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Latest: Welcome to the BEFS Bulletin. This Bulletin includes . a key publication on delivering planning
reform, the report of a BEFS workshop on the topic of New Design in
Historic Settings, and also news release from A+DS seeking views on its
own operations and role as an effective champion of quality design and placemaking.
For further information on BEFS, visit http://www.befs.org.uk/
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Consultations
Public
consultation opens on toughest ever green standards for eco-towns (DCLG 04/11/08)
The draft Eco-towns Planning Policy Statement (PPS) published for
consultation sets out the UK's toughest ever green standards for new
development, including achieving zero carbon status across all the
buildings in the eco-town and allocating 40 per cent of the area within the
town to be green space.
http://www.communities.gov.uk/news/corporate/1030503
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Publications
Scottish
Planning Policy (SPP) 3 Planning for
Homes: Strategic Environmental Assessment Post Adoption SEA Statement (SG 06/11/08)
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/11/05155800/9
Delivering
Planning Reform (SG 05/11/08)
Speeding up reform of the planning system.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/11/05100742/2
New
Design in Historic Settings (BEFS 03/11/08)
This workshop report gives stakeholder comment on draft research findings.
The research, jointly commissioned by Historic Scotland, Architecture +
Design Scotland and the
Directorate of the Built Environment, is informing the content of a
guidance document on the issue of how to achieve good quality design in
historic settings.
http://www.befs.org.uk/08.10.01.NewDesigninHistoricSettingWorkshopReport.pdf
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Scottish Government news releases
Minister
announces £1.6m boost for Historic Buildings (HS 03/11/08)
Culture Minister Linda Fabiani has announced that
more than £1.6 million has been awarded in Historic Scotland grants. Five
projects, including two castles and the station house of the world's first
roll-on roll-off ferry, will benefit from the Building Repair Grant scheme.
http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/index/news/news_article.htm?articleid=20986
UNESCO
visit to Edinburgh (HS 10/11/08)
Advisers to UNESCO's World Heritage Committee will visit Edinburgh between
November 12 and 15.
http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/index/news.htm
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News releases
Building
Design Capacity (A+DS 10/11/08)
Architecture + Design Scotland (A+DS) is leading
a new initiative to raise design skills in Scottish planning authorities by
supporting the first pilot project of 'Capacitycheck'.
http://www.ads.org.uk/news/541_building-design-capacity
A+DS on
Sustainable Development (A+DS 03/11/08)
Creating sustainable places is, and must be, a key objective for the
Scottish Government, local authorities, developers, designers and
communities. At Architecture and Design Scotland (A+DS) we recognise that working with all of these parties is
crucial in order to achieve a sustainable future for Scotland.
http://www.ads.org.uk/news/538_a-ds-on-sustainable-development
A+DS
Planning for the Future (A+DS 31/10/08)
A+DS is seeking your views and input on the issues which you consider A+DS
could best prioritise over the next few years -
Action Plan 09/10 and beyond. We aim to continue developing and refining A+DS's operations to enable us to be as effective a
champion of quality design and placemaking as we
can be.
http://www.ads.org.uk/news/539_a-ds-planning-for-the-future
http://www.ads.org.uk/documents/448/448.pdf
DEFRA
launches £6 million Greener Living Fund (DEFRA 03/11/08)
A new £6 million fund will help charitable and voluntary organisations support and develop environmental
projects throughout England.
http://www.defra.gov.uk/news/latest/2008/sustainable-1103.htm
Welsh
construction companies and organisations sign up
to UK's first green building charter (NAW 12/11/08)
More than 40 leading organisations representing
the construction sector in Wales have teamed up to sign the first green
building charter of its kind in the UK.
http://new.wales.gov.uk/news/latest/081112charter/?lang=en
Historic
Environment plays vital role in tackling climate change (EH 30/10/08)
The historic environment can play a vital role in tackling climate change,
according to heritage organisations. In
particular, the sensitive re-use of historic buildings is crucial if the UK is to meet the
new tougher target of cutting 80% of all carbon emissions by 2050.
