Today a number of changes were made to Welsh Government planning policy as a result of the amendments to Part L of the Building Regulations (Conservation of Fuel and Power) coming into force today. These changes extend the energy efficiency…
The Civic Trust for Wales
The Civic Trust for Wales promotes civic pride as a means to improving the quality of life for all in the places where we live and work, and encourages community action, good design, sustainable development and respect for the built environment amongst people of all ages.
Monthly Archives: July 2014
Changes to guidance on sustainable buildings
Tagged with: Building regulations, planning, planning policy, sustainability, sustainable buildings
Posted in news, planning, policy
Posted in news, planning, policy
Our Director, Dr Matthew Griffiths, retires after 25 years.
A couple of months ago Dr Matthew Griffiths retired as Director of the Civic Trust for Wales. Matthew will still be involved with the Trust and we are grateful that we will be able to call on his considerable knowledge…
Welsh Government consultations
1 Statutory Guidance – Access to Information on Community and Town Councils 2 Consultation on Draft TAN 1: Joint Housing Land Availability Studies 3 General principles of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Bill (National Assembly for Wales) 1 Statutory Guidance…
Tagged with: community and town councils, planning, planning policy, sustainability, Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Bill, Welsh Government
Posted in community, network, planning, policy
Posted in community, network, planning, policy
Engaging with planning policy: Cardiff Civic Society
Go to our Network case study page for a new case study in our series on civic societies. In the latest entry we look at how Cardiff Civic Society engages with the local and national planning policy process.
Tagged with: Cardiff, Cardiff Council, civic society, Local Development Plan, planning, planning policy, Welsh Government
Posted in community, information, network
Posted in community, information, network
Exploring Abergavenny with the Newtown Civic Society
On Saturday July 12th Newtown Civic Society visiting Abergavenny and met some of Explore Abergavenny (characterisation) group of the Abergavenny Civic Society. The group were welcomed to Abergavenny by Abergavenny’s Town Mayor Councillor Martin Hickman and his wife Mrs Alison…
Tagged with: Abergavenny, civic society, Explore your town, Newtown
Posted in characterisation, network
Posted in characterisation, network
Good Design and the Local Development Plan Process
The Design Commission for Wales has updated their publication ‘Good Design and the Local Development Plan Process’. This useful guide complements the Welsh Government’s LDP Manual, 2006 which sets out official guidance. This guidance will help you understand what a…
Urgent works to listed buildings & the Heritage Bill
Guest post by IHBC Wales Chair, Nathan Blanchard: As we know one of the major barriers to local authorities deploying urgent works notice powers is the issue of recovering their monies post works (especially in these more straightened times) and…
The Heritage Bill — Update on progress
In June John Griffiths, Minister for Culture and Sport, released a written statement providing an update on the progress of the Heritage Bill. Following the consultations a number of changes are being introduced. The Bill is also to be accompanied…
Tagged with: heritage, planning, Welsh Government
Posted in conservation, heritage, news, planning, policy
Posted in conservation, heritage, news, planning, policy
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