Monthly Archives: July 2016

Loyd Grossman The Heritage Alliance (THA) Chair, has launched what he calls, ‘the world’s greatest heritage festival’, rousing visitors to get out and about and ‘treasure your treasures’ during Heritage Open Days between Thursday 8 and Sunday 11 September. THA … Continue reading →

Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) Scotland has launched ‘Stories, Stones, and Bones’, a small grants programme to help people celebrate and create a legacy for Scotland’s Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology in 2017. HLF writes: Stories, Stones and Bones is … Continue reading →

Liverpool City Council has given the cold shoulder to a recommendation from UNESCO that there should be a moratorium on new development within the city’s world heritage site and the surrounding buffer zone as Mayor Joe Anderson has said he … Continue reading →

A joint venture between Patten Properties and Panacea Property Development has confirmed submission of plans for a major residential development overlooking Liverpool’s Albert Dock. The joint venture proposes a stepped development rising to 19 storeys at its highest point. The … Continue reading →

On 13 July Geraint Davies MP introduced a Private Member’s Bill in the Commons to make provision for the safeguarding of standards of environmental protection derived from European Union legislation after the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. The summary of … Continue reading →

Historic England is working to improve co-ordination of research into the historic built environment. To this end, the organisation is inviting tenders for an 18-month project to develop a framework for research and to establish a research network to take … Continue reading →

Firms with a wages bill of more than £3million will have to pay two training levies in 2017. The Stone Specialist writes: Training body CITB and the Government Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) have come to an agreement … Continue reading →

Councils must apply planning rules properly when considering applications for building on the Green Belt, the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) Dr Jane Martin has warned, following a ruling against St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council for allowing a five bedroom house … Continue reading →

An update for July 2016 on the arrangements for historic environment legislation and policy in Wales has been issues by Cadw, covering among other items the 2016 Act, implementation and consultations. Cadw writes: The Historic Environment (Wales) Bill received Royal … Continue reading →

A new report by the Smith Institute calls on Ministers to set-up a Government-sponsored task force to decide a strategy to halt the decline of suburban areas which, its research says, are falling behind urban centres. The Smith Institute writes: … Continue reading →

The National Heritage Training Group (NHTG) has announced the appointment of its new Chairman as Robert (Bob) Howard MBE, long associated with the Tile Association. NHTG writes: For the next stage in our development as a fully independent organisation taking … Continue reading →

The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has released the outcomes of the year-long Strategic Review of the organization, including an agreed strapline – ‘Built Environment professions together’ – and a new mission: ‘To improve the UK construction industry by collectively representing … Continue reading →

The project to restore the front of Eastbourne’s Grade II* listed Congress Theatre has scooped an Excellence Award for design and innovation, winning the refurbishment category of the Schueco Excellence Awards 2016, which is run in conjunction with the Journal … Continue reading →

Councils in England are invited by the Department for Transport (DfT) to apply for a share of £60 million of new funding to support sustainable travel, with a closing date of 9 September. The DfT writes: Walking and cycling in … Continue reading →

West Oxfordshire District Council has warned prospective purchasers of land advertised for sale on the popular classifieds website Gumtree that it has very limited development potential while part lies within a Conservation Area (CA). The Council writes: The Council were … Continue reading →

The government has axed the Department of Energy and Climate Change (Decc) in a major departmental shake-up. The BBC writes The brief will be folded into an expanded Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy under Greg Clark. Ed Miliband, … Continue reading →

The successful shortlist of 6 in the prestigious 2016 RIBA Stirling Prize for the UK’s best new building has been announced, and includes two projects for designated buildings, Newport Street Gallery in Vauxhall and the Grade II listed Giles Gilbert … Continue reading →

High Streets Minister Marcus Jones called on communities across the country to enter their villages, towns and cities into the Great British High Street competition 2016, with prizes of up to £10000 and a deadline for entries of Friday, 9 … Continue reading →

BRE Trust has published its annual review of some of the latest built environment research online, as the report outlines research projects and activities across areas ranging from infrastructure sustainability and resilience to occupant wellbeing and energy. BRE Trust writes: … Continue reading →

The Parliamentary Communities and Local Government (CLG) Committee launches an inquiry into public parks to examine the impact of reduced local authority budgets on these open spaces and consider concerns that their existence is under threat, with an online survey, … Continue reading →