Monthly Archives: August 2017

The Local Government Association (LGA) is developing a publication in to showcase effective partnership approaches to positive planning, so if you would like to showcase work you have done in your area, please contact jo.allchurch@local.gov.uk by 15 August 2017.

Plans to dismantle the Grade II-listed Victoria Pier in Colwyn Bay have been approved by councillors.

England’s Planning Advisory Service (PAS) is inviting talented people working in the built environment sector from across the country to team up to solve a tricky planning problem, and it commences in October.

The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) is expanding its grant-giving programme and has launched a new Scottish Community Development Grant that enables historic building regeneration projects in communities across Scotland.

From cycling to commuting, housing to land ownership and the digital economy – this year’s RTPI Awards for Research Excellence shortlist reflects the depth and breadth of planning research.

Historic England has published a report entitled ‘The Church and Chapel Interiors of John Loughborough Pearson:  A Selective Assessment of their significance’ to celebrate the 200 birthday of the Victorian Gothic Revivalist architect

The Design Commission for Wales has written a design and access Statement which has been published by the Welsh Government consequent to legislative changes concerning design and access (DAS) in April last year. 

The CEO of Bournville Village Trust has welcomed the call for 50 new Garden Villages but warns that effective management is necessary to ensure success and create sustainable new communities, rather than just offer a badge of convenience.

The BBC has recently reported on how conservation groups in Hong Kong are celebrating the withdrawal of a controversial plan to demolish a cluster of low-rise tenement buildings in the heart of the city to make room for high-rise towers.