The Government Guidance sets out when planning permission is required and different types of planning permission which may be granted. Paragraphs 041 permitted development fees, 065 permissions/prior approvals required for demolition outside conservation areas and 105 permitted development change of use from agricultural to residential, have been …

This Government Guidance on the compulsory purchase process and the Crichel Down Rules. It has been revised primarily to reflect legislative changes since 2015. It applies to England only. It is intended to make it easier for people to access the information they need to understand how …

The Government guidance has an updated paragraph 044 on when an application for planning permission is required to carry out works to a listed building. The Guidance has removed the following: ‘an application for planning permission is not required if the works would normally be permitted development and …

Historic England is asking the public to share their knowledge of England’s secret, unknown and forgotten memorials. Historic England wants photographs and information about lesser-known memorials, and those that are well-loved by small groups or communities but unknown nationally. It is also looking for rituals and activities …

DCMS has published its Culture is Digital report. The Alliance has worked with DCMS to submit examples of the heritage sector’s digital work and ideas for the future. The report aims to give museums, galleries, theatres and heritage organisations access to cutting-edge technology and digital skills …

The Prime Minister has launched a revision of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) which implements around 80 previously announced reforms. The consultation on the revised NPPF will run until Thursday 10 May. The Alliance will be responding so if Heritage Alliance members have views that they would like …

The Heritage Alliance is proud to welcome the University of Oxford as a new member of the Heritage Alliance.The University of Oxford is a world-class centre of excellence dedicated to the advancement of knowledge and a better understanding of the world through research and education with a student population …

The next #HeritageChat, an online Twitter conversation, is on Thursday 15th March, 13.00-14.00 and will be on the theme of Industrial Heritage. We’re collecting suggested questions for use in the chat until 12 March and you can add yours to the GoogleDoc here.Suggestions so far include: …

The second Heritage 2020 ‘foresight’ workshop took place on 8 March exploring the theme ‘What’s over the digital horizon for heritage?’ Members of the Heritage 2020 working groups, the Historic Environment Forum and colleagues from the wider cultural and technology sectors came together to hear …

We have now moved into our new office, shared with Heritage Alliance member the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE). We look forward to welcoming members there in future. In the meantime, please ask whoever looks after your records to ensure that post is being sent to …

The Heritage Alliance has submitted evidence to the Commons Select Committee inquiry into the social impact of participation in culture and sport. Of the Inquiry’s five major themes we focused our answers on health and diversity as that is where work some of our new …

The Alliance has responded to the Lord’s EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee inquiry Brexit: movement of people in the fields of sport and culture inquiry. In our response we stressed that there are significant numbers of non-UK EU citizens that work in the heritage sector in …