Daily Archives: 23/09/2013

Preston Bus Station has been designated as a grade II listed building, making it a building of national importance and special interest. BlogPreston writes: Bus Station campaigners, who want to stop the building being demolished, have tweeted to say “It’s … Continue reading →

The Sustainable Traditional Buildings Alliance (STBA), of which the IHBC is a member, has announced that its ‘Guidance Wheel’ model for potential retrofit measures is undergoing testing. The STBA writes: The Wheel organises potential retrofit measures grouped by categories around … Continue reading →

The Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) and HM Treasury have announced ongoing help for listed places of worship with the cost of repairs and alterations. DCMS writes: Government has announced changes to the scope and operation of the … Continue reading →

The celebrated architectural critic, historian and writer Joseph Rykwert has been named today (Wednesday 18 September) as the recipient of the 2014 RIBA Royal Gold Medal, one of the world’s most prestigious architecture awards. Given in recognition of a lifetime’s … Continue reading →

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Defra, is asking for comments on the draft text of the National Implementation Report which outlines measures taken to implement the requirements of the Aarhus Convention to be returned by 25 October 2013. … Continue reading →

The latest round of the British Council’s UK China Connections through Culture development grant scheme has been announced. Grants are available to fund week-long trips to and from China, to enable UK  organisations to meet with Chinese contacts and develop … Continue reading →

CITB has issued a stark warning to the UK construction sector – that it faces a skills ‘time bomb’ if it fails to recruit new workers to replace more than 400,000 people set to retire in the next 5-10 years. … Continue reading →

Fears are growing that the government’s flagship neighbourhood planning policy may be undermined by new official draft planning guidance which for the first time provides detail on how much weight should be afforded to emerging neighbourhood plans. Search Planning Portal: … Continue reading →

English planning authorities are determining major applications significantly faster than a year ago, according to new research by the the British Property Federation (BPF) and others. According to studies undertaken by property consultant GL Hearn, in partnership with the British … Continue reading →

ICCROM (International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property), with partners, is seeking opinionated, creatively critical and passionate bloggers from around the world are being sought to cover a unique event in Italy, to be … Continue reading →

The Government has signalled it is considering a review of planning policy in National Parks. This exercise would explore whether the present balance between growth, social and economic development and the protection of the landscape reflects both current Coalition policy … Continue reading →

Architect David Chipperfield is among the distinguished recipients of a leading global award that this year also honours Anthony Gormley, Placido Domingo and Francis Ford Coppola. The Praemium Imperiale is a global arts prize awarded annually by the Japan Art … Continue reading →

The Government’s Triennial Review of the CITB – Construction Industry Training Board – is now under way, with a report setting out the outcome expected to be published next spring. CITB writes: Led by the Cabinet Office and BiS, the … Continue reading →

The Heritage Lottery Fund is looking to recruit both committee chairs and members to help make decisions on heritage projects across England: two Chairs, one to lead the London committee and the other to lead the East Midlands committee; and … Continue reading →

Liberal Democrat party conference delegates have voted for a review of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) as part of a new policy to boost the green economy.  Search Planning Resource: LINK

BRE and homeless charity All People All Places are seeking partners to join their Empty Homes Nationwide initiative, which aims to help tackle the empty homes crisis by bringing up to 100,000 homes back into use over the next 10 … Continue reading →