Daily Archives: 23/09/2015

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 →