Daily Archives: 28/03/2015

There a has been a warm welcome from across the conservation and development sectors to the news that the UK’s key conservation link body, COTAC, is to recast itself as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) under the new title of … Continue reading →

IHBC members may be able to offer local examples and cases relevant to a query from a colleague on heritage settings for solar photovoltaic cells that has arisen as part of a ‘heritage and sustainability’ study under way in Scotland. … Continue reading →

New guidance has been issued by the DCLG to reflect changes in conservation area (CA) legislation; ‘the conservation areas direction 2015’ and the ‘arrangements for handling heritage applications direction’. IHBC Policy Secretary David Kincaid said: ‘The direction simply ties up … Continue reading →

Historic England (HE) is inviting you to help shape its proposals for ‘Enhanced Advisory Services’ by completing a short survey online, with a deadline for responses of 8 May.  Historic England writes: The Enhanced Advisory Services will offer greater speed, … Continue reading →

Six regeneration projects in Wales are to collectively receive almost £2 million to help address local problems tying in with the national regeneration agenda, such as issues with housing supply and lack of community facilities. The Welsh Government writes: Communities … Continue reading →

New changes in planning regulations that allow the installation of ‘click and collect’ delivery boxes without Planning Permission (PP) come into force in mid-April. Government writes: High streets across the country will be better equipped to meet the needs of … Continue reading →

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Eric Pickles has issued a statement to parliament giving an update on planning reforms. The statement covers updates on the following areas: solar energy brownfield land green belts unauthorised developments parking … Continue reading →

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation Think Tank has published a report investigating the effects of austerity measures on communities, concluding that the most deprived areas have had the largest government funding cuts (with housing and planning services being worst affected).  The … Continue reading →

The Scottish Government’s (SG) Community Empowerment Bill (CEB) will now allow people to have more say in local decision making, due to changes approved by the Local Government and Regeneration Committee.  The Scottish Government writes: More community involvement in the … Continue reading →

A six turbine wind farm in Derbyshire has been refused on appeal by the Communities Secretary due to the likely harmful effects on three adjacent conservation areas, and listed buildings of St Leonards Church, Hall Farmhouse and Hardwick New Hall. … Continue reading →

With the recent news on the reinterment of King Richard III following the discovery of remains in a Leicester car park, one blog has suggested where else in the UK might represent ‘the best car park archaeology’. View the DigVentures … Continue reading →