Consultation Responses

Statements, Briefings and Consultation Responses

An archive of The Heritage Alliance’s submitted consultation responses, Briefing and statements dating back to 2004

The Heritage Alliance responds on a variety of consultations including government departments (DEFRA, DCMS, MHCLG, BEIS), All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) Inquiries, Select Committee, Committees, and the European Union.

In this section, you can view our consultation responses by year on issues ranging from modernising empty property relief, energy policy, to Common Agricultural Policy.

2020 Documents

• Immigration and Brexit Briefing (updated) [coming soon…];
• Heritage, Health and Wellbeing report [coming soon…];
• Our summary of the Planning White Paper [August 2020];
• Our Summary of the UK Internal Market White Paper [August 2020];
• Brexit and Heritage Briefing (updated): ‘Heritage in the Context of Britain’s Future Relationship with the EU‘ [July 2020];
• Summary of the Chancellor’s Statement on COVID-19 [July 2020];
• Planning: Our Summary of Recent Changes [July 2020];
• A Letter to the Telegraph from the Heritage Sector [July 2020];
• Key Asks –  Securing the Long-Term Future of the Heritage Sector [June 2020;
• New COVID-19 Guidelines for Heritage [June 2020];
• Joint Statement on Tackling Climate Change [June 2020];
• Joint Statement for Anti-Racism in UK Heritage [June 2020];
• Joint Statement – COVID-19 [June 2020];
• Summary of UK Government’s COVID-19 recovery strategy [May 2020];
• The Heritage Alliance COVID-19 Guidance Hub [March 2020];
• Planning for the Future – Summary [March 2020];
• March 2020 Budget Summary [March 2020];
• The Heritage Alliance Budget Representation 2020 [February 2020];
• Environment Bill House of Commons Second Reading Briefing on the Environment Bill – The Exclusion of Heritage [February 2020];
• Fisheries Bill Briefing 2020 [February 2020];
• The Agriculture Bill: Ensuring it works for both the historic and natural environments [January 2020].

2019 Documents

• Manifesto Comparison Venn Diagram [December 2019];
• Summary of the Queen’s Speech [December 2019];
• Analysis of 2019 Political Party Manifestos [December 2019];
• MAC call for evidence: PBS & Salary Threshold [November 2019];
• Response to the EFRA Committee on the Environment Bill [October 2019]– the EFRA Committee subsequently cited our response;
• Building Better, Building Beautiful (interim report) – call for evidence [October 2019];
• Environment Bill 2nd Reading – Briefing on the Exclusion of the Historic Environment [October 2019];
• Gardens contribution to economy, consultation response [May 2019];
• Improving our Management of Water in the Environment, [March 2019];
  Conservation Covenants, [March 2019];
• MHCLG consultation: Planning reform: supporting the high street and increasing the delivery of new homes, [January 2019];
• Scrutiny of the draft Environment (Principles and Governance) Bill inquiry, [January 2019];
• Comments on Proposed Revisions to the Section of the National Planning Practice Guidance (NPPG) on the Historic Environment [January 2019];
• The 25-year environment plan – measuring progress [January 2019];
• Delivering the 25-Year Environment Plan for the historic and natural environments: The Environment Bill [January 2019];
• We also updated both our Brexit and Immigration briefings with new data from 2018-2019.

