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Latest: Welcome to the BEFS Bulletin. Of note in this
Bulletin: A report and recommendations by HEACS on the infrastructure of
the historic environment; launch of A+DS latest initiative 'LUDO' -
Library of Urban Design Online; SEDA discussion event; and parliamentary
questions including National Planning Framework consultation process;
display of energy performance certificates; plans for architecture and
place-making; plans for the RCAHMS.
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Consultations
Revision
of Circular 12/1996: Planning Agreements: Consultation Paper (SG 05/01/09)
The consultation seeks to explore how best to make the current system of
planning agreements, set out in Section 75 of the Town and Country Planning
(Scotland) Act 1997 and implemented through Circular 12/1996 operate more
effectively in order that agreements can be taken forward in a more
transparent and consistent manner.
Deadline for response: 27/03/09.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/12/24094830/0
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Publications
National
Planning Framework for Scotland 2: Assessment
Matrix of Candidate National Developments Against the National Development
Criteria (SG 13/01/09)
The Assessment Matrix is the Government's record of the assessment of
suggested national developments against the criteria announced by the
Cabinet Secretary.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/01/13143421/0
National
Planning Framework for Scotland 2 Strategic Environmental Assessment:
Environmental Report Annex 3: Consolidated Non Technical Summary (SG 12/01/09)
Sets out the findings from the Strategic Environmental Assessment process.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/01/12110011/0
National
Planning Framework for Scotland 2 Strategic
Environmental Assessment: Environmental Report Annex 2: Analysis of
Consultation Responses (SG 09/01/09)
Analysis of Consultation Responses.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/01/08150027/0
Report
and recommendations on the infrastructure of the historic environment (HEACS
22/12/08)
The Historic Environment Advisory Council for Scotland (HEACS) has
submitted a report to Scottish Ministers on the infrastructure of the
historic environment. This was one of four priority issues on which
Scottish Ministers asked HEACS for advice during its second term
(2006-2009).
http://www.heacs.org.uk/newsreleases/2008/infrastructure.htm
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Scottish Government news releases
Minister
urges involvement in World Heritage Site consultation (HS 06/01/09)
Culture Minister Linda Fabiani has urged Scots to get involved in the
latest consultation on World Heritage Sites. The Department of Culture,
Media and Sport is reviewing how the UK protects and promotes its sites of
outstanding universal value, and whether to continue nominating new sites.
http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/index/news/news_article.htm?articleid=21506
Speeding
up planning process (SG 05/01/09)
There has been a sharp rise in the number of planning appeals processed by
the Scottish Government within 12 weeks. In November, 37 per cent of all
appeals considered by written submissions were decided within 12 weeks -
compared with four per cent in April.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2009/01/05082501
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News releases
Engaging
Places launched (CABE 14/01/09)
A new initiative has been launched will help every school exploit the
'world's biggest teaching resource'. Engaging Places will champion teaching
and learning through the whole built environment, from grand historic
buildings to the streets and neighbourhoods where we live.
http://www.cabe.org.uk/default.aspx?contentitemid=2956
North
East Coast's Hidden Past Revealed (EH 09/01/09)
Aerial mapping exposes wealth of previously unrecorded archaeological
sites; almost 1,000 new archaeological sites have been discovered along the
North East coast, including ship wrecks, wartime defences and remains of
medieval salt factories.
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.15342
A+DS
Launch 'LUDO' Initiative (A+DS 06/01/09)
Architecture + Design Scotland (A+DS), has
unveiled its latest initiative called LUDO - the Library of Urban Design
Online. LUDO is an online library of weblinks related to a broad
scope of Urban Design Issues.
http://www.ads.org.uk/news/571_a-ds-launch-ludo-initiative
Culloden
commended by All Party Group (NTS 11/12/08)
The ground-breaking archaeological work carried out by conservation
charity, the National Trust for Scotland, at Culloden Battlefield and the
innovative approach to telling the story of the battle sets the standard
that all UK battlefield sites should strive for, according to an
influential All Party Parliamentary Group at Westminster.
http://www.nts.org.uk/News/Archive/2008/#
Funding
for historic Welsh sites kick-starts CADW's 25th anniversary year (NWA 01/01/09)
The Welsh Cultural Heritage Initiative is targeted at particular sites of
iconic significance to Welsh culture, heritage and nationhood. The
programme of works will enhance physical and intellectual access to ten
sites in Wales.