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.14852
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Recent parliamentary questions
Answers
will appear in a subsequent Bulletin, with questions reproduced.
S3W-17521
Irene Oldfather: To ask the Scottish Executive
what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding Renewable
Energies, Building Technologies and Energy Management Week 2008. (SP 05/11/08)
S3O-4754
Ted Brocklebank: To ask the Scottish Executive
what powers it has to hold local authorities to account when a building has
been placed on the buildings at risk register. (SP 13/11/08)
S3O-4828
Christina McKelvie: To ask the Scottish Executive
what support it is giving to architecture and design services. (SP 13/11/08)
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Recent parliamentary answers
Q S3W-17408
Brian Adam: To ask the Scottish Executive what advice it has offered
businesses to combat metal thefts. (SP 3/11/08)
A Kenny MacAskill
(11/1108): No such advice has been provided. It is primarily for the police
to advise on measures to prevent all aspects of
crime, including metal thefts. (SP 11/11/08)
Q S3W-16635
- Alison McInnes (30/09/08): To ask the Scottish Executive whether a
correlation exists between the projects listed in National Planning
Framework for Scotland 2 SEA: Supplementary
Assessment of the Environmental Effects of Candidate National Developments
Environmental Report Annex 2 - Consultation Paper and projects being
considered in the strategic transport projects review.
A Stewart Stevenson (27/10/08): Yes. The on-going Strategic
Environmental Assessment of the National Planning Framework is being
undertaken to ensure that the likely significant impacts of projects which
stakeholders have proposed as national developments are taken into account
in decisions on the Proposed National Planning Framework, in compliance
with the Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005. The
Strategic Transport Projects Review is being undertaken to identify
priorities for Government spending on transport infrastructure from 2012.
While these two exercises serve different purposes, there is a clear
overlap with regard to transport related infrastructure projects. The teams
of officials involved in the preparation of the National Planning Framework
and the Strategic Transport Projects Review are liaising closely to ensure
that they are working to a common strategic agenda.
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Other parliamentary activity
Motions
*S3M-2864
Sarah Boyack: Energy Efficiency-That the
Parliament recognises the significant role that
energy efficiency and microgeneration measures
could have in reducing energy costs for householders and businesses, in
achieving urgent reductions in greenhouse gas emissions of at least 80% by
2050 and contributing to the eradication of fuel poverty by 2016; notes
that research carried out by the Energy Savings Trust suggests that
widespread installation of microgeneration could
provide 30 to 40% of our electricity needs by 2050 but that current
investment in energy efficiency and microgeneration
measures is insufficient to achieve these goals, and calls on the Scottish
Government to take steps, as set out in the Energy Efficiency and Microgeneration Bill proposals, such as fiscal
incentives for householders and businesses, to improve the energy
efficiency of new and existing housing stock and ensure that microgeneration technologies become widely available
and used. (SP 12/11/08)
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Events
Holyrood Conferences: The Scottish Local
Government Concordat - One year progress report
Monday 26th January 2009, one day conference, The Sheraton Grand Hotel
Edinburgh.
http://conferences.holyrood.com/content/view/642/142/
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Training
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Job vacancies
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Information
in the Bulletin is extracted from a number of websites; including the
Scottish Government (SG); the Scottish Parliament (SP); Architecture
and Design Scotland (A+DS); Historic Scotland (HS); Scottish Natural
Heritage (SNH); Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO); English Heritage (EH); Commission
for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE); Department of
Communities and Local Government (DCLG); Department of Culture, Media and
Sport (DCMS); Department of Environment and Rural Affairs (DEFRA); National
Assembly for Wales (NAW); Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS); Scottish
Building Standards Agency (SBSA). For further
information, links are provided to the relevant documents. Back copies of
the Bulletin are available approximately one month after publication on the
BEFS website.
If you have any questions or comments on the above, or would like to submit
information to be included, please get in touch with Anne Wilkinson awilkinson@befs.org.uk or call
the BEFS Office on 0131 220 6241.
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