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The Grade II listing of a derelict warehouse has delayed plans for the 800-home mixed-use redevelopment of two sites in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle. Developers One Park Lane submitted two applications to Liverpool City Council in June, seeking permission for the … Continue reading →

SAVE Britain’s Heritage has launched a ‘’crowdsourcing’ appeal to help fight the proposed demolition of over 400 houses in Liverpool in a campaign believed to be the first of its type for the historic environment, with the appeal to end … Continue reading →

Campaigners have succeeded in their first step to turn a derelict flyover in Liverpool into an urban sky park with over £40,000 raised through Spacehive, claimed to the world’s first civic crowd funding website.  The Friends of the Flyover group … Continue reading →

Liverpool City Council has approved plans for the £150m redevelopment of a former Liverpool brewery into a major tourist venue, Proposals for the Cains Brewery site include the refurbishment of the Grade ll listed brewery, a hotel, cinema, 775 new … Continue reading →

Culture Secretary Maria Miller has announced that the Liverpool Cenotaph, built to commemorate those who lost their lives in the First World War, is to be listed at Grade I making it one of only three Grade I war memorials in … Continue reading →

A £15m regeneration plan for Liverpool’s Welsh Streets has stalled hours after councillors gave the go-ahead to build new homes. The council planning committee backed a plan on Tuesday to build more than 150 new homes, demolish up to 440 … Continue reading →

DCLG has decided not to call in the Peel Holdings proposals for the ambitious £5.5bn redevelopment of an area of redundant Liverpool docklands. The scheme is known as Liverpool Waters and is earmarked for what was once known as the … Continue reading →

Plans to build student accommodation in Liverpool’s Georgian quarter have been approved by the city council. The developments – one on the corner of Hope Street and Myrtle Street, the other on Caledonia Street – were given the go-ahead following … Continue reading →

Unesco is preparing to strip Liverpool of its world heritage status if Chapman Taylor’s Liverpool Waters scheme is built. United Nations officials have recommended that Liverpool waterfront be added to its list of world heritage sites that are in danger, … Continue reading →

An ambitious multi-billion scheme to regenerate 60 hectares of dockland in Liverpool has been approved by the city council’s planning committee, subject to a legal agreement. The outline application from Peel Holdings has been referred to the Government. Council leader … Continue reading →

Proposals for a major mixed-use development including a 55-storey tower on Liverpool’s waterfront would damage the World Heritage site ‘beyond repair’, a UNESCO report has warned.   Liverpool Echo Article: LINK

Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has decided that plans to demolish nearly 200 homes as part of a Pathfinder clearance project in the Welsh Streets area of Liverpool should be subject to environmental impact assessment (EIA).   One of the properties … Continue reading →

The Pier Head, a 2.5 hectare park on Liverpool’s historic docks, seamlessly integrates with the new Leeds and Liverpool canal link, the first major urban canal extension in a generation, and the result is an elegant public space and an … Continue reading →

The awards presentation for the RTPI Planning Awards 2009 took place on Thursday 4 February 2010 at the London Hilton, in a ceremony attended by Ann Skippers, President of the RTPI and Bob Neill MP, Shadow Minister for Local Government … Continue reading →

‘Culture Makes: the Cultural Philanthropy Foundation’ announces a major UK-wide campaign to celebrate the impact of culture and make the case for investment. image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0

Lord Parkinson has delivered a speech to members of the heritage sector at the annual Heritage Day hosted by The Heritage Alliance. image: Open Government Licence v3.0

The Theatres Trust has published its annual list of theatres under threat of permanent closure, redevelopment, or demolition across the UK.

After almost 4 years with the Victorian Society, Joe O’Donnell has moved on from his role as Director to focus on project managing the restoration of his new home.

As Michael Gove’s landmark ruling has been challenged in the High Court by M&S on procedural grounds, SAVE Britain’s Heritage outlines the background. image for illustration: Gary Rogers / Marks and Spencer. Commons Wikimedia

SAVE Britain’s Heritage has submitted listing applications and written to the Secretary of State for Culture to call for official recognition of all four Beatles’ birthplaces in honour of the buildings’ importance to the band’s story and the nation’s cultural … Continue reading →