2018 Documents

• Consultation: Powers for dealing with unauthorised development and encampments
• Treasury Committee VAT inquiry: Heritage Alliance Response
• DEFRA consultation: Health & harmony – the future for food, farming, and the environment
• Draft revised National Planning Policy Framework consultation – Heritage Alliance response
• The 25-Year Environment Plan: Ensuring it works for both the historic and natural environments
• Arson and Criminal Damage Offences Guidelines Consultation response
• Solid wall insulation targets
• Heritage Alliance International Report
• Alliance Response on Arson Sentencing Guidelines, [July 2018];
• Charity Commission Review of Charitable Tax Relief: Heritage Alliance Response, [July 2018];
• Loneliness Strategy Response, [July 2018];
• Ageing Society Grand Challenge Response, [July 2018];
• Marine Conservation Zones Consultation, [July 2018];
• Heritage Lottery Fund Policy Direction Consultations, [August 2018];
• Charity Tax Commission Call for Evidence, [August 2018];
• NPPF Red-line exercise, [August 2018];
• Call for Evidence: Brake, Tyre and Road Surface Wear, [August 2018];
• Response to DEFRA’s consultation on cleaner domestic burning of solid fuels and wood, [August 2018];
• Call for Evidence: Report to Parliament about Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities’ (IFCAs) conduct and operation, [August 2018];
• Response to Government Civil Society Strategy; [September 2018];
• Society Lotteries Consultation, [September 2018];
• Heritage in the Marine Environment and response to the Fisheries White Paper, [September 2018];
• E10 petrol, consumer protection and fuel pump labelling Consultation, [September 2018];
• Planning Appeal Inquiries Review – call for evidence questionnaire, [September 2018];
• Response to Michael Ellis’s 10 Questions on Soft Power, [October 2018];
• Briefing on the Brexit White Paper and MAC Recommendations published, [October 2018];
• A Summary of the Budget;
• Response to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee inquiry on energy efficiency;
• Briefing on the Immigration White Paper, [Updated April 2019];
• Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee’s Scrutiny of the Fisheries Bill Inquiry, [November 2018];
• MAC Review of the Shortage Occupation List, [December 2018];
• Landscapes Review Call for Evidence;
• Response to the House of Commons Public Bill Committee: Fisheries Bill, [December 2018].

2017 Documents

• Modern Industrial Strategy and the heritage sector [January 2017]

2016 Documents

• Briefing for House of Commons Second Reading of the Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill [October 2016];
• Consultation response on Museums and Galleries Tax Relief [October 2016];
• Consultation response to an online call for evidence to inform a review of the museums sector in England [October 2016];
• Submission to Secretary of State’s Opportunities and challenges for the heritage sector [July 2016];
• Representation to the CLG Select Committee inquiry into the Local Plan Expert Group’s recommendations [June 2016];
• The Alliance’s briefing for the Second Reading of the Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill [June 2016];
• Heritage & the EU briefing by The Heritage Alliance [May 2016];
• Alliance briefing on the Queen’s Speech 2016 [May 2016];
• Heritage Alliance representation on the Local Plans Expert Group report [April 2016];
• The Alliance’s response to call for evidence for the DCLG/Defra Rural Planning Review [April 2016];
• The Heritage Alliance’s response to the DCLG Technical consultation on implementation of planning changes [April 2016];
• The Heritage Alliance’s statement welcoming publication of the Culture White Paper [March 2016];
• The Alliance’s statement in response to the 2016 Budget [March 2016];
• The Heritage Alliance’s response to National Planning Policy: consultation on proposed changes by DCLG [February 2016];
• CLG Select Committee Consultation on National Planning Policy Inquiry response by The Heritage Alliance [January 2016];
• The Alliance’s statement on the Church Buildings Review Group [January 2016];
• Historic Religious Buildings Alliance’s statement on the Church Buildings Review Group [January 2016].

2015 Documents

• The Alliance’s response on the Culture White Paper
• The Alliance’s representation on A Country that Lives Within its Means (Spending Review)
• The Alliance response to Local Plan Process Consultation [October 2015]
• The Alliance’s response to the HMRC’s call for evidence on Donor Benefits (Gift Aid)
• The Heritage Alliance’s submission to the Culture, Media and Sport Inquiry into Society Lotteries
• The Heritage Alliance responds to the Selection Criteria for the Rural Development Programme for England [July 2015]
• The Heritage Alliance released a statement on the Fixing the Foundations Framework (August 2015)
• The Heritage Alliance submission to the Communities and Local Government Committee on the planning proposals in the Fixing the Foundations Framework (August 2015)
• The Heritage Alliance response to the Commons Select Committee Inquiry into the Fixing the Foundations Productivity Plan [August 2015]

2014 Documents

• The Heritage Alliance’s submission to the Department for Communities and Local Government consultation on The Techincal Consultation on Planning
• The Heritage Alliance’s submission to the Communities and Local Government Committee on the Operation of the National Planning Policy Framework (May 2014)
• The Heritage Alliances’s  submission to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport consultation on the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act: Secondary Legislation to accompany the Heritage Provision
• The Heritage Alliance submission to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on the proposal to establish from 2015 a new charity to manage the National Heritage Collection and to rename the heritage protection services as Historic England. See the THA response to the English Heritage New Model Consultation here.
• The Heritage Alliance’s submission on the future of local government archaeology services (February 2014) here

