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Historic Places Panel visits Boston
Historic England's Historic Places Panel visited Boston in Lincolnshire on 28th and 29th September. The Panel heard presentations from the local authority and had a fascinating tour of the town's historic centre and port. The visit focussed on the Council's programme of High Street improvements and potential bid for 'Levelling Up' funding, as well as looking more strategically at the ... Read more ›
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Peter to step down from chairing LLDC's Quality Review Panel
Peter is stepping down as Chair of the London Legacy Development Corporation's Quality Review Panel this autumn. Peter has been chairing the Panel since 2012 and the new Chair is being appointed by open recruitment organised by Frame Projects, with a closing date of 19th July. Peter said: “The task of building on the legacy of the 2012 Olympics is ... Read more ›
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Peter's chairing of Historic England's Historic Places Panel extended to the end of this year
Peter's position as Chair of Historic England's Historic Places Panel was due to end at the end of May, but has been extended to the end of December 2021 in view of the hiatus over the last year due to the coronovirus pandemic. The Panel's Annual General Meeeting is being held virtually on 11th May, and panel visits are expected ... Read more ›
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Government presses ahead with shops to homes conversions
The Government is pressing ahead with its plans to make it easy for owners of ‘commercial, business and service’ premises, including shops, to convert them into homes without the need for planning permission. However, following the overwhelming criticism that the draft proposals received when they were first floated last December, this new permitted development right, which will come into effect ... Read more ›
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Peter to speak at RTPI North East event
Peter will be speaking at an RTPI North East event at 11.00am on Tuesday 15th December. He will talk about the likely impact of the Building Better Building Beautiful Commission's report 'Living with Beauty' in the context of the Government's Planning White Paper. More information can be found here. Read more ›