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Parliament’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee is to examine the importance of built heritage in the UK and the barriers to its preservation, and is open to 3 February.
The CMS Committee writes:
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee is to examine the importance of built heritage in the UK and the barriers to its preservation.
The inquiry will examine issues with funding and whether current finance models are suitable and accessible. It will also engage with how the Government can tackle practical and regulatory challenges, such as the availability of skilled practitioners, the managed decline of assets on publicly-owned land, and policy issues arising from net zero targets and planning policy.
Alongside this, MPs will highlight the importance of built heritage for economic regeneration and to community identities, as well as how those communities can be empowered to manage their local built heritage assets.
This inquiry is currently accepting evidence
The committee wants to hear your views. We welcome submissions from anyone with answers to the questions in the call for evidence. You can submit evidence until Monday 3 February 2025.
Terms of reference
The Committee is inviting written submissions in response to the following questions:
1. What are the most significant challenges facing owners and operators of built heritage assets, and how are they affecting what those sites can offer?
- What interventions are needed to prevent the managed decline of heritage assets on publicly-owned land?
- What can the Government do to make it easier for communities or local businesses to take ownership of historic buildings?
2. How effective are the current funding and finance models for built heritage?
- What should long-term public funding for the sector look like?
3. What role does built heritage play in the regeneration of local areas and in contributing to economic growth and community identity?
- How can heritage buildings be supported to increase energy efficiency and contribute to the Government’s net zero targets?
4. What are the financial, regulatory and practical barriers to preserving built heritage?
- What policy changes are needed to make restoring historic buildings easier and less expensive?
5. What policies would ensure the UK workforce has the right skills to maintain our heritage assets?