2013 Documents

• The Heritage Alliance’s submission to the Department for Communities and Local Government consultation on the beta format of the National Planning Practice Guidance web resource (October 2013)
• The Heritage Alliance’s response to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills consultation on Non-economic Regulator’s duty to regard growth.
• The Heritage Alliance’s submission to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs concerning the New Environmental Land Management System (August 2013)
• The Heritage Alliance’s response to the Department for Education consultation on proposed changes to the National Curriculum (April 2013)
• The Heritage Alliance’s response to the DCMS consultation on broadband hardware siting (March 2013)
• The Heritage Alliance’s response to the CLG round of the Government-wide Red Tape Challenge (March 2013)
• The Heritage Alliance’s response to the CLG consultation on streamlining the planning application process (March 2013)
• The Heritage Alliance’s response to the CLG consultation on the External Review of Government Planning Practice Guidance (February 2013)
• The Heritage Alliance’s response to the EC consultation on existing VAT legislation (January 2013)

2012 Documents

• The Heritage Alliance’s response to the CLG technical consultation on extending permitted developments (December 2012)
• The Heritage Alliance’s response to the DCMS consultation on ‘Improvements to the System of Listed Building Consents’ (August 2012)
• The Heritage Alliance’s Historic Religious Buildings Group’s response to the DCMS/Treasury consultation on the changes to the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme (July 2012)
• The Heritage Alliance’s submission to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill Public Bill Committee (June 2012)
• The Heritage Alliance’s submission to HMRC’s Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme consultation (May 2012)
• The Heritage Alliance’s submission to the EU Directorate-General for Energy’s consultation on Financial Support for Energy Efficiency in Buildings (May 2012)
• The Heritage Alliance’s submission to the Commons Communities and Local Government Committee’s Inquiry on the European Regional Development Fund (April 2012)
• The Heritage Alliance’s submission to the DEFRA consultation on CAP reform post 2013 (March 2012)
• The Heritage Alliance’s response to the English Heritage consultation paper on the National Heritage Protection Plan (January 2012)

2011 Documents

• The Heritage Alliance’s response to the DCMS Ten Point Plan for Philanthropy (November 2011)
• The Heritage Alliance’s covering letter and full response to the Department for Communities and Local Government’s consultation on the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (October 2011)
• The Heritage Alliance’s written evidence to the CLG Select Committee Inquiry into the NPPF (September 2011)
• The Heritage Alliance’s response to the Practitioners Advisory Group draft NPPF (June 2011)
• The Heritage Alliance’s briefings on the Localism Bill, to Parliamentarians (throughout 2011 – ongoing)
• The Heritage Alliance’s response to the Henley Review of Cultural Education (May 2011)
• The Heritage Alliance’s response to the HLF’s consultation on its Strategic Plan 2013-19 (April 2011)
• POWAlliance’s response to Q25 (Places of Worship) of the HLF’s consultation on its Strategic Plan 2013-19 (April 2011)
• The Heritage Alliance’s response to the Public Bill Committee on the Localism Bill (February 2011)
• The Heritage Alliance’s statement of support for Amendment 149 to the Public Bill Committee on the Localism Bill (February 2011)
• The Historic Environment Forum’s response to the Dept for Communities & Local Government consultation on the National Planning Policy Framework (February 2011)
• The Heritage Alliance’s response to the Giving Green Paper (March 2011)

2010 Documents

• The Heritage Alliance’s response to the Civic Society Initiative consultation A New Voice for the Civic Movement (January 2010)
• The Heritage Alliance’s response to the Penfold Review into Non-Planning Consents (February 2010)
• The Heritage Alliance’s response to the Dept for Communities & Local Government’s consultation Making Better Use of Energy Performance Certificates and Data (May 2010)
• The Heritage Alliance’s response to the Dept for Communities & Local Government’s consultation Planning for a Low Carbon Future in a Changing Climate (June 2010)
• The Heritage Alliance’s response to the Dept for Culture, Media & Sport’s consultation on its Stuctural Reform Plan (July 2010)
• The Heritage Alliance’s response to the Dept for Communities & Local Government’s consulation The Future of Building Regulations (August 2010)
• The Heritage Alliance’s response to the Dept for Culture, Media & Sport’s consultation on the future ‘good causes’ shares of Lottery funding (August 2010)
• The Heritage Alliance’s response to the Culture, Media & Sport Select Committee’s Inquiry into Funding for the Arts and Heritage (September 2010)
• The Heritage Alliance’s response to the Dept for Culture, Media & Sport’s proposed changes to BIG Lottery allocations (October 2010)
• The Heritage Alliance’s response to the Wolf Review of Vocational Education (October 2010)
• The Heritage Alliance’s response to the Dept for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs’ consultation on the Natural Environment White Paper (October 2010)

