DLUHC Announces Long Term Plan for Housing

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We break down the new planning announcement and examine what it could mean for heritage Today the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove, set out plans for regeneration, inner-city densification and housing delivery across England, …

Machinery of Government Change – 07.02.23

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Today (Tuesday 7th February), Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced a Machinery of Government Change including the creation of a new government department focused on energy security. As a result, the King has approved the creation of four new government departments:  Department for Energy Security and …

Our Summary of the Recent Planning Announcements

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At a ‘Building Beautiful Places’ event on 20 July, the Government launched new planning measures, through which it aims to improve local infrastructure, help the environment, champion neighbourhood design and boost health and wellbeing among communities. Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, launched the Office for …

Call for Nature’s Recovery by 2030

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Wildlife and Countryside Link, supported by a long list of organisations including The National Trust and CPRE [Alliance Members], have started a petition, calling on the Prime Minister to make sure the Environment Bill “sets a legally binding ‘State of Nature’ target to begin to reverse nature’s decline …

Meeting Minutes

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Meeting Minutes Published for Museums APPG The minutes and attendance of the January 19th meeting of the APPG for Museums with Secretary of State Oliver Dowden have now been published on the group’s website. Meeting Minutes from the Last Heritage Council And in case you missed them …

Brexit and Immigration – Latest Updates

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Our Brexit Hub collates the latest Brexit guidance that is relevant to the heritage sector. Alliance Members can continue to inform us with your questions and concerns and the Brexit FAQ Trello Board from the Historic Environment Forum remains open as a resource for the sector. You can also …

Travel and Tourism

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“We’re Good to Go” Links With “Safe Travels” VisitBritain has now linked it’s “We’re Good to Go” consumer confidence scheme with the World Travel & Tourism Council’s international “Safe Travels” scheme.  Businesses that will or have already signed up to be Good To Go can update their application to include …

Funding – Latest Updates

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There have been numerous updates to funding schemes with the recent Budget announcements. These include: Culture Recovery Fund – receiving a £300m to top up (totalling £1.87bn) A further £90m to support national museums and cultural bodies A prospectus has been published for the £220 million UK Community Renewal Fund A …