Monthly Archives: April 2013

Opportunities are still available to add your name to the list of sponsors of the IHBC’s 2013 School, in Carlisle on 20-22 June, with multiple benefits on offer as the IHBC’s marketing opportunities also help support your business market. IHBC … Continue reading →

Ian Walford (Acting Chief Executive of Historic Scotland) has announced the relocation of Historic Scotland’s strategic policy function into the Culture and Heritage Directorate of the Scottish Government, to take place over the summer, as part of a ‘mainstreaming’ programme. … Continue reading →

Northern Ireland Environment Minister Alex Attwood has announced the agreement which will see planning as well as a raft of other functions transferred to the Province’s 11 new local councils from central government departments in two years’ time. In April … Continue reading →

Maria Miller, England’s Secretary of State for Culture Media &Sport, gave her first major culture speech at the British Museum on 24 April, providing a warning that the arts would not be treated a special case in terms of the … Continue reading →

The flagship Growth and Infrastructure Bill, which includes controversial proposals to make it easier for homeowners to build extensions to their properties without planning consent, has completed the legislative process. Search Planning Resource: LINK UK Government News: LINK

Stafford MP Jeremy Lefroy has been given Parliamentary permission to introduce a 10 Minute Rule Bill to Parliament calling for strict rules to allow planning authorities impose fines on developers who deliberately exceed planning consents. The Conservative MP said he … Continue reading →

Home owners are being warned of doorstep tricksters demanding bogus ‘admin’ fees. Action Fraud, the UK national fraud reporting centre, has warned that doorstep fraudsters are using the Green Deal to con unwitting householders. It says Caerphilly Trading Standards has … Continue reading →

England’s Ministers have outlined a system incorporating a ‘light touch’ neighbour consultation scheme as part of the administration’s proposal to grant permitted development rights for larger house extensions for a period of three years. Details were unveiled in a letter … Continue reading →

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has launched an innovative new grant scheme aimed at unlocking the economic potential of historic buildings and sites across the UK, Heritage Enterprise (HE). HE will provide grants of between £100,000 and £5 million to … Continue reading →

The government has scrapped plans to demolish and rebuild London’s Euston Station in preparation for the arrival of the High Speed Two (HS2) rail line as new proposals for the redevelopment of London’s Euston Station as part of the Government’s … Continue reading →

As the first comprehensive analysis of how the UK’s historic buildings are used by businesses is published, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has launched Heritage Enterprise, a pioneering new funding programme designed to stimulate local economic growth by unlocking the … Continue reading →

The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Excellence in the Built Environment (EBE) has begun taking evidence for its far-reaching Inquiry into Sustainable Construction and the Green Deal with the aim of determining best practice, challenges and barriers to sustainability … Continue reading →

North Ireland Environment Minister Alex Attwood has granted planning permission for a Peace Building and Conflict Resolution Centre at the Maze, formerly the site of a controversial prison during the Troubles, as a petition calling for the Maze conflict centre … Continue reading →

April 22 marked the launch of the new ‘Charities Online’ initiative, allowing charities to sign up to make GiftAid repayment claims electronically, while the new system has up to 1,000 subscribers already, according to Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC). … Continue reading →

New research published in the journal Psychological Science has found that people living in urban areas with more green space tend to report greater wellbeing than city dwellers that don’t have parks, gardens, or other green space nearby. The research … Continue reading →

Ministers have been urged by a think tank to reform the planning system to encourage greater provision of bungalows. That call was highlighted in a paper by the Policy Exchange which argued that the concentration of home ownership among the … Continue reading →

There is still time to book at the early booking reduced rate for the IHBC’s 2013 Annual School on Skills in Carlisle from June 20-22, which will be extended for a week to midnight on Friday 26th April. Fiona Newton, … Continue reading →

The IHBC’s Yearbook, the institute’s annual review, is now out, and complements the IHBC’s School by featuring those responsible for shaping skills while also boasting the first Yearbook listing of conservation courses recognised by the IHBC. IHBC President Trefor Thorpe … Continue reading →

The IHBC, the UK’s professional body for built and historic environment conservation specialists, has finally closed its 2013 charitable allocation of up to £4000 to help members attend the IHBC’s Annual School on skills in June in Carlisle, though members … Continue reading →

A model of a village at Bourton-on-the-Water has been listed at Grade II. One of the first villages in England in model form has been given Grade II listed status by Heritage Minister Ed Vaizey on the recommendation of English … Continue reading →

The Government has announced it is revising its proposals to grant permitted development rights for larger house extensions for a period of three years. Communities Secretary Eric Pickles made the announcement in the Commons when MPs debated Lords amendments to … Continue reading →

The Heritage Lottery Fund will now accept applications for grants from private individuals and commercial ‘for profit’ organisations of up to £100,000 for capital projects under its Our Heritage Programme. Private owners will need to show that their project will … Continue reading →

English Heritage (EH), accused by SAVE of ‘failing in its duty’ by campaign group SAVE Britain’s Heritage after it came out in support of the latest redevelopment plans for the historic Smithfield Market in the City of London, has issued … Continue reading →

A useful case of a decision against uPVC replacement windows in a conservation area in a Hereford conservation area (CA) has been noted to the IHBC. Chris Partrick, Senior Building Conservation Officer at Herefordshire Council, has provided the following background … Continue reading →

RIBA are now accepting entries for the RIBA President’s Awards for Research 2013 with a deadline for receipt of entries of 5pm on 20 May 2013. The RIBA’s annual research awards exist to promote the innovation and insight that emerge … Continue reading →