World Heritage

Blueprint published for managing Welsh slate area World Heritage Site

23.08.2019

Roger Milne

Cymru | Gwynedd Council | Heritage | slate | slate mine | Snowdonia | World Heritage

Gwynedd Council has published a draft management plan for the slate areas of north west Wales, which are a UK candidate for potential UNESCO World Heritage status.
Appeal: Learning Resource Centre would complement World Heritage Site

21.06.2016

Martha Harris

conservation area | Heritage | North East | World Heritage

A proposal to demolish an existing building and erect a Learning Resource Centre has been accepted for a site in the centre of the Durham City Conservation Area (CA) and the Durham Castle and Cathedral World...
Appeals round-up: Clark turns down Chester homes because of flood risk; 222 homes refused because of harm to World Heritage Site

06.05.2016

Martha Harris

Chester | flood risk | Greg Clark | Housing | Manchester | staffordshire | UK | World Heritage

A round-up of appeal decisions: 30 April-6 May, 2016
Appeal: 222 homes refused because of harm to World Heritage Site

05.05.2016

Martha Harris

Heritage | Housing | South West | World Heritage

Linden Homes South West has been refused permission for the development of 222 homes, including 30 per cent affordable housing in Hayle, Cornwall, because of the scheme’s impact on the setting of the...
Scotland round-up: Forth Bridge closer to being World Heritage Site, capital developers given cultural ‘call to action’

28.05.2015

Roger Milne

Edinburgh | forth rail bridge | Heritage | Housing | Scotland | World Heritage

A round-up of planning news in Scotland: 23 May-29 May, 2015
Forth Bridge nearer to designation as a World Heritage site

28.05.2015

Roger Milne

forth rail bridge | Heritage | Infrastructure | Scotland | World Heritage

The iconic Forth Bridge is a step closer to becoming Scotland’s sixth World Heritage Site.