Monthly Archives: September 2015

Planning minister Brandon Lewis this week launched a new group of experts to help streamline the local plan-making process. The eight-strong panel will consider how the current regime can be simplified. More than a third of local planning authorities have … Continue reading →

New research from Countrywide estate agency indicates that the homes built at green belt locations in England over the last 20 years has halved. Countrywide writes: Countrywide’s research shows 96,000 new homes have been built on the Greenbelt since 1995 … Continue reading →

The Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) has called for homes in existing and proposed Garden Cities to be exempt from the proposed extension of the Right to Buy in a bid to ensure that Garden Cities remain socially mixed … Continue reading →

Members who deal with procurement or submit responses to heritage tenders will be interested to learn that Northern Ireland has now adopted a new approach through the launch of a new eTendersNI system. The Northern Ireland Department of Finance and … Continue reading →

ICOMOS and ICOMOS-UK are celebrating their 50th anniversary through a conference on mainstreaming cultural heritage, to be held in London on 22 October. ICOMOS UK writes: Cultural heritage is an essential component of a successful society. It plays a vital … Continue reading →

The government has revealed that 38 proposals for devolution have now been submitted from regions across the UK. Government writes: The most radical shake up of local governance in a generation has taken a giant step forward this week with … Continue reading →

Britain’s oldest theatre has been awarded funding to help celebrate its 250 year anniversary through a £220,500 development grant. Bristol Old Vic has announced the next step for a landmark project to mark its 250th anniversary and transform it into … Continue reading →

A Nottinghamshire earth building at risk has been repaired with the assistance conservation experts, volunteers and the SPAB, to secure the future of one of the last earth buildings in the county. Nottinghamshire County Council writes: A group of local … Continue reading →

The ten year strategy for archaeology in Scotland was launched earlier this month, setting out the vision for archaeology across Scotland and extending the audience for archaeological activity. Historic Scotland writes: A brand new 10 year Archaeology Strategy for Scotland … Continue reading →

The Victorian Society has revealed its list of the most at risk Victorian buildings in England and Wales. The Victorian Society writes: The Victorian Society has announced the Top Ten Most Endangered Victorian and Edwardian Buildings in England and Wales … Continue reading →

The Royal Vauxhall Tavern, one of the most historically significant LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) venues in London has been listed by the Minister for Heritage at Grade II following the advice of Historic England. Historic England writes: … Continue reading →

A historic building on the Northern Ireland border has been restored following assistance EU cross border funding from to bring the Ulster Canal Stores building in Clones back into use. The Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture and Rural Development writes: … Continue reading →

England’s link body for voluntary heritage interests, The Heritage Alliance (THA), seeks trustees in areas particularly covering: Heritage in private ownership; Building conservation/Planning; Transport heritage, and Experience of regional issues. Chair Loyd Grossman writes: I am writing to ask you … Continue reading →

The Chief Executive officer (CEO) of the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has called on construction businesses to work together to achieve the aim of attracting new talent to the construction industry and help address skills shortages, and revealed how … Continue reading →

Historic England took part in a metal theft conference last week,  posting some of the headline information on their Twitter feed, revealing some shocking statistics on the level of issue for listed buildings: 200 attacks a day take place. The … Continue reading →

Historic England (HE) has issued a call for proposals under the collaborative doctoral partnerships scheme.  Historic England writes: We are now issuing a call for proposals from universities to co-supervise 1 of 3 CDA studentships to commence in October 2016. … Continue reading →

£1.5 million has been earmarked for communities in England to help local people take control public houses at risk of closure under the new ‘Pub Loan Fund’, and will help with refurbishment costs. Government writes: A new £1.5 million fund … Continue reading →

Four national parks have been awarded funding to assist with the removal of pylons and replacement with underground cabling.  The National Grid writes: Plans to reduce the visual impact of electricity infrastructure in nationally protected landscapes across England and Wales … Continue reading →

England’s Housing Minister Brandon Lewis’ speech to the RESI housing conference in Newport this week told his audience not to blame planners for housing market challenges and revealed that 261,000 new homes had been approved by Council’s in England this … Continue reading →