Monthly Archives: November 2013

Communities secretary Eric Pickles has refused plans for a development comprising more than 200 homes in Lancashire, ruling that the scheme is ‘relatively unsustainable because of failings with its design approach’. Search Planning Resource: LINK

The future of Preston Bus Station is set to be guaranteed thanks to a deal between Preston City Council (PCC) and Lancashire County Council. PCC writes: Subject to agreement at the Councils’ Cabinet meetings on 5 December, the deal is … Continue reading →

Crowdfunding resource Sponsume is being used by Martin Hulse of the Tyne & Wear Building Preservation Trust (TWBPT) to secure funds for its project plans for Dunston Staiths, a Scheduled Monument and Grade II structure on the south bank of … Continue reading →

English Heritage (EH) is starting a three week public consultation from Thursday 14 November 2013 on the heritage of the Midland Main Line railway as part of the preparations for the electrification of the route. EH writes: The organisation will … Continue reading →

Whitley Bay’s Grade II listed Spanish City and Dome is to be restored and reopened to the public following the announcement of a £3.7m Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant to North Tyneside Council. When it was built in 1910, its … Continue reading →

Larne Council in Northern Ireland has been told it can keep a sculpture of a crown on display in the town until December 2015 but will then have to remove it. BBC writes: The crown was erected last year to … Continue reading →

Boris Johnson’s housing strategy aims to deliver 42,000 homes a year and looks to empty public spaces to host garden suburbs. Building4Change writes: London mayor Boris Johnson wants to see a new generation of garden suburbs to help meet future … Continue reading →

UNESCO has published a reference manual, entitled, ‘Managing Cultural World Heritage’, offering guidance on how to comply with the requirements of the World Heritage Convention in the management oif World Heritage Sites (WHS). UNESCO writes: This manual provides guidance for States … Continue reading →

Medway Council has claimed that its key housing site at Lodge Hill on the Hoo Peninsula where developer Land Securities wants to build a major new neighbourhood remains practicable and feasible thanks to a possible biodiversity offsetting scheme. Natural England … Continue reading →

Following ion announcements regarding Scotland’s heritage, research reveals that extensive investment in the historic environment (HE) by Historic Scotland (HS) over the past five years has levered in over £166 million of additional funding. HS writes: An independent analysis commissioned … Continue reading →

Some 40 unfinished and unwanted housing estates in Ireland face demolition following the collapse of the country’s planning system under the so-called ‘Celtic Tiger’. The Irish Independent writes: Work is underway to demolish 40 Irish ghost estates next year. Housing … Continue reading →

The Scottish government has announced 22 projects that will be allocated money from a £25 million regeneration fund; Scottish Government unveils allocations for £25m regeneration fund. The Regeneration Capital Grant Fund (RCGF) fund, launched in May, is intended to support … Continue reading →

English Heritage is looking for six new Commissioners to provide strategic direction during a time of change which will include a major project to set up and license a charity to manage the National Heritage Collection. EH writes: There are … Continue reading →

The significant number of reports prepared by UNESCO and the Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee represents an exceptional documentation on conservation issues, one of the most comprehensive monitoring systems of any international conventions, through a global network of … Continue reading →