Daily Archives: 27/11/2015

The Welsh Government’s Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee met on 26 November to consider and vote on the proposed Stage 2 amendments to the Historic Environment (Wales) Bill. The Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism, Ken Skates AM, … Continue reading →

Northampton Borough Council has been the subject of a Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) case relating to how historic buildings are considered in planning decisions after a planning officer omitted the conservation officer’s recommendation in his report to members, saying that … Continue reading →

The heritage and built environment position within the government’s recent ‘Spending Review’ has been under consideration, and in this NewsBlog we present a summary selection of reactions: The Heritage Alliance writes: The Treasury’s acknowledgement that the UK is ‘brilliant at … Continue reading →

A High Court judge has ruled that a London borough’s decision to stop consulting on refurbishment options for a housing estate and focus on regeneration alone was unlawful.  The case of Bokrosova v London Borough of Lambeth [2015] EWHC 3386 … Continue reading →

A consultation (with a deadline of 15 February) examining the future of local government in Wales has been launched, and proposes that having fewer Councils could save £650 million.  The Welsh Government writes: The Draft Local Government (Wales) Bill, published … Continue reading →

Scottish town centres have been allocated £1.7 million under the Town Centre Communities Capital Fund, including funding for a historic theatre in Ayrshire. The Scottish Government writes: A £1.7 million fund will help communities across Scotland revitalise their areas, Social … Continue reading →

The Sion Mills Preservation Buildings Trust has been recognised with an all-Ireland award for its innovative heritage app at the Appy Awards. DoENI writes: The Heritage Trail App received the gold award in the highly competitive Best Travel and Tourism … Continue reading →

England’s acting Sport, Tourism and Heritage Minister has been announced as The Rt Hon David Evennett MP, from the end of January 2016  DCMS writes: The Rt Hon David Evennett MP is to take up the position of acting Sport, … Continue reading →

An Open Access academic journal Architecture_MPS is seeking editors, with a deadline of 7 December. AMPS (Architecture, Media, Politics, Society) writes: AMPS (Architecture, Media, Politics, Society) is an internationally recognized non-profit research group. Architecture_MPS, ISSN 2050-9006, is a fully Open … Continue reading →

More than a thousand people have signed a petition backing calls to halt the proposed demolition of a mock-Tudor castle built without planning permission which has been at the centre of a planning and legal saga involving Reigate & Banstead … Continue reading →