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IHBC’s ‘Policy’ Signpost: FuturHist’s ‘Policy Framework’ on European Policies for Energy Efficiency in Historic Buildings

FuturHist, a project co-funded by the European Union and the UK Research and Innovation that aims to develop replicable retrofit solutions for historic buildings of the future, has produce its first report on the ‘Policy Framework: An Overview of European … Continue reading

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IHBC looks ahead to 2025 No.16: LGA, on ‘Almost 24,000 affordable houses lost in office-to-residential conversions’

image for illustration The Local Government Association (LGA) states that, in order ‘to deliver more housing of a decent standard, councils need the right powers, skills, resources and funding to act, and want to work with government and the development … Continue reading

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New NPPF out for England

image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 The revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), which sets out government’s planning policies for England and how these are expected to be applied, has been issued.

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RTPI proposes ‘Interim route map to strategic planning’

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has proposed a clear ‘route map’ to government to help Local Authorities take full advantage of strategic plans as soon as possible and to keep making local plans while they are introduced.

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Jack Sargeant MS new Welsh Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership

The Welsh Government has outlined the responsibilities of Jack Sargeant MS, the new Welsh Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership .

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