PLANNING

AN OPEN LETTER TO ANDY BURNHAM: AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE HUT OF THE NORTH [AND THE REST OF THE COUNTRY]

Dear Prime Minister, In 2026 the annual Festival of British Archaeology, when the Council for British Archaeology celebrates all that is best about archaeology in communities across the nation,...

GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES ONLINE AI APP WILL REPLACE DESKTOP ASSESSMENTS IN PLANNING

The Government has published an amendment to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill which would allow developers to submit...

CRICKET BALLS! FEARS FOR THE ROLE OF EXPERTISE AS GOVUK PLANS TO REDUCE STATUTORY PLANNING CONSULTATIONS

There are concerns that Government plans to reduce the number and scope of statutory consultees in planning applications...

CHANCELLOR BURIES STONEHENGE TUNNEL VISION

thePipeLine looks at reaction to the cancellation by UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves of the contentious A303 Stonehenge tunnel...

CROOKED HOUSE FIRE INSPIRES MP TO INTRODUCE BILL TO PROTECT HERITAGE PUBS

The Conservative MP for the Black Country constituency of Dudley North, Marco Longhi has introduced his Heritage Public...

LINCOLN HOTEL SPA ROW GETS PERSONAL AS PROJECT ARCHITECT ATTACKS ARCHAEOLOGIST CRITIC

The controversial planning application by property developer Andrew Long to build a spa facility and small swimming pool in the listed White Hart hotel...

CONTROVERSIAL LINCOLN HOTEL POOL PLAN GOES TO FULL PLANNING COMMITTEE

The controversial plan of developer Andrew Long to build a spa and swimming pool in the Grade 2 listed White Hart hotel in Bailgate...

CBA OBJECTS TO LINCOLN HOTEL POOL IN STRONGEST POSSIBLE TERMS BUT HISTORIC ENGLAND STAYS SILENT

Leading heritage body the Council for British Archaeology has broken ranks with other heritage organisations, including Historic England and has issued a hard hitting...

GO AHEAD FOR LINCOLN HOTEL POOL PLAN COULD REDUCE SAFEGUARDS FOR NATIONALLY IMPORTANT ARCHAEOLOGY

Just months after UK Heritage bodies failed to protect the concept of setting by allowing Shropshire Council to give the green light to a...

FEARS OLD OSWESTRY HILLFORT DECISION BY SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL PUTS EVERY HISTORIC SITE IN ENGLAND AT RISK

Lead Image: The view from Old Oswestry Hillfort towards the town of Oswestry. The development site is top centre. Years of applied...

Home Office Plan for Dambusters Base RAF Scampton Remains Dogged by Archaeological Controversy

Lead Image: thePipeLine Ahead of a Judicial Review sought by the local authority into the controversial decision by Home Secretary Suella Braverman to house two...