Monthly Archives: May 2013

Public funding for charities could be 12% lower by 2017/18, according to new analysis from NCVO as the new forecast suggests public funding for the sector could be £1.7bn lower in 2017/18 than it was in 2010/11, the latest year … Continue reading →

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced funding research and scholarship schemes for students worth a record £250,000 in 2013/14, while £100,000 of the funds will go towards financing scholars embarking on vital educational research into architecture. RIBA … Continue reading →

The IHBC has welcomed the consultations on a new overarching Historic Environment (HE) Strategy developed by Historic Scotland (HS), alongside an innovative plan for a new charitable public body to carry out the work of a merged HS-RCAHMS, but urges … Continue reading →

The IHBC, in its support for ‘The Older Properties Working Group’, a lead partnership shaping government’s evolving policy and practice on the Green Deal, is seeking case studies to inform their work. John Preston, IHBC Policy vice-chair with special responsibility … Continue reading →

The IHBC is delighted to announce that IHBC members will receive reduced rates at the forthcoming Traditional Paint Forum (TPF) Conference, entitled ‘The search for clarity’, on Friday 7 June in London, with a booking deadline of 31 May. IHBC … Continue reading →

An e-petition has been launched in response to a consultation proposal to remove craft from the creative industries, already with more than 20,000 signatories already subscribing to the call ‘… to stop the government reclassifying craft as non-creative’. The petition … Continue reading →

Town and parish councils are to get enhanced powers to argue their case for the removal of ‘red tape’ that limits their ability to effect local change, the government has announced. Search Planning Resource: LINK

Mike Kiely, director of planning and building control at Croydon Council in south London, was elected as the new president of the Planning Officers Society’s at the organisation’s AGM on 10 May. He joined Croydon in 2009 from Tower Hamlets … Continue reading →

The first newsletter of the Sustainable Traditional Building Alliance (STBA), an organisation with the IHBC as a supporter, reports that new co-chairs and staff have been appointed to lead it under its new structure. The STBA writes: The basic structure … Continue reading →

A nationwide appeal to find the ten Victorian or Edwardian buildings most at risk has been launched by the Victorian Society (Vic Soc). The Victorian Society writes: The Victorian Society is calling on historians, enthusiasts and local campaigners across England … Continue reading →

The Design Council has appointed Clare Devine as its new director of architecture and the built environment. The Design Council writes: Clare has 25 years’ experience in architecture and has been a director of three practices working in the fields … Continue reading →

Martin Goodall’s planning law blog offers further perspectives on the legal issues that might arise from the outsourcing of planning services at Barnet. Martin Goodall concludes: ‘…My concern… is that a local authority has no right to delegate decision-making in … Continue reading →

EFFESUS, an initiative underpinned by European funding, is looking at energy efficiency in historic urban districts, with the UK case study operating in Glasgow. Effesus writes We’d like to draw your attention on EFFESUS, a new project, funded by the … Continue reading →

If you work inside or use conservation services in England’s Local Authorities (LAs), please take a few minutes to help the IHBC guide English Heritage on the services’ most important skills needs by filling out our survey and by passing … Continue reading →

The IHBC has supported the recent response by the The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) to the threats of recession as each argue that government should ‘target maintenance and repair’ to avoid recession and drive growth. Speaking about the latest … Continue reading →

Students, staff and colleagues from all taught-courses are reminded that the closing date of 31 July is approaching for the IHBC’s Gus Astley Annual Student Award, which is presented for exceptional work selected from any discipline that looks at the … Continue reading →

The Financial Times (FT) has looked to heritage and conservation specialist & media commentator Dan Cruickshank to provide leading critical commentary on a development opportunity for British Land to link between the City of London and Tower Hamlets. As a … Continue reading →

A bid by the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) to mount a challenge to Cambridge City Council’s interim planning policy guidance on the protection of pubs has failed. At issue was guidance adopted by the city council in 2012 … Continue reading →

England’s Arts Council has published an independent report, conducted by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR), that suggests that arts and culture make up 0.4 per cent of GDP. The Arts Council writes: The report uses a methodology … Continue reading →

Only 15 per cent of respondents to the England government’s consultation on extending permitted development rights agreed that homeowners should be allowed to build larger extensions without the need for planning permission. Search Planning Resource: LINK

A deputy High Court Judge has ruled that the St Ives West Urban Design Framework, prepared by Huntingdonshire District Council, is unlawful following a legal challenge by Houghton and Wyton Parish Council as the parish council succeeded in persuading the … Continue reading →

Architecture is to keep its creative label but crafts will no longer be considered part of the creative industries under proposals published by the UK government, with a consultation closing date of 14 June. The proposed change is part of … Continue reading →

Homeowners should stop objecting to development and instead have ‘constructive rows’ with officials to ensure better housing is built in the countryside, the planning minister Nick Boles has said’. Telegraph Article: LINK