Monthly Archives: May 2016

A £1bn housing delivery fund (The New Communities Partnership) has been launched this week by Kier Living, designed to assist the public sector in constructing new homes. Kier writes: A unique £1bn housing delivery fund has been launched today (03 … Continue reading →

Fair pay, health and safety training, student funding, defending the BBC against cuts and recruitment and organising were among key topics debated at the TUC young workers’ conference in April, and included support for Prospect’s recent “High Five Heritage” social … Continue reading →

Research Councils have published their Delivery Plans for the period 2016-2020, and the Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) views heritage as one of its three priority areas, stressing the importance of partnerships across the heritage and research sectors and … Continue reading →

A challenge which was mounted by residents against a programme of works in which Sheffield Council undertook tree felling works has been lost, following a judicial review of the Streets Ahead project contract. View the judicial review View a summary … Continue reading →

England’s figures on ‘Taking Part’ in sport and cultural activities have been gathered since 2005, and the current report looks at longitudinal work where the same individuals are re-interviewed annually, helping identify trends in attitudes to and participation around heritage, … Continue reading →

The Planning Portal reports that proposals to transform an abandoned golf course in North Yorkshire into a new ’garden village’ have been unveiled as developer Flaxby Park Ltd – a company set up by businesswoman Ann Gloag, co-founder of transport … Continue reading →

The RTPI has published its first guidance on professional ethics, highlighting planners’ need to ‘act fearlessly and impartially in their professional judgement’.  RTPI writes: Ethics is an important element of being a professional planner.  It is one of the competencies … Continue reading →

An ICOMOS and UNESCO report examining the potential benefits of a tunnel around Stonehenge has been welcomed by Historic England, National Trust and English Heritage.  Historic England writes: Historic England, the National Trust and English Heritage welcome the ICOMOS/UNESCO report published today … Continue reading →

A new action plan for heritage tourism has been launched in Scotland, noting the key socio-economic contributions made by heritage as well as planning for the future. Historic Environment Scotland writes: An action plan to deliver Scotland’s heritage tourism strategy … Continue reading →

Civic Voice has announced the shortlist for the second annual Civic Voice Design Awards, with sixteen projects from across England highlighted. Civic Voice writes: Civic Voice, the national charity for the civic movement, has today announced the shortlist for the … Continue reading →

A news article on the fiftieth anniversary of Milton Keynes has reported that the Director of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions has urged Milton Keynes to use the concrete cow sculptures as a special treasured part of its heritage. … Continue reading →

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has released its latest ‘State of Trade’ survey, considering the effect of skills shortages on construction firms and predicting that the majority of small construction firms expect wages to increase in the next six … Continue reading →

New research funded by Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) has concluded that we need new ways looking at ‘cultural value’, the report also looks at the debates around heritage value and intangible heritage in research.  The AHRC writes: The … Continue reading →

The National Trust (NT) has released a blog post that suggests ‘Apathy towards our world heritage poses a greater risk to it than climate change, war and conflict, bad planning or natural disasters’, responding to the latest report from International … Continue reading →

Planning Portal reports that Gladman Developments has won on appeal an outline proposal for nearly 300 new homes on a greenfield site as the inspector concluded that the scheme represented a sustainable form of development and that the harm to … Continue reading →

A large, unauthorised building constructed at the rear of a proposed care home facility in Southall has been demolished by Ealing Council as the result of enforcement action due to it ‘causing significant harm to neighbouring residents and properties’.  Ealing … Continue reading →

The UCL Institute for Sustainable Heritage is offering an Ecclesiastical Insurance Bursary, with a closing date for receipt of applications of Monday 25 July 2016 UCL Institute for Sustainable Heritage writes: High calibre applicants should apply for bursaries. This support could … Continue reading →

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and Bilfinger GVA have published a first of its kind report into the effect of recently introduced housing policy, highlighting the need to construct new houses in the right places, close to transport links, … Continue reading →

The latest DCLG statistics for housing show that the number of empty homes is currently at its lowest since records began.  DCLG writes: The number of empty homes is now at its lowest level since records began. reversal of downward … Continue reading →

The latest edition of the THA bulletin notes that a new range of  Giving to Heritage workshops have been launched; ‘Social Investment in Heritage’ sessions are now available, tailored to the needs of the historic environment sector. The Heritage Alliance (THA) … Continue reading →