Monthly Archives: December 2016

A House of Commons Library ‘Briefing Paper’ setting out the Government’s key planning reform proposals for England, including those changes in the process of being made, has been published.

Churches and chapels in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are set to benefit from rescue funding of £596,000 from the National Churches Trust (NCT), while 11 of the churches being helped are on the Historic England ‘At Risk’ Register.

The Scottish House Condition Survey for 2015 has been published, with key findings including that the level of disrepair remained unchanged on the previous year and that carbon emissions for older properties (pre-1919) have decreased in the last year from … Continue reading →

A map representing an initial attempt to visually present London tree data is now available online.

The Stone Federation Great Britain’s Natural Stone Awards presentation took place at the start of December and included a special award for a traditional stone project.

The strategy aims to transform neighbourhoods by delivering high-quality, well designed places, more homes and opportunities for residents.

Artist Tracey Emin, and her architect David Chipperfield, have pulled the plug on an appeal over a controversial project involving plans for demolition of a locally-listed block of 1920s council flats on Bell Lane, in London’s Spitalfields, to provide Emin … Continue reading →

The C20 Society has reported its delight that No 1 Poultry, designed by James Stirling Michael Wilford and Associates, has been listed at Grade II*, following the C20 Society’s successful legal challenge of the Secretary of State’s earlier refusal to list … Continue reading →

A new online tool showing the gender pay gap by occupation has been launched – it shows that women conservation professionals are paid 24% less than men.

The High Court has ruled in favour of East Bergholt Parish Council, finding that Babergh District Council’s (DC) decision to allow ten homes to be built in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) was flawed as it did not … Continue reading →

The Historic England (HE) Research Strategy is now available online, offering an overview of its approach to the heritage research carried out, supported or encouraged.

On 7 December Scotland’s Scotland’s Culture Cabinet Secretary Fiona Hyslop MSP launched Scotland’s ‘Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology 2017’ at Mary King’s Close in Edinburgh.

The competition is looking for a design-led team that can conceive and deliver a design for a new, world-class concert venue in the heart of Edinburgh’s World Heritage Site.

The Welsh Government is preparing the National Development Framework (NDF) and is calling for evidence and projects that can help develop the national spatial framework to be submitted by 7 March 2017.

Community groups have been asked to nominate favourite new buildings, conservation projects and people in its annual awards (closing date 31 January 2017).

A short report by the Gardens Trust highlights the impact of 40% budget cuts on the condition of parks.

Four Essex Councils take the next steps towards creating garden communities but warn they must be delivered to high standards.