Monthly Archives: July 2016

Campaigners are continuing a legal bid to save a row of undesignated port buildings that are set to be torn down, as SAVE Britain’s Heritage says North East Lincolnshire Council’s decision to approve the demolition of Grimsby’s Cosalt Buildings is … Continue reading →

Arts & Business (A&B) Scotland is inviting nominations for its 30th Annual Awards, to celebrate outstanding collaborations between the business and cultural sectors, with a deadline for submitting nominations of midnight, Friday 30 September 2016. The categories: People Placemaking Innovation … Continue reading →

North Lincolnshire Council is planning on submitting a proposal to apply for Garden City status for Lincolnshire Lakes and surrounding areas and is consulting on the proposals. North Lincolnshire Council writes: The Garden City would cover over 10,000 homes across … Continue reading →

Historic England (HE) has launched a new ‘Latest Research’ section on its website which incorporates Issue 3 of Historic England Research digital magazine and includes a crop of articles on the built historic environment. HE writes: There is a group … Continue reading →

London’s iconic museum of art and design was announced as the winner of the £100,000 Art Fund Museum of the Year prize by HRH The Duchess of Cambridge at a ceremony at the Natural History Museum. ArtFund writes: Stephen Deuchar, Art … Continue reading →

The Communities Secretary has dismissed an appeal over a wind farm in Nottinghamshire, saying the proposals would harm the landscape, the setting of a church and visual amenity. Planning Portal writes: Communities Secretary Greg Clark has dismissed an appeal over … Continue reading →

Trevor Cooper, Chair of the Historic Religious Buildings Alliance (HRBA) asks: ‘What NEW ways are there to spend grant money to help secure the future of historic religious buildings?’ The Heritage Alliance writes: At present, most grant money goes straight … Continue reading →

Plans to build the tallest skyscraper in Manchester have been approved by the city council. The BBC writes: The apartment block, alongside three smaller ones, will be built in Owen Street, near Deansgate railway station, on land previously used as … Continue reading →

Historic England (HE) has produced a study to review and develop best practice in the regeneration of West Riding of Yorkshire’s textile mills. HE writes: Textile mills have helped to define the identity of West Yorkshire for many generations. The … Continue reading →

Part of South Tyneside’s maritime heritage has been preserved after the last remaining traditional boatyard in the North East was saved. The yard, in South Shields, had been run by boat builder Fred Crowell for over 25 years, and has … Continue reading →

The heritage of Milton Keynes is increasingly well recognised, and is a small but important thread in a report by a commission of independent experts which considered what sort of city Milton Keynes could become by 2050.  The report suggests … Continue reading →

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has published a policy statement that replaces the Scottish Historic Environment Policy (SHEP) for operational matters. HES writes: This policy statement, the Scottish Planning Policy, Historic Environment Circular 1 and Historic Environment Scotland’s Managing Change in the … Continue reading →

The Heritage Alliance (THA) has announced that Lizzie Glithero-West is to be its new Chief Executive from September. THA writes: Lizzie brings a wealth of skills and experience to the position. She is currently adviser to Baroness Neville-Rolfe at the … Continue reading →

The RTPI Trust will fund four undergraduate bursaries for the 2016-17 academic year to help high-achieving students from diverse backgrounds or living with a disability to study planning and gain Chartered membership. Read more…. and see the press release

The owner of an historic London pub in Stepney, Tower Hamlets, the George Tavern, has won a Court of Appeal challenge after a planning appeal allowed a three-storey building on the site of a former nightclub next door, with the … Continue reading →

Culture Secretary, John Whittingdale, has appointed Loyd Grossman CBE, also Heritage Alliance Chair and the keynote speaker at the IHBC’s recent Annual School in Worcester, as the Chairman of The Royal Parks.  Read the press release

The Commons Library has published a briefing paper on the ‘Revocation of planning permission‘, which covers the rarely-used procedure that occasionally allows planning permission to be revoked after it has been granted. The Commons Library writes: This briefing paper describes … Continue reading →

The Museum of London has today revealed the design concepts from six architectural teams shortlisted in the international design competition for the new museum at West Smithfield set to open in 2021 Each of the designs illustrate what the new … Continue reading →

Planning Portal writes: ‘Lawyers and ecologists say that EU directives and European-derived regulations that relate to wildlife protection and air quality limits are likely to remain in place despite the referendum outcome…’ Read more… and at BDB, read the blog post from Angus Walker and news … Continue reading →

Forest of Dean District Council unlawfully took account of payments promised by an applicant when it granted planning permission (PP) for a wind turbine, the High Court has ruled, and has quashed the consent. The judge concluded that though the … Continue reading →