2009 Documents

• Heritage Link’s response to the Mayor of London’s consultation Cultural Metropolis: Priorities for Culture 2009-12 (January 2009)
• Heritage Link’s response to the National Audit Office review of the performance of English Heritage in encouraging under-represented groups to engage with heritage (February 2009)
• Heritage Link’s response to the Department for Communities & Local Government’s consultation on list of statutory consultees for National Policy Statements (April 2009)
• Heritage Link’s response to the Government’s Draft Legislative Programme 2009/10 (September 2009)
• Heritage Link’s response to Draft PPS 15: Planning for the Historic Environment & Practice Guide (October 2009)
• Heritage Link’s response to the Compact Commission’s consultation Refreshing the Compact: A framework for partnership working (October 2009)
• Heritage Link’s response to the Civic Society Initiative consultation Own the Future (November 2009)

2008 Documents

• Heritage Link’s response to DEFRA’s consultation on the Future of the Aggregates Sustainable Levy Fund (May 2008)

2007 Documents

• Heritage Link’s Response to English Heritage consultation Enabling Development (December 2007)
• Heritage Link’s Response to the London Assembly: The Impact of the 2012 Games on Lottery Funding in London (October 2007)
• Heritage Link’s Response to English Heritage Conservation Principles (October 2007)
• Heritage Link’s Response to Planning White Paper, Planning for A Sustainable Future (August 2007)
• Heritage Link’s Response to the Heritage White Paper (April 2007) Link to Press Release
• Heritage Link’s Response to the consultation on Gift Aid (September 2007)
• Heritage Link’s Response to the CLG Consultation Modernising Empty Property Relief (September 2007)
• Heritage Link’s Response to the Gift Aid Review (September 2007)
  Heritage Link’s Response to the BRE review of Consultation Policy (September 2007)
• Heritage Link’s response to the DTI Review of the National Minimum Wage and Voluntary Workers (September 2007)
• Heritage Link’s Response to the amendments to Financial Reporting Standard 40: Accounting for Heritage Assets (April 2007)
• Heritage Link’s Response to the Barker (Report?) on Land-Use Planning (March 2007)
• Heritage Link’s Response to the consultation on the Annexe to PPS 1, Planning and Climate Change (March 2007)

2006 Documents

• Heritage Link’s response to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee on Heritage and the Rural Economy (October 2006)
• Heritage Link’s Response to the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee Inquiry on the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics (October 2006)
• Heritage Link’s Response to the Interim Report of the Barker Review of Land Use Planning (July 2006)
• Heritage Link’s Response to DEFRAs consultation on the rural development programme for England 2007-2013 (July 2006)
• Heritage Link’s Response to DEFRA’s consultation on the new Uplands Rewards Structure (2007-2013) (May 2006)
• Heritage Link’s Response to the Barker Review on Land-Use Planning (April 2006)
• Heritage Link’s Response to the Heritage Lottery Fund‘s pre-Consultation on the third Strategic Plan 2008-13 (March 2006)

2005 Documents

• Heritage Link’s Response to Revisions to PPG 15, Principles of Selection for Listed Buildings (October 2005)
• Heritage Link’s Response to the DCMS Policy Statement Better Places to Live: Government, Identity and the Value of the Historic and Built Environment (June 2005)
• Heritage Link’s Response to A Giving Culture: the DCMS discussion document on engaging with the voluntary and community sector (June 2005)

2004 Documents

• Heritage Link’s Response to Culture at the Heart of Regeneration (October 2004)
• Heritage Link’s Response to the Inland Revenue Consultation on Gift Aid (June 2004)