Daily Archives: 13/03/2015

Join the IHBC for champagne networking at Regen 2015

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Delegates at Regen 2015 – the free two-day event in Liverpool’s St George’s Hall for regeneration specialists, including IHBC’s conservation professionals – who are clients and customers of the IHBC, are invited to the champagne networking session at the end … Continue reading →

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IHBC Yorkshire Branch: Harrogate LP Show success

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The IHBC’s Yorkshire Branch has successfully concluded its lead on a highly successful IHBC stand at the Harrogate International Centre Listed Property (LP) Show last weekend, with local volunteers and IHBC’s LETS Liaison Officer Kate Kendall working together to create … Continue reading →

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Branch guidance & encouragement for members to join ‘Council+’

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The IHBC has launched the first guidance on its experimental organisational re-arrangements that establish an extended UK advisory and oversight body, IHBC’s ‘Council+’, a part of the ‘experimental evolution’ of the IHBC’s governance, so if you would like to get … Continue reading →

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New House of Lords built environment select committee proposed

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Placemaking and built environment policy are to be explored in a House of Lords select committee after the general election as a bid for the new, cross-party select committee was submitted by Baroness Janet Whittaker, the vice-chair of the All-Party … Continue reading →

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Protecting Spaghetti Junction’s future will take longer

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Crucial repairs to safeguard the future of one of England’s busiest junctions have been extended. The Highways Agency writes: The Highways Agency is currently replacing vital waterproofing at The Gravelly Hill Interchange in Birmingham, known the world over as Spaghetti … Continue reading →

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Garden cities don’t stack up says report

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Garden cities are not the answer to the country’s housing shortage and existing cities should be developed more densely, the think-tank The Future Spaces Foundation has suggested as it estimates that an additional 67 garden cities would need to be … Continue reading →

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CITB challenges construction industry to stand up to sexism

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Three-quarters of construction employers think the industry is still perceived as sexist, according to a new, large-scale poll published on International Women’s Day by CITB. The survey of 1500 employers from across the country revealed that 73% believe perceptions of … Continue reading →

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Turbines blocked for landscape & LB settings

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Protesters have won a High Court battle to stop a wind turbine being erected in a Northamptonshire village as Deputy Judge John Howell QC ruled the project earmarked for Poplars Farm in Wappenham should be blocked because the contribution it … Continue reading →

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Panel rejects single designation route for Welsh landscapes

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The independent panel set up to advise the Welsh Government on designated landscapes – National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) – has come down firmly against a single designation, though it has recommended that AONBs should be … Continue reading →

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NI Assembly Environment Committee on wind farm impacts

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The Northern Ireland (NI) Environment Committee inquiry into wind energy has recommended that the Institute of Acoustics conditions adopted elsewhere in the UK are also adopted in Northern Ireland, potentially extend the neighbour notification radius and that community engagement toolkits … Continue reading →

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RTPI: 10 key proposals for next Parliament

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The Royal Town Planning institute (RTPI) has published ten key proposals for Planning in the next Parliament in advance of the UK general election. The RTPI writes: These have been selected from an extensive policy and research work programme conducted by … Continue reading →

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IFS: Sharpest LA cuts in poorer areas… & planning (@50%+)

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An election briefing paper on local authority expenditure produced by the independent Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) has highlighted that some of the council service areas which have seen the largest cuts to net spending over the last five years … Continue reading →

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