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Twenty-three new projects ranging from eco-friendly concrete to floating solar arrays have been announced as part of Innovate UK’s launchpad programme. image: for illustration – Dave Chetwyn

Brighton and Hove City Council has become the second council to implement a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement (LBHPA) and the first to work with University on such an agreement, the University of Sussex.  Brighton and Hove Council writes: A … Continue reading →

London architect Amin Taha has won his battle against planners to save his award-winning project, 15 Clerkenwell Close, which had faced a demolition order from the London borough of Islington.

When cruise ships are once again allowed passage to Venice, they’ll avoid the UNESCO-protected centre of the city, but until new dock infrastructure is built, mega-vessels will still enter the ecologically fragile Venetian Lagoon.

Culture across the country benefits as Lifeline grants from the latest round of the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund will protect a further 162 heritage sites across the country. image: North York Moors Railway for illustration purposes only – Peter … Continue reading →

The Scottish Parliament has debated motions based on recommendations from The Scottish Parliamentary cross-party Working Group for Tenement Maintenance, of which BEFS and RICS are the secretariat.

Then Heritage Minister Michael Ellis attended the signing of a Heritage Partnership Agreement (HPA) at King’s Cross Station with Historic England, Network Rail and Camden Council, with the HPA helping ensure efficient future management of the nationally significant site by … Continue reading →

As Debenhams has named 22 of the 50 stores it plans to close as part of a plan by new owners to revive the department store chain, the BBC reflects on what will – or might – happen to all … Continue reading →

BEFS’ oral evidence to the Local Government and Communities Committee on the Planning(Scotland) Bill is now available online.

Scotland’s Planning (Scotland) Bill, intended to strengthen and simplify the planning system while supporting ‘inclusive growth’, has been published, alongside a Ministerial Statement on ‘Planning and Inclusive Growth’ by Kevin Stewart MSP, Scotland’s Minister for Local Government and Housing, while … Continue reading →

The historic house, museum and library of 19th century architect Sir John Soane has now been digitised, allowing visitors see its fascinating objects and eclectic rooms.

The first Listed Building (LB) Heritage Partnership Agreement (HPA) in England has been signed between English Heritage, Maldon District Council and the Trustees of Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome Maldon District Council writes: Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome is the … Continue reading →

Scotland’s Finance Secretary John Swinney set out the proposed 2015-16 Scottish Government budget in the Scottish Parliament yesterday, including details of Scottish Landfill Tax (SLfT), and the Land and Building Transaction Tax (LBTT), with the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee … Continue reading →

Several important discussions affecting the work of IHBC members in Scotland were discussed in the Scottish Parliament this week, relating to the Historic Environment Scotland Bill, NPF3, SPP and traditional buildings To view the full reports and parliamentary business recordings … Continue reading →