The Council has adopted a revised directive on the energy performance of buildings, so completing the final stage in the legislative procedure. The directive aims to improve energy efficiency in buildings and encourages building renovation. Decarbonising the existing, highly inefficient European building stock is one of its …

DCMS is in talks with the National Museum Directors’ Council and Arts Council England (ACE) over plans for a partnership framework for national museums, setting out a strategy for loans and skills-sharing, which is due to be published in September. The framework was one of several recommendations …

The Government has announced measures to ensure decisions on allowing are ‘made in a timely way and developers and local authorities are supported through the process’. The Government intends to consult on: whether the early stages of shale exploration should be treated as permitted development, …

Civil Society has reported that Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for DCMS, has said that the Government wants to ‘find more sustainable operating models, which could see the return of grants, and wants to make charities and other civil society organisations more confident when it comes to …

The Raynsford Review of Planning has been set up to identify how the government can reform the English planning system to make it fairer, better resourced and capable of producing quality outcomes, while still encouraging the production of new homes.  The interim report says that ‘the planning …

The Alliance has responded to DEFRA’s Health and Harmony consultation on the future of Government support for the farming sector after we leave the European Union. We argue that this provides an opportunity to better fund the protection of rural heritage than previously. The Alliance published a paper on …

The consultation, which closed on the 10th May, strongly encouraged the use of an online survey. We have collated the Alliance’s response online here. Key concerns included changes to the presumption in favour of sustainable development such as changing the footnote which provides reasons to restrict …

47,500 pa Permanent f/t (37.5 hrs pw) As our national specialist in the curation of world cultures and collections you will lead on the Trust’s response to specific world collections projects. You will also lead on the development of organisational policies and processes relating to …

£35,000 per annum, full time, over 2 years. Based in Twickenham TW1 but limited home working may be available. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the Environment Trust’s heritage projects and join an organisation looking to the future. You will be identifying and developing …

Role: Strategy and Partnership Adviser: Historic Environment Location: Murley Moss Salary: £26,584 – £31,697 Permanent: Full Time or Part Time considered An opportunity has arisen within our historic environment team to work at the Lake District National Park, a newly inscribed World Heritage Site. We …

47,500 pa Permanent f/t (37.5 hrs pw) As our national specialist in the curation of world cultures and collections you will lead on the Trust’s response to specific world collections projects. You will also lead on the development of organisational policies and processes relating to …

Role: Strategy and Partnership Adviser: Historic Environment Location: Murley Moss Salary: £26,584 – £31,697 Permanent: Full Time or Part Time considered An opportunity has arisen within our historic environment team to work at the Lake District National Park, a newly inscribed World Heritage Site. We …