Monthly Archives: May 2013

The National Trust has urged the Northern Ireland Executive to include measures to give more protection to World Heritage Sites in planning legislation currently under consideration by the Assembly. That call came after UNESCO published a report on the Giant’s … Continue reading →

The BBC has reported on an ‘ambitious campaign to propel Peterborough towards national and international renown as a heritage hotspot has been launched [as] tourism bodies English Heritage and Visit England are backing the bid, which aims to attract thousands … Continue reading →

Secretary Owen Paterson has invited business and public to submit ideas on how to make guidance easier to find and follow. UK businesses and the public are being invited to send ideas on how environmental rules and regulations can be … Continue reading →

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has confirmed that it has agreed provisional spending cuts of between 8-10 per cent, as part of chancellor George Osborne’s 2015/16 spending review. Search Planning Resource: LINK

Thanet District Council’s decision to obtain a compulsory purchase order (CPO) for Margate’s disused Dreamland theme park, in order to further its plans to rejuvenate the Kent seaside town, has won the backing of the High Court. Search Planning Resource: … Continue reading →

Controversial plans for wind turbines in Herefordshire could be scuppered by a cross-border planning row involving a renowned country park. The BBC writes: Permission has been granted for four turbines overlooking the Welsh border. But the landowner behind the plan … Continue reading →

Plans to convert a disused listed cinema in Walthamstow, East London, so it can be used for religious, community, cafe and retail activity have been refused on appeal. The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG) submitted redevelopment proposals … Continue reading →

The UK’s most controversial architecture prize is back. Read more at: LINK

The Welsh Government has commissioned planning consultants and urban designers Powell Dobson Urbanists to lead research into the effectiveness of Design and Access Statements (DAS). The research is being carried out in collaboration with Cardiff University School of Planning and … Continue reading →

Planning minister Nick Boles has confirmed in Parliament that the Government will press ahead with changes to the suite of technical planning guidance in line with the recommendations of the review carried out by Lord Taylor and published in the … Continue reading →

The post of Chair of English Heritage (EH), to succeed the estimable Baroness Kay Andrews, has been advertised with a closing date of 10 June and a salary of £40,000 for up to two days per week. DCMS writes: As … Continue reading →

The construction of 58 houses in the grounds of a grade II* listed building (LB), a manor house, in a Warwickshire conservation area (CA) has been refused after a ruling that the adverse impact on heritage assets outweighs the scheme’s … Continue reading →

How the Welsh Government and the Third Sector work together in the future is the focus of a new consultation launched by the Communities and Tackling Poverty Minister Huw Lewis. Earlier this year, the Welsh government announced it was reviewing … Continue reading →

The Planning Officers Society has acknowledged claim by architects that a shortage of suitably qualified planners was a major factor in delays to development projects. A spokesperson for the organisation highlighted a ‘generation gap’ of experienced planners caused by a … Continue reading →

The Canal and River Trust has challenged product design students from Central St Martins university in London to create a collection box ‘fit for the 21st century’ for the charity. A panel including a judge from the Institute of Fundraising, … Continue reading →

The Institute of Conservation (ICON) has released a report on the labour market for conservators: ‘Conservation Labour Market Intelligence 2012-13’. ICON writes: Produced with support from Arts Council England, English Heritage and the Heritage Lottery Fund, the report is a … Continue reading →