Daily Archives: 10/10/2014

Heritage Open Days (HODs) broke records across the board this September, cementing its place as England’s biggest celebration of local history. Heritage Alliance writes: In its 20th anniversary year, the four-day festival welcomed a spectacular three million visitors, up 900,000 … Continue reading →

Natural Resources Minister Carl Sargeant launched the new Planning (Wales) Bill this week, with proposals for the modernisation of the Welsh planning system including changes to regional planning, new pre-application consultation procedures and amendments to enforcement processes. The Welsh Government … Continue reading →

Scotland’s Finance Secretary John Swinney set out the proposed 2015-16 Scottish Government budget in the Scottish Parliament yesterday, including details of Scottish Landfill Tax (SLfT), and the Land and Building Transaction Tax (LBTT), with the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee … Continue reading →

Several announcements on housing were made at the Liberal Democrats (Lib Dems) conference, including proposals for three new garden cities; the amendment of the New Towns Act to give Local Authorities further powers; the launch of new apprenticeship and training … Continue reading →

The Smith Commission is seeking the views of members of the public for input into the discussions on devolution of powers for Scotland, with a deadline for responses of 5pm on 31 October. The Smith Commission writes: Lord Smith has … Continue reading →

Further neighbourhood planning areas are being considered in the area that was one of the first to adopt Localism powers. Eden District Council writes: Appleby has applied to Eden District Council to be designated as an area that has the … Continue reading →

Datasets of coal mining have been published this week by the Coal Authority, including known areas of activity, abandoned mines and mine gas sites. UK Gov GIS data

Derbyshire Dales District Council has confirmed that its Local Plan has been withdrawn from public examination due to lack of provision of housing sites, and an additional period of public consultation seeking new sites is proposed. Derbyshire Dales District Council … Continue reading →

The National Piers Society has called for changes to heritage funding rules this week, to allow piers in private ownership to be able to access funding.  View information on the campaign and details of recent media appearances on BBC news … Continue reading →

Plans for the HS2 rail line route near Lichfield, Staffordshire, have been altered, the company responsible for the Government-backed project has announced. The amended route will now pass under the A38, the West Coast Main Line and the South Staffordshire … Continue reading →