consulting on giving developers the option to ask councils to renegotiate planning obligations – Section 106 agreements – agreed before April 2010, while the Local Government Association (LGA) says ‘it’s … Continue reading →

Changes to Listed Places of Worship grants will come into effect in autumn, as the Government announces details of how the Listed Places of Worship (LPW) Grant scheme will be expanded in October. The Government announced in the Budget in … Continue reading →

Wycombe District Council is involved in a dispute over proposals for the designation of a Neighbourhood Forum and Neighbourhood Area in part of High Wycombe. The planning authority is in disagreement with a community group – the Daws Hill Residents … Continue reading →

The government has decided not to grant permitted development rights for the installation of shop security shutters because of fears it could make high streets look like they are ‘under siege’. The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has … Continue reading →

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has published what it claims is the first sector guidance on what constitutes ‘financial viability’ in the context of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). This latest advice from RICS is designed to help … Continue reading →

Natural England has announced that aground-breaking project underway in North Yorkshire is helping safeguard the remains of an historic priory and providing a training ground for a new generation of craftspeople to learn traditional skills. Wykeham Priory near Scarborough, which … Continue reading →

Work to deliver a new stone mining heritage centre and some of the greenest new homes in Bath is due to begin in earnest over the coming weeks, the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has announced. HCA has agreed a … Continue reading →

The IHBC’s London Branch has just opened booking for its 2012 conference on interiors: ‘The Inside Story: dealing with Historic Interiors’, which will take place on 2 October, at the Royal College of Physicians, with prize-winning architect Ptolemy Dean among … Continue reading →

Eleven national organizations, led by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and including the IHBC, have warned that a ‘very restrictive’ consultation period on plans to revamp the listed building consent (LBC) system is ‘particularly unhelpful and ill judged’. The … Continue reading →

An editorial by Richard Garlick at Planning magazine, asks readers to ‘imagine that listed building consent was given to convert a local building in a way that you thought to be grossly insensitive’, and explores the issues around current suggestions … Continue reading →

Edinburgh’s first traditional building festival, organised by the Edinburgh Traditional Building Forum, a group representing stakeholders from across the sector from architects and surveyors, to suppliers and craftsmen, will take place 21 – 24 August. The aim of the festival … Continue reading →

A study of the economic value of Northern Ireland’s Historic Environment shows that it generates up to c.10,000 jobs and has an output of £532m output pa (all including tourism), and highlights the ‘significant potential’ for development in the sector. … Continue reading →

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has confirmed that it has asked the British Property Federation (BPF) to set-up a small working party to look at experience with the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL). A DCLG spokesman said: ‘Minister … Continue reading →

The shortlist for the Regeneration & Renewal Awards 2012 has been published, following the completion of the first round of the judging process. Search Planning Resource: LINK

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has announced that the Green Deal will be an early candidate for the UK Infrastructure Guarantees scheme. Bis.gov News: LINK DECC News: LINK

Bristol City Council has officially designated two neighbourhood planning forums in the city. Search Planning Resource: LINK

Nominations are open for The Prince of Wales Medal for Arts Philanthropy, with a closing date of 6 September. Arts and Business writes: First awarded in 2008 to five individuals or couples per year, this Medal recognises a sustained contribution … Continue reading →

The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC), the UK’s professional body for building conservation specialists, has dismissed government proposals for applicant-led ‘certification’ to simplify listed building consent (LBC) as legally flawed and a threat to conservation. Jo Evans, IHBC Chair, … Continue reading →

Kate Borland, IHBC Full Member and former trustee, and IHBC Affiliate, Katie Wray, both from the IHBC’s North West Branch, feature alongside IHBC’s membership benefits in current guidance on the UK’s official careers website, Prospects. Kate Borland, formerly the North … Continue reading →

Design Council CABE is currently seeking expressions of interest from community groups who will receive grant funding of up to £10,000 from the Design Council for design and planning of a community-led project, with a deadline of 20 August 2012. … Continue reading →

DCLG secretary of state Eric Pickles has approved proposals for a mixed use housing-led scheme at a former hospital site in Derby which will involve the demolition of an Edwardian listed building (LB) opposed by the city council. Derby Hospital’s … Continue reading →

Cabe at the Design Council and the Planning Advisory Service (PAS) have announced that they will be joining forces to scale up the free Local Plan Panel Review service for local authorities. CABE writes Cabe has provided the services to … Continue reading →