Daily Archives: 18/08/2017

IHBC on ‘Heritage Project Management’, with CIOB: local training, for UK practitioners – Bishop Auckland, Co Durham, 18/19 October

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On 18/19 October the IHBC, with local and national partners that include the CIOB, will host a learning day and more on ‘Heritage Project Management’, at Bishop Auckland, Co Durham, offering delegates from across the UK practical insights into the … Continue reading →

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IHBC update on HE review of written advice and guidance: LA conservation services input sought

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Pye Tait is carrying out an independent review of Historic England’s (HE) online advice and guidance, and they want to try and boost responses from local authority (LA) conservation officers in particular.

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HESPR’s top pick of the week: Medway Council seeks heritage interpretation strategy and delivery on HLF project, closing 1 September, valued £97,000

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The IHBC’s heritage business listing, HESPR – the Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition scheme – offers members a weekly ‘News and Tender Alert’ that brings business opportunities together into one handy resource, while the IHBC Director’s top pick for NewsBlog … Continue reading →

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New Designing Buildings Wiki post features Sir Donald Insall on Chester Conservation Areas, from our ‘Anniversary’ Context 

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Sir Donald Insall’s article on ‘Chester, conservation as positive action’, written for the IHBC’s Conservation Area anniversary issue of Context of March 2017, is now available on Designing Buildings Wiki (DBW), the construction industry’s knowledge base, through the IHBC’s Conservation … Continue reading →

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DCLG publishes guidance on Brownfield Registers and Permission in Principle

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The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has published Planning Practice Guidance to support permission in principle and brownfield registers of land suitable for housing, while a national data standard that all local planning authorities in England are encouraged … Continue reading →

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London Mayor’s new planning rules to boost affordable housing: Faster planning permission

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At least half the new homes built on public land in London will have to be affordable to benefit from faster planning permission under a new approach to development set out in ‘Supplementary Planning Guidance’ published by the Mayor, Sadiq … Continue reading →

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Places, People and Planning – BEFS response to the Position Statement

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Built Environment Forum Scotland (BEFS) has submitted its response to the Scottish Government’s position paper on the planning review, published in advance of an anticipated Planning Bill this autumn.

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Nominations for Ecclesiastical’s Heritage Heroes Awards 2017 now open; closing 30 Sept

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Nominations are now open for Heritage Heroes Award which will be announced by The Heritage Alliance (THA) on Heritage Day 2017, with entries closing on 30 September.

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SAVE & partners granted permission for judicial review of government decision on Paddington Cube

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The High Court has granted permission to SAVE Britain’s Heritage (SAVE) with the Victorian Society and others, to challenge the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government over his refusal to call in the Paddington Cube proposals for public … Continue reading →

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Campaigners delighted as reconstruction work finally begins on Maida Vale pub the Carlton Tavern

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Work has begun, as a result of campaigners fight, on the reconstruction of a beloved pub the Carlton Tavern, Maida Vale which was knocked down illegally by its owners.

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Scottish ‘history police’ aim to correct misleading displays

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A Scottish tour operator has set up a national ‘history police’ forum, allowing the public to report misleading or inaccurate information at museums and local information boards.

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