heritage

£15m fund will use historic buildings to transform high streets

02.07.2019

Lydia Till

The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) has announced the Transforming Places Through Heritage fund, which aims to reinvigorate England’s high streets and town centres into thriving hubs of community through the redevelopment of local historic buildings.

Battle Abbey, where the Battle of Hastings was fought

Battlefield Registration – what is it trying to protect?

21.02.2019

Nick Bridgland

The sites of significant battles deserve sensitive assessment of the characteristics that contribute to their identity as battlefields, before any development decisions are made, says Nick Bridgland

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£8bn has been awarded to more than 44,000 heritage projects, including the Titantic Quarter Belfast / iStock-509799002

£1bn support for UK’s heritage

31.01.2019

Laura Edgar

funding | Heritage | heritage | National Lottery Heritage Fund | UK

More than £1 billion of National Lottery money will go towards supporting the UK’s heritage.

Appeals round-up: Leeds green space shortage precludes 46-home scheme; No consent for residential conversion of pub rebuilt after fire

23.11.2018

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 17 November-23 November 2018

Appeal: New dwelling’s design would harm York’s historic core

02.05.2018

Matt Moody

An inspector has rejected plans for a new home on a vacant plot within the historic core of York, ruling that its ‘disjointed appearance’ would harm designated heritage assets.

Appeals round-up: Welsh ministers approve 50MW cogeneration plant at Pembroke Refinery; 95 homes approved after site is removed from green belt

08.12.2017

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 4 December-10 December, 2017

Appeal: 286 student flats refused in historic Oxford

08.12.2017

Matt Moody

Highly controversial plans for new student accommodation in Oxford will not go ahead after an inspector ruled that Oxford's housing crisis is ‘only temporary’ and cannot outweigh ‘more...

Conservation areas – the good, the bad and the ugly

11.10.2017

Iain Rhind

conservation areas | England | Heritage | heritage | historic england

2017 marks the 50th anniversary of England's first conservation area. Many more have been designated since - but are conservation areas all they're cracked up to be? Iain Rhind argues for a nuanced view of...

Rauceby Hospital / Richard Croft (Geograph): 4413354

Appeal: Mothballing favoured over demolition of historic hospital buildings

04.09.2017

East Midlands | Heritage | heritage | mothballing | Regeneration

An inspector has blocked plans for major redevelopment of an Edwardian hospital that would involve partial demolition of its historic core, ruling that the developer had not shown ‘sufficient alacrity...

Appeals round-up: 70-child daycare nursery on ground floor of home would disrupt neighbours; Housing scheme would harm ancient Roman fort's setting

14.08.2017

A round-up of planning appeals: 8-14 August, 2017

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