http://new.wales.gov.uk/news/latest/2837343/?lang=en
Scottish
Charitable Incorporated Organisations (SCVO 22/12/08)
The Scottish Government has set up a working group to consider the
implementation of the Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. This new
entity was designed for Scottish charities and organisations considering
charitable status as an alternative to incorporation under company law and
is provided for in chapter 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005.
http://www.scvo.org/scvo/PolicyAndParliament/ViewPolicyInformation.aspx?al=t&from=PLA&Info=1827&CatID=10
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Recent parliamentary questions
Answers
will appear in a subsequent Bulletin, with questions reproduced. Questions
marked with a triangle are initiated by the Scottish Executive in order to
facilitate the provision of information to the Parliament.
S3W-19702
Rhoda Grant: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that
National Planning Framework for Scotland 2: Discussion
Draft promotes better and earlier public participation in the planning
system as set out in Planning Advice Note PAN 81: Community Engagement -
Planning with People. (SP 14/01/09)
S3W-19623
Sarah Boyack: To ask the Scottish Executive whether, when an individual
room within a building is leased out, an energy performance certificate
(EPC) is required under the Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2008
and, if so, whether the EPC should refer to the individual room or to the
building as a whole. (SP 13/01/09)
S3W-19625
Sarah Boyack: To ask the Scottish Executive what type of buildings or their
subdivisions are exempt from the requirement to display an energy
performance certificate under the Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Regulations
2008. (SP 13/01/09)
S3W-19649
Lewis Macdonald: To ask the Scottish Executive how much of the capital city
supplement to the City of Edinburgh
Council is intended to contribute to the
council's costs in relation to its World Heritage Site status. (SP 13/01/09)
S3W-19465
Malcolm Chisholm: To ask the Scottish Executive when a report and statement
on the extent to which the National Planning Framework participation
statement was adhered to will be laid before Parliament. (SP 08/01/09)
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Recent parliamentary answers
Q. Gil
Paterson: To ask the Scottish Executive what its plans are for architecture
in Scotland. (S3O-5387) (SP 08/01/09)
A. Linda Fabiani (08/01/09) The Minister for Europe, External Affairs
and Culture: We have increased support for architecture to almost £2
million. A key priority is to integrate architecture more effectively with
other policies on the built environment, including the reform of the
planning system and the Scottish Sustainable Communities Initiative. In
Autumn 2008, I commenced a review of Architecture and Design Scotland, and I intend to
announce the outcome of that review before the Easter recess.
Gil Paterson: Will the minister give further details of how she intends to
integrate policies on the built environment and improve place making?
Linda Fabiani: The aim is to provide a stronger focus on the creation of
better places within a modernised planning system. The Directorate for the
Built Environment was established in February last year, and work is now
under way that draws together architecture, planning and building
standards. That includes policy on designing streets, advice on master
planning and support for improved skills and training in urban design and
place making. I intend to announce further work in a statement on policy
following the outcome of the review of Architecture and Design Scotland.
Q. S3W-18799
Ms Wendy Alexander: To ask the Scottish Executive what the reasons are for
the absence in the Scottish Planning Policy document of targets or
timescales for the determination of planning applications by planning
authorities. (SP 12/12/08)
A. Answered by Stewart Stevenson (08/01/09):
The Scottish Planning Policy (SPP) sets out the government's priorities for
planning and key policy issues rather than performance. The government intends
to promote the use of processing agreements for major or national planning
applications made under the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act which will link
the period for determination more closely to the circumstances of each
case. Where no processing agreement is in place, statutory periods for
determining planning applications will remain. Accordingly, the reference
to performance targets, previously set out in SPP1, was not included in the
recent SPP. From March this year, and annually thereafter, planning authorities
will prepare improvement plans as part of their commitment to delivering
planning reform. Following the Crerar review, and in line with the
government's commitment to the simplification of the public sector, the
government wishes to see a more proportionate and coherent approach to the
scrutiny of public services, involving fewer organisations, less
duplication and less bureaucracy.
Q. S3W-18904
Ms Wendy Alexander: To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of Scottish
Planning Policy 1 being superseded by Scottish Planning Policy, what the
reasons are for the absence of timescales for the processing of planning
applications, particularly large applications. (SP15/12/09)
A. Answered by Stewart Stevenson (08/01/09): I
refer the member to the answer to question S3W-18799 on 8 January 2009.
Q. S3W-19114
Patricia Ferguson: To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has for the
future of the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments. (SP
17/12/08)
A. Answered by Linda Fabiani (07/01/09): The
Scottish Government is committed to ensuring that the public bodies
landscape is simpler, more focused and easier to navigate, by bringing
together organisations with similar skills, expertise and processes. As
part of this approach, we are examining the scope to rationalise historic
archival, recording and scheduling functions and for streamlining the
activities of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments
of Scotland, Historic Scotland and the National Archives of Scotland. Work
is currently in progress with these organisations to determine the most
effective structure for delivering the public services that they provide.
Q S3W-18476
Alex Neil: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to set up a
statutory body to undertake the planning, construction and operation of
renewable electricity generating facilities to maximise the use of these
natural resources, protect the environment and provide the greatest
economic and employment benefits. (SP 04/12/08)
A. Answered by Jim Mather (17/12/08): The
Scottish Government has no such plans. However, we will continue to engage
with a wide range of stakeholders to maximise the benefits to Scotland of
our renewable energy sector.
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Other parliamentary activity
Motions
*S3M-3181
Stewart Stevenson: The Draft Town and Country Planning (Hierarchy of
Developments) (Scotland) Regulations 2009-That the Local Government and
Communities Committee recommends that the draft Town and Country Planning
(Hierarchy of Developments) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 be approved.
*S3M-3180
Stewart Stevenson: The Draft Town and Country Planning (Grounds for
Declining to Follow Recommendations) (Scotland) Regulations 2009-That the
Local Government and Communities Committee recommends that the draft Town
and Country Planning (Grounds for Declining to Follow Recommendations)
(Scotland) Regulations 2009 be approved.
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Events
SEDA
Seminar and discussion event: Design and use of massive timber/
Brettstappel in Scotland
Wednesday 11th February 2009, The Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh,
1.30 - 6pm
This event will provide an update of the introductory conference on the use
of massive timber/ Brettstapel, held in Birnam in 2006, and a progress
report on the use of massive timber systems as a form of construction. The
contributions will include presentations of current projects, the appeal to
designers and clients, the pros and cons of the technology, the commercial
potential for massive timber as a future use for Scottish Timber and an
examination of the impact these choices - timber source/ species/ quality,
the materials, location, transportation etc - may have on the Scottish (and
wider) forest resource and land-use ecology.
Cost: £5 students/ £8 SEDA members/ £12 non members
Booking Essential! Reservations/ Enquiries to Mary Kelly, email: mary@segalselfbuild.co.uk
'The
Heritage Game: Economics, Policy and Practice': Date alert
(Book, published by OUP by Sir Alan Peacock and Professor Ilde Rizzo,
University of Catania)
The Alan Peacock event with Ilde Rizzo about this book which deals with
cultural policy overall as well as issues relative to the built
environment.
6pm - Thursday 19 February 2009, Edinburgh
Booking information and further detail to follow.
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Training
Scottish
Lime Centre Trust training:
Structural Repair of Historic Buildings, delivered by Ian Hume
04-05 Feb 2009, £250 + Vat
Two day masterclass, suitable for anyone involved in the structural repair
of historic buildings.
Ruins -
Structural Problems and Repairs delivered by Ian Hume
06 Feb 2009, Only £65 + Vat
Using the ruined Penicuik House as a case study, seminar will be delivered
at Penicuik Town Hall. The course will consist of lectures, case studies
and group activities.
Traditional
Rubble Masonry, introduced by Ingval Maxwell
25 March 2009, £125 + Vat
The aim of this masterclass is to provide professionals with a sound
understanding of the historical context, materials and conservation issues
in relation to traditional rubble masonry and structures to assist in the
specification and execution of masonry repair projects.
For further
information or to make a booking please visit: www.scotlime.org
or contact us at Charlestown Workshops, Rocks Road, Charlestown, Fife, KY11
3EN
Tel: 01383 872722, Email: admin@scotlime.org
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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.
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