Monthly Archives: October 2015

Are you aware of a heritage group which would like to know more about the legal system in order to help their work? Civic Voice are holding outreach events as part of Parliament Week in London, Manchester and Birmingham so … Continue reading →

A civil engineer who challenged the decision of a government planning inspector on the proposals for connecting two railway stations in Manchester for the reason that the proposed route which he argued for would cause less damage to historic buildings … Continue reading →

The winner of the RIBA Stirling Prize 2015 is Burntwood School in Wandsworth, London by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, which responds to its strong heritage legacy as the ‘architects created six new faculty buildings and two large cultural buildings linking … Continue reading →

Historic England’s (HE) ‘Heritage At Risk Register’ has been published this week, which offers national comparisons of building types which are most at risk for the first time as well as assessing the likely conservation deficit costs (which rises above … Continue reading →

Landmarks across the world, including two in the UK, are to be illuminated in blue light to mark the 70 year anniversary of the founding of the United Nations (UN). The United Nations (UN) writes: The United Nations announced today … Continue reading →

Two extensions to the Lake District national park and the Yorkshire Dales national park have been approved by DEFRA. The Lake District National Park writes: Defra has today announced an extension will be made to the boundary of the Lake … Continue reading →

Dover District Heritage Strategy has won the category of ‘Excellence in Planning for Built Heritage’ at the RTPI South East Awards for Planning Excellence 2015, as produced by the Heritage Conservation Group of Kent County Council, commissioned by Dover District … Continue reading →

The Norwich evening news has reported on concerns over cuts proposed to the Norfolk County Council historic environment service, in a bid to make £172,000 of savings. Pages 51-62 of the Norfolk County Council environment, development and transport committee report … Continue reading →

A new enforcement campaign has been launched by the Home Office to endeavour to deal with illegal working in the construction sector. The Home Office writes: A Home Office enforcement campaign has been launched to root out illegal working in … Continue reading →

A BBC programme (DIY SOS) is carrying out a project in Manchester to create 62 renovated homes for ex-service personnel, working with the MOD and the charity ‘Walking With The Wounded’ who also help ex-service personnel in construction trades training. … Continue reading →

Recipients of new funding for ancient monuments in Wales have been announced, as part of the Historic Environment (Wales) Bill measures. The Welsh Government writes: Wales’ historic environment, which includes ancient monuments and historic buildings, as well as the landscapes … Continue reading →

A coalition of groups have written jointly to the Guardian to express the desire for more funding to go back into projects for the public good where land values increase as a result of gaining planning permission. The RTPI writes: The … Continue reading →

A new report authored by Dr Antony Firth has been published by the Honor Frost Foundation (HFF), which is the first study to look at how marine and maritime cultural heritage benefits society and consider ways in which this heritage … Continue reading →

50 new Cultural Education Partnerships have been launched by Arts Council England through working with the Heritage Lottery Fund, British Film Institute and English Heritage and a debate has been launched on cultural education, urging organisations to work together in … Continue reading →

Tesco is seeking nominations for the grants programme for its carrier bag programme, where funding from the carrier bag charge is able to benefit environmental projects- why not consider nominating a community heritage project which meets the guidelines. Groundwork writes: … Continue reading →

A Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) report, focused on health but with the widest implications, is reminding councils that although they can contract out services, they remain responsible for the quality of any service those contractors provide, and for addressing any … Continue reading →

The new Housing and Planning Bill has been published, which brings new obligations for local plans and automatic planning permission in principle on brownfield sites. DCLG writes Councils must produce local plans for new homes in their area by 2017 … Continue reading →

The British Property Federation (BPF) has highlighted major concerns in the trends in local planning authority (LPA) staffing, with 55% of LPAs surveyed saying under-resourcing is now a significant challenge. The BPF writes: Some of England’s major cities are taking … Continue reading →

Historic England (HE) has now launched its suite of enhanced advisory services, following the initial consultation in March, and revision of the initial proposals to reflect consultation responses. Historic England writes: In March 2015 we began a consultation on four new … Continue reading →

ICOMOS UK have launched a cultural heritage manifesto to mark their 50 year anniversary, calling for cultural heritage to be embedded in all sustainable development programmes and learning. ICOMOS UK writes: In its 50th anniversary year, and at a time … Continue reading →

The BBC has reported on the case of proposals for changes to a stepped masonry spillway managed by Yorkshire Water (which was featured on the Victorian Society at risk list) being challenged in the High Court by a retired civil … Continue reading →