Monthly Archives: February 2019

Campaigners have scored a High Court victory against a council’s decision not to designate playing fields in west London as a local green space, after a judge ruled that the authority had carried out a ‘plainly inadequate’ and ‘manifestly unfair’ … Continue reading →

The Heritage of London Trust Operations Ltd (HOLTOP) has announced that it has received a £42,900 National Lottery grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund towards total project costs of £70,000.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal by North Yorkshire County Council in a dispute over the visual effects of a proposed quarry extension in the Green Belt.

The Economic and Social Research Council (ERSC) working with the What Works Well Being Centre have announced a secondary analysis data initiative funding opportunity concerning ‘Understanding Wellbeing’ which will go to research that offers further insights surrounding the wellbeing of … Continue reading →

The Centre for Cities think tank say that authorities should focus on attracting high-paying office jobs to support city centres rather than replacing ‘failed shops’.

With the start of the 12th annual National Apprenticeship Week (NAW 2019) just around the corner, new resources to help the sector get behind the week have been published. image: Open Government Licence v3.0

The centenary of the First World War commemorations focused on connecting new, younger audiences to the legacy of the War through arts and education initiatives, and a new Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee inquiry seeks to examine the … Continue reading →

Contracts to develop, deliver and award the first three T Levels have been awarded by the Department for Education (DfE) and Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (the Institute). image: Open Government Licence v3.0

The 2019 Spring Conference of the Vernacular Architecture Group (VAG) will be held in Looe, East Cornwall, from 23 to 27 April and applications for student bursaries are due by Friday 15 March. image: VAG website

The Countryside Stewardship (CS) scheme opened on 18 February for farmers, foresters and land managers to request 2019 application packs to allow for applications for a range of schemes that pay for environmental benefits. image: Peter Badcock

The Government’s announcement in December 2018, launching the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission, has put a new focus on the importance of high quality design or ‘beauty’ when building the homes the nation needs, and Civic Voice has launched a … Continue reading →

Nominations open for World Monuments Watch 2020: Until 1 March 2019        

The Committee on Standards in Public Life published a report on 30 January 2019 , following a year-long review and wide consultation , on Local Government ethical standards which recommended that local government standards system needs more robust safeguards.

Government has backed a project to build rooftop properties in London on the top of existing buildings and they will be part of a £500m project to build more than 11,000 affordable properties across the country… image: LocalGov website

Design Council’s free online Inclusive Environments CPD has been launched so built environment professionals can increase their understanding and knowledge of inclusive design as standard practice at a national level.

All around England, buildings old and new grace our streets and squares, our cities and our coastline, so Historic England asked: What building can’t you live without? image: HE website