Monthly Archives: March 2016

The new Chief Executive of the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) will be Ros Kerslake OBE, while the latest appointment to the UK Board of Trustees has been announced as Baroness Kay Andrews, who also joins the HLF Wales committee. The … Continue reading →

The Zibby Garnett Travel Fellowship (ZGTF) which offers grants for heritage conservation study is still open for applications, the closing date is 18 March.  The National Heritage Training Group (NHTG) writes: ZGTF is a charity giving financial help to individual … Continue reading →

The RICS and CBRE have released a new information paper concerning placemaking and value, noting that creating ‘better’ places to live can increase the value of housing.  RICS writes: Our latest information paper – Placemaking and value – 1st Edition- … Continue reading →

The Diocese of London is encouraging churches to apply for the new England and Wales based eco church programme, which includes a gold, silver or bronze award status for eco-initiatives within a congregation (including building and energy related issues).  The … Continue reading →

A recreation and social club built for Boots the Chemist workers, which is now a pub, has been granted listed building status; the building has many original features, including the founder Jesse Boots office. The Nottingham Post reports on the … Continue reading →

English Heritage is marking the start of women’s history month with a new campaign to raise the profile of women who have made a significant impact to our lives, seeking nominations for blue plaques as part of the 150 year … Continue reading →

More than 76,000 houses will be created in ten ‘healthy new towns’, planned and designed specifically with health in mind.  NHS England writes: The head of NHS England will today announced plans to create ten NHS-supported ‘healthy new towns’ across … Continue reading →

The facade restoration of the Grade II* listed Grand Hotel in Birmingham, originally designed by Thomas Plevins in 1875, has won the first Victorian Society’s (Vic Soc) Birmingham and the West Midlands Group’s conservation award.  The Victorian Society writes: The … Continue reading →

New proposals for work in coastal community areas have been revealed in over 100 local economic plans. DCLG writes: Coastal communities across the country today (22 February 2016) unveiled over 100 radical plans in a drive to boost growth, jobs … Continue reading →

The Museums Association has highlighted the effect of major funding cuts on museums, with the closure of some major attractions and an uncertain future for others.  The Museums Association writes: A number of museums have been earmarked for closure as … Continue reading →

The first Mayoral Development Corporation outside London is to be formed, relating to former steelworks sites.  DCLG writes: Plans to drive growth, create jobs and secure the economic future of Tees Valley took a major step forward recently (19 February … Continue reading →

The Local Government Association (LGA) is warning that a new proposal for relaxing planning rules on mobile phone masts mean that people could be be ‘left powerless to object’.  The Local Government Association (LGA) writes: Mobile phone masts in excess … Continue reading →

Cheltenham Borough Council have voted to reduce the duration of planning consent validity from five to three years, in line with the 2008 Planning Act. Cheltenham Borough Council writes: Planning committee at its meeting on 18 February voted unanimously to … Continue reading →

The Welsh Government has created a suite of guidance on the Developments of National Significance (DNS) process.  The Welsh Government writes: The Planning Inspectorate has prepared a suite of guidance for the Developments of National Significance (DNS) process. We have … Continue reading →

£87,000 of funding has been awarded to communities across Scotland to assist in the cost of repairs to war memorials. Historic Scotland writes: 8 war memorials across Scotland have been awarded a total of £87k for repairs. The announcement coincides … Continue reading →

On 1 March the Planning (Wales) Act came into force.  The Welsh Government writes: New legislation under the Planning (Wales) Act comes into force today which will ensure that infrastructure projects which are of most significance to Wales are determined … Continue reading →

The recruitment process for a new Chief Executive for the new charity Historic Environment Scotland – a successor body to Scotland’s national heritage agency Historic Scotland – is underway, with a closing date of 4 April.  Historic Environment Scotland (HES) … Continue reading →

To mark recent additions to the National Heritage List for England, Historic England (HE) is organising a workshop on post war sculpture taking place at Somerset House on 18 March, offering a chance to contribute to new guidance.  The event … Continue reading →

IHBC members with a more edgy twist may be interested to know of the Pavilion’s tunnel tours that will continue to the end of March.  Culture 24 writes: Stretching along 60 subterranean metres beneath George IV’s exotic pleasure palace, limewash … Continue reading →