Monthly Archives: April 2015

Scotland’s Historic Environment Audit (SHEA) for 2015 has been published this month, underlining the clear importance of the historic environment to education, wellbeing and the economy.  Historic Scotland writes: Scotland’s historic environment continues to make a valuable contribution to the … Continue reading →

The Big Lottery has set out its proposed Strategic Framework in a document just launched, while many may be surprised to see that the documents setting out the new six year framework is only two pages long.   Dawn Austwick, … Continue reading →

The online accommodation sharing portal ‘Airbnb’ has welcomed new proposals that allow London residents to join the rest of the UK in opening up their homes for visitors for up to 90 days a year without first applying for planning … Continue reading →

New research by Bond Dickinson LLP shows that the use of Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPO’s) has increased, growing by two thirds in 2014. The research looks at the uses of CPO’s across England, successes in application, examples of their use … Continue reading →

The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Excellence in the Built Environment (BE) has reported on the need for greater political attention to be paid to flood resilience measures such as sustainable urban drainage systems.  The Construction Industry Council (CIC) … Continue reading →

The Grade II* listed Battersea Arts Centre is to receive £1 million from government funding to assist with the costs of repair and restoration work following the fire to the grand hall. HM Treasury writes: The Battersea Arts Centre will … Continue reading →

DCLG are offering the opportunity to obtain a free certificate for any listed asset of community value (ACV), and real ale campaign group CAMRA are promoting a month of celebrations for ‘community pubs month’ this April.  Find out how to … Continue reading →

The Culture Secretary has announced that the Chair of the Board for NHMF and the HLF is Sir Peter Luff. DCMS writes: Culture Secretary announces appointment by the Prime Minister of Sir Peter Luff as Chair of the Board that … Continue reading →