Daily Archives: 16/11/2012

The IHBC’s newly launched online registration system to help streamline the IHBC’s membership application process is now in full swing. Read the full article at: LINK or to register your IHBC application online CLICK HERE

Dont’ forget to check out the newly launched feature of the IHBC’s leading ‘Jobs etc’ advertising service which provides a direct email alert to those seeking work, making it as easy as possible for members to hear about the new … Continue reading →

The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has submitted its evidence on the Growth and Infrastructure Bill, highlighting the extent to which the Bill contradicts existing policy. CPRE writes: The often repeated myth that planning is an obstacle to growth … Continue reading →

Government has sketched out the new ‘special measures’ regime with up to 180 major planning schemes a year possibly being eligible for determination by the Planning Inspectorate because the relevant planning authority was performing poorly, the Government has suggested. That’s … Continue reading →

Research, advised by the IHBC, is currently being conducted into the effectiveness of the planning system in protecting historic parks and gardens and responses, and responses are currently being sought from local authorities in England. Survey author and IHBC member … Continue reading →

A pilot ‘test and learn’ initiative will train 20 groups in Birmingham on the green deal to benefit their communities. BRE writes: Twenty Birmingham community groups are set to learn how the green deal works so that they can spread … Continue reading →

A new open public consultation has been launched on the future of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) and the planned merger with Historic Scotland (HS), with a closing date of 23 November and … Continue reading →

UNESCO (the United Nations’ Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) has called for a halt to work to reopen a tin mine in Cornwall as the Partnership Board of the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site (CMWHS) issues a clarification on the … Continue reading →

Last year homeowners were duped out of £260 million by dodgy builders doing slapdash work, according to research for FMB. FMB writes: The research shows that almost half of homeowners (48%) are losing out by paying builders for the total … Continue reading →

Roger Penny, a retired businessman who caused substantial damage to the Priddy Circles, in Somerset, has agreed to pay for repairs to the monument and other mitigation works at a cost of around £38,000. At Taunton Crown Court it was … Continue reading →

Retail guru Mary Portas has backed tower block residents opposing plans for a Tesco superstore on Margate seafront. Landlord Freshwater says building the store would pay for the renovation of Arlington House flats. A letter from Ms Portas was handed … Continue reading →

Brixton in London scooped the Academy of Urbanism’s Great Neighbourhood award, as Galway carried off the ‘great Town’ award, Hope Street, Liverpool, won for the ‘Great Street’, and City Park, Bradford, picked up the ‘Great Place’ Award. Search Planning Resource: … Continue reading →

Proposed new powers will make it easier to make improvements in a way that should also protect the amenity of neighbours, Planning Minister Nick Boles asserted. CLG writes: The reforms would, for a time limited period, slash planning red tape, … Continue reading →

English Heritage (EH) has asked for help to record, conserve and remember war memorials using its new online service, War Memorials Online. EH writes: War Memorials Online brings together for the first time information on the UK’s war memorials held … Continue reading →

It’s that time of year again when all IHBC members are asked to verify their records. Within the next few days an email setting out your details will arrive in your inbox and this year we are asking everyone to … Continue reading →