Daily Archives: 31/05/2013

IHBC ‘Jobs etc’ service: unprecedented rise in job ads, at nearly 40%, won’t hide the conservation crisis

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IHBC’s web-based ‘Jobs etc’ service has registered a substantial rise in employers letting IHBC members know about job and other work and trustee opportunities, but that shouldn’t distract from the crisis the sector currently faces, the IHBC has said. IHBC … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s new journal Context now out: ‘Scotland’, by Rodwell!

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The UK conservation sector’s leading journal, Context, issued to members of the Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC), is now out, featuring ‘Scotland’ and guest edited by IHBC full member Dennis Rodwell, with articles by leading authorities including Cliff Hague, … Continue reading →

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Crime in EH’s ‘Con Bull’ features IHBC’s prosecutions database

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The IHBC’s online database on prosecutions in England, compiled by IHBC member Bob Kindred MBE, and part of the suite of resources the IHBC maintains on Local authority skills, helping support conservation inside and outside local authorities, is featured in … Continue reading →

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‘IHBC has joined the COTAC Newsfeed: why don’t you!’

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The IHBC is to be featured regularly on the new website feed of the Conference on Training in Architectural Conservation (COTAC), and encourages others to link in to the COTAC network.  IHBC Communications Secretary Charles Strang said: ‘COTAC is providing … Continue reading →

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Trust urges tougher World Heritage Site protection for NI

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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 →

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Experts told new era for Peterborough’s heritage ‘essential’

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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 →

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DEFRA asks how to make environmental regulations ‘easier’

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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 →

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DCLG confirms further spending cuts

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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

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Judge backs CPO for Thanet disused theme park

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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 →

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Cross border row threatens wind turbines in Repton setting

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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 →

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Listed cinema redevelopment appeal fails

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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 →

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Carbuncle Cup 2013 open for nominations

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

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Welsh probe into design and access statements

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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 →

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