Daily Archives: 12/04/2013

The IHBC has strongly welcomed the opportunity to respond to the current draft of the revisions to British Standard (BS) 7913, the update on the 1998 ‘Guide to the Principles of the Conservation of Historic Buildings’, currently titled as the … Continue reading →

The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) the UK’s professional body for building and historic environment conservation specialists, will be delighted to welcome members old and new at our stand at the 2013 StoneShow at Excel London from 30 April … Continue reading →

‘Heritage Initiatives’, an early member of the IHBC’s leading conservation services business register ‘HESPR’, has helped conservation regeneration projects in Brixton and Peckham secure £3.75m from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) towards Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) projects. Heritage Initiatives, working … Continue reading →

The new issue of Context, the journal of the Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) is now out, and looks at the heritage of leisure. IHBC’s Editorial Board Chair and Projects Officer Fiona Newton, said: ‘The heritage of leisure is … Continue reading →

The IHBC’s consultation consultant, James Caird, has drawn attention to recent English case law relating to legal interpretations of key heritage concepts such as ‘significance’, ‘special’, and ‘harm’ that, though tested under England’s former PPS regime, usefully inform current aspects … Continue reading →

The vision of the new body to emerge from the merger of Scotland’s two national heritage bodies primarily responsible for information and protection respectively – RCAHMS and Historic Scotland – has been set out, with the intention to create ‘an … Continue reading →

A new use class category should be introduced to allow councils to protect high streets from the growth of shops they regard as damaging to communities, the Labour Party has said. Out-law.com Article: LINK Search Planning Resource: LINK

The Department for Communities and Local Government is inviting bids from English seaside towns with economic development proposals which could benefit from the administration’s Coastal Communities Fund schemes, now in its second year. The amount on offer is £27m, an … Continue reading →

CITB has invested £10m into the construction industry today – to provide financial help for recession hit construction employers struggling to develop key skills that could lead the industry out of recession and back to growth. CITB writes: Available to … Continue reading →

Experts on natural stone are seeking a special recognition for one of the icons of Wales – its slate. The BBC writes: Slate. It is part of the look and feel of Wales, and now there are efforts to have … Continue reading →

England’s ministers have urged communities to list their local pubs as Assets of Community Value (ACV) and emulate the pioneering action of residents of south east London who have purchased their local. Regulars of the Ivy House pub, Nunhead, had … Continue reading →

The European Commission (EC) and Europa Nostra have announced the winners of the 2013 EU Prize for Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra Awards, with winners including Kings Cross Station; Strawberry Hill; Martin Drury, and the South Pennines Watershed Landscape interpretation. Europa Nostra … Continue reading →

BRE has been appointed by Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) to carry out a major new research project to understand heat losses in the seven million solid wall homes in Great Britain. BRE writes: The project, funded by … Continue reading →

Newly introduced rules to cap claimants’ exposure to legal costs in environmental judicial reviews could lead to an upsurge in the number of planning-related legal challenges, legal experts have said. Search Planning Resource: LINK

Civic Voice is urging individuals and communities across England to contact their local MP to support an amendment to Government legislation to allow local councils to opt out of a proposed piece of national legislation. The amendment, introduced in the … Continue